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1893 January 2 Monday : very cold & stormy. threshed twice & winnowed some corn took inover 2 loads turnips put into byre. Miss Lizzie Scott Milton here afternon looking well. Mrs Stewart away to work for her sister. powis had a tea party. 3 James Dawson, Alex Scott, John Taylo Mill out shooting 5, 5, 2 white hares. Snowing near all day. 4 Playing brod. Snowing . wm Kellas up tonight. 5 a big storm . Thomson giving 2/9 for brown hares 6 Mary Giles over for churn, theirs broken, back with it at night 7James Reid to post, his watch came but no glass, sent it back 9 stormy. Jane Daun here asking if she could milk to Maggies loon as long as here. my side rather painful today 10...Wm Kellas bidding to Helen Yetts funeral...threshing twice scarcely any water...Ligertwood round with sledge 11 Helen Yeats Redford buried today, aged 64... no water in dam Reid, Bracklach & Aldunie to play brod 12 Great Diorama at school tonight. Mrs Peter Scott delivered of a daughter 13 Friday fresh threshed a big thresh...Mary Giles over for churn 14 winnowed 5 bushels 34lbs per bushel ...Mary Douglas bidding to her marriage 16 fresh 17 dinging on sleet..Harry took mare to smiddy to be sharped..ligetwood round with tandem.. I wrote to Souter 18 Harry to Rhynie with foggage and our mare brought home sack of bran from carrier...Troup two lamp glasses & wick and a few screws..Powis let out his horse, fresh but slippery 19 ... Harry carting up turnips 11 loads to the pit..Archibald asking rashes for bedding 20 very stormy...Maggie Douglas married to Joss 7 child baptised...total number of mouths at the wedding 40 Mother Bracklach Powis & me were not there 21 Wm Smith up measuring for a swey.. 23 fine fresh day snow all away... Mrs Stewart & Jane Nicol taking home the dishes... brods 24 ... Muckle Jock leading home his rakings 25...Isa Innes up asking for rashes to thatch her house.. it was mains of Elrick's 2 sons that were cutting rashes not Archibald 26... Harry took Love to Auchmair..Alex Gordon plowing with his colt going fine 27 Harry cleared out stroup pipe choked 28 Mother in bed all day not well 30 ...fine day all plowing .. washing day 31.. Eben Innes cutting rashes in back park February 1 Thur..AG up with mares.. sorted mill wheel, colt & cows' stalls.. started Harry tp plow lea. I sent Jane to Auchmair for long swingletree 2 Harry in plow all day Wm Kellas telling me I am to get his mare on Saturday he can't plow for frost.. driving dung 3 Harry in plow.. I over for Robertson's cart at night..Wm Kellas driving dung from Lodge.. Mother at Bodiebae.. Muckle Jock spreading mole heaps 4 Alex Gordon & Harry to Gartly with W Kellas mare Love and Migsy for seed corn 6 fine fresh day.. Harry carted 2 loads of dung on to stibble for turnips 4 loads of sheep dung .. Alex up with mare and Big Jock's cart & his mother's clock 7 ...Jane spread dung.. Harry plowed lea 22 hours to 11/2acres 8 * about an insch of snow 9 ..Jane looking for lost lamb, could not find it 10 * Harry took down harrows to Shand & mares to Auchmair 11 * Harry to Clova for wood for stable door ..Jane Nicoll to post..Alex Yeats died today 13 very bad day 14 a terrible night 15 A.Yeats funeral aged 58 years 16 gave J. Reid a great licking at brod 17 took Love to Auchmair this morning.. Shand came, him and mason started work at 10.30.. sent Jane to smiddy for 2 bolts & 2 eyes 18 Shand back by dinnertime got door on too late for Wm Reid going home 20 Wm Reid pointed door and left after dinner. I paid him 3/- for stones he would not have anything for work. shand finished door, made 2 lids, sorted bed & piano 21 Harry cleaning harness all day went for mare at night cleaned till 3am next morning I helping him and has hurted my leg and it getting on so well 22 Plowing match came off 1st John Sheed 2nd Gordon McBain, Harry, J Dawson & Wm Kellas not at it 23 frosty but some plowing. Alex Gordon came up for the mare tonight 24 Sandy up with sheep, Dancy and him fiddling 25 Alex brought up Love tonight, wants a shoe.. Reid at Aldunie playing. Cow ill tonight gave her 2 glass whisky and some ginger among tea 28 ...gave sheep some straw... more of them dying, will soon be all dead I am thinking. I never saw them so bad March Friday 3 ...Peter McConachie & James Jopp her with petition for school at Ballochford 4 Isa Innes house thatched today 8 ...Lizzie Smith & P. Scott came up from Forgue. Big Wright here all night. J Dawson and him playing on fiddle grand night. 9 .. Mrs Milloy up 10 ... Harry skinned & buried 4 sheep 14 Harry to Huntly to fee. Wiliam reid mason came by dinnertime to sort fireplace. I rose & let mason see how to do & saw sheep poor poor pelekins. Alex Gordon up for Love. I cut his hair and he mine. 16 Wm Reid broke one of the upright stones in three bits has not made a good job of fireplace at all. Mrs Duncan's boy up with letter from A.G. Gave Mrs Clark notice about house. 20 Monday I up and out a fine day. Alexr Gordon brought my 2 qrs hamilton oats... a very sore inside & leg with being up... took in rick today just 2 out now. 22 J. Robertson driving seed corn from gartly station. Very fine day. 23 .. Lizzie & Maggie Smith here fine music H. Robertson over, Alex Gordon weighed her. She is 9st 21/2lbs.McDonald up tonight. 25 Bodie sowed cleanground at Littletown, I think he would be first in the place. 27 Bob left this morning at 3 a.m. on bicycle to be at Wellheads by 6 a.m....Auchmair sowed 21/2qrs Scotch birley 28 Auchmair sowed 2 qrs. his lea very ill to harrow gave it 5 double tinings & still not right. Factor of Torney sowed. Bracklach here tonight 7 games I 6 wins & 1 drawn. Jane & Mother washing blankets. 29 Jane to Rhynie, from saddler bottle of oil for harness, Murray 1 oz steel drops, 2oz Laudanum, 1/4lb sulphur, stick of s.wax. Bodie to Dufftown for seed corn. Blackhills sowed first today. I up & out. 30 J. Reid burning heather at Bracklach yesterday & today. ... Bodiebae sowing his lea below the kiln. 31 LIB. reid at Bracklach burning heather A Gordon up... had to take harrows to smiddy to get holes bored for the tines. April 1 A.G broke in & sowed lea 11/2qrs Hamilton oats my first...A.G. took to Bracklachs bull. Bank sent for him to sit with unwell horse. fine day. 3 A.G. broke in yavel very ill to do Scotch birley at this end, Hamilton & potato at far end. sandy harrowing afternoon. A.G. took colt to smiddy and got on fore shoes on him. Dr Farquharson at school tonight. 4 Sandy Jane Daun & Mother ironed all the hogs with DSB near horn 136 in all out of 159 + 23 dead. A.G. finished harrowing by 4P.M. took mares cart & big backed chair with him.
5 Ditto cleaned all the ewes udders. gave Jane daun 1 bushel Hamilton oats to sow her farm. |
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