June

Th. 1st. Draging and made a new Drag. Father at work for C F S. 1^1/2 Fish of Iden.

F. 2nd. Pointing drag teeth 30 cts. at J MIntosh's Paid? Father at work for C F S. Sowed the balance of the oat field at the rate of 3 B. per acre.

S. 3rd. Draging finished. plowing in the afternoon a plow share of MacLachlin 50 cts. pound of sugar, 12^1/2 Blacking yds. Robert paid Macllmurray $1.10 cts for ham

M. 5 plowing. Washed the sheep: 2 lbs of flax seed of Mr J. David not pd

T. 6th. Father at C F S. loging. Myself half day Do. Draging.

W. 7th. Father at C.F.S. loging. Last evening Rawn paid back the flour his wife borrowed. Sowed four lbs of Flax seed on about an eighth of an acre of land Maria planted some potatoes. Draging and plowing.

Th. 8th. Mutter and Maria planting corn. Father at C F S. Robert and myself plowing and draging. Fred choping he came from Brickers last night.

F. 9th. Father at C F S. Mutter planting corn finch planted half a Bushl. planted some blacks and some colored Beans Robert and myself plowing and draging Fred loging at Craig's.

S. 11th. Mutter plant some white beans and finished planting, early potatoes. Father helping C F S. Robert and me plowing. Fred at s planted pumpkin seeds.

M. 12th. Father at C F S. Myself loging at Salters. Robert to mill and choping up in the job Fred odds and ends.

T. 13th. Father at C F S. Robert draging and chopping. Fred and Myself shearing sheep. A Bushl and ^1/2 of potatoes of Iden for seed at 3 cts per Bushl. Paid. Planted tomatoe plants.

W. 14th. Mutter helping to plant potatoes Maria also. Father and Fred working at the choping and burning. Robert and self plowing.

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