April 17th Tuesday This was very fin morning turn Very warm all day I was Ploughing all day with the gunplough William was Ploughing all day Very Hot. We Planted Potatoes to night

April 18th Wednesday This was a Dull morning Very lick rain I was Ploughing the most of the day William was Ploughn it cam on rain About 4 Clock William went to te Blacksmith with my Plough Chane

April 19th Thursday This was a Soft morning it rain About all day William was Clening out som of the Bulding thar was not much Don to day

April 20th Friday This was a fin morning litle cold we went to the Plough all day the ground was very soft

April 21th Saturday This was a fin morning William was Ploughing all day I was sowing W. Cockburn was harrow I sow 11 Bushels of oats. I fninished to Harrow About 4 Clock after that I went Down to the Blacksmith and Down to Stevenson for the baughy

April 22th Sunday This was very fin morning Rachel and I went to church we Had our own Bugy very warm Mr Lorrance Preched in St John 16 Chapter 24

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