Sept 1857

1 finished cuting the spring wheat in the second field & the chenee wheat that I got from I Robinson Ramsey very good not so stillf straw as the sotch Wheat & the hooking of the Peas

2 began to cut poll oats below the house good but rather thin all leaning warm day

3 worked at the oats in the forenoon then went to Samuel Berenels with John Ackland to look at A farm off Mr Throops not what I expected very warm day

4 looked the farm & came home

5 began to draw dung on the pea ground for the fall wheat drew in the poll oats I cut 23 stook of the spring wheat below the little orchard rather green heavy rain to night

6 the Revd Mr Benning preache in caintown

7 cut more of the Spring wheat & drew dung to the pea ground had Robs horse with Bet maire Jock began to plow

8 worked at the wheat

9 Do Do Do

10 Began to sow the fall wheat sowed 4 bushel Jock & Margret went to Brockville with A tub butter got 10 1/2 per lb

11 Sowed 4 3/4 bushel that is 8 3/4 bushel in the 2nd field south side of the road west line

12 worked at the wheat Jock water fured the wheat fine weather

13 the Revd Mr McMurry Preached in caintown

14 worked A little at the wheat John Young came here on Saturday went home to day

15 rain last night finish cuting the wheat

16 began to cut the oats in the harper field drew in some of the wheat

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