1857

Oct {illegible} & then went to John younge {next few lines illegible - too faint to decipher}

9 thrashed some fall wheat not good {illegible} barley & cleaned it

10 {illegible} Mr McMurry preach {illegible}

{two line illegible}

13 went to Brockville {illegible} fair got the first premium on fall wheat 2 on spring wheat first on Rye first on flax seed 2nd Barley & first on fl {illegible}ing A very good day took the societie Ram home

14 Jock went to tell Mr Rose that the Mi {illegible} Colmans ahad disapoints him in the money diged some of the potatos consideral rot

15 Heavy rain all day

16 {illegible} some grain & picked apples Jock came home from Roses he is greatly disapointed

17 diged potatos I went to Lyn with S {illegible} took premium in the Ram & Ewes wheat {illegible} grass seed

18 went to caintown heard the Revd Mr Mills preach in the afternoon

19 diged Potatoes cold

20 Do Do snowed A little

21 cold with rain & snow

22 worked at the potatos

23 working at the potatos Mathew {illegible} helped for the Davis we finished the field at the Barn

24 Jock & the boys finished all the potatos I went to Lyn to An Agriculture meeting Elen went to Wm Clows on A visit & took a grist to Colman Mills

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