1857

November

13 {illegible} Jock went to Brockville with A 10 bushel of turnips 1s.3d bush

14 snow & rain last night drew some wood with the slaugh the ground has frozen

15 went to caintown & heard the Revd Mr Mills preach fine Day

16 killed the hogs Rob helped

17 thrashed 7 1/2 bushel wheat & some oats Jock went to Charles Garners with 10 bushel of turnips {illegible}

18 Jock went to Lyn with a grist I worked at A slaugh for John Young

19 went to helped bob to thrash the wind to high came home brought & put the horse powr up for the cider Walter came home from Mitchels he is well

20 made cider for Rob Griffins & H Hazelwood hard frost & snow

21 Jock went to Breckenridges with 7 sheep to the Southdown I let our ram out & bricked the lambs very high winds with snow

22 the Revd Mr McMurry preached in caintown very stormy Day

23 helped Rob at thrashing machin very stormy snowed about six inches

24 helped Rob in forenoon finished his wheat worked at slaugh

25 finished I Younges slaugh very cold Day

26 went to Farmersvill with 18 pork barrels for H Green

27 helped Rob to Kill A steer in the forenoon helped W Hows at the Machin

28 Jock & Elen went Brockville & got 8s per lb for sasaguss I thrashed for John Ackland John Young came for his slaugh fine Day snow going very fast

29 the Revd Mr Benning preached in caintown {illegible}

30 made cider for Adam Armstrong Widow Philips & ourselves fine Day

Dec 1 Thrashed for John Ackland heavy rain last night

2 Samuel Innis & Wife came here with A {illegible} & I got him to {illegible} horse shoes

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