planeing flooring. Mr. Salter ploughing Plough share & stove door from MacLachlin.

S 22nd. Salter Sixty lbs of flour at 2^1/2 cts per lb. & Three Bushls. of fall wheat. James Davidson hoeing. Bargained for a pig with Andrew Salter for one and a half days work with oxen.

M. 24th. Finished hauling in spring wheat which finishes my harvest this year. Iden helping with his oxen & wagon. Salter helping John Stewart helping. James Davidson working in the harvest Omitted last Saturday in order to L. & Ruby for Fred to the amount of which is part payment to him for three chairs the same amounting to One Dol. & a half John Staffords wagon ^1/2 Dol.

T 25th. James Davidson cleaning up wheat etc. three candles to James Davidson

W 26th. James Davidson skiding logs. Fall wheat to Benjamin Shantz Bushls. Andrew Salter draging on his pig A/C Sowed Fall wheat in Roberts Home field about an Acre. Phil skiding logs at Borns for ourselves. Mr John Goble planeing flooring. Willimere returned the flour he borrowed some few days since.

Th. 27th. James Davidson helping to skid logs & drag Flour to James Davidson 36 lbs. at 2^1/2 cts. Wagon to James Davidson half day 25 cts. Mr John Goble planeing flooring. Soleing and heeling my boots by James George 87^1/2 cts. Finished Sowed more wheat about ten acres.

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