1911
January
1st Sunday a bad day snow & drifting Jamie looking after beasts I in bed all day Vis Mrs & Miss Duncan Powneed & Bella Reid Wm Beattie not able to rise with strained ankle with his fighting
2nd Jamie carting up neeps a.m. Jamie to Dykeside with Poll in cart for windows to stable I corned sheep winnowed orra stuff & then thrashed a very bad day .. carpenters here today
3rd Jamie at neeps
4th Jamie at neeps... Wisons sheep among my neeps
5th Jamie carting out dung all day. Wm Smith howbog here with 2 dentists from Rhynie name Gordon he drew 4 teeth to G Mackie & 5 to Lizzie. I gave G Mackie 10/- to give to Dentist.
6th Jamie carting out dung Wilson & I rabbiting p.m.
7th Jamie carting out dung...thrashed.. 3 carpenters here today
8th fresh today Mackie away at her mothers Jamie clipped Meg mare & washed both mares manes & tails
9th leading hewks stuff not in good order 3 carpenters here
10th ditto
11th A bad day fresh rain Jamie pulling neeps a.m carting them p.m.
12th a very wild forenoon ewes drifted to back of hill Jamie & I took them inover forenoon & gave them corn & straw in hakes... thrashed p.m.
13th Jamie sorted beasts & helped Miss Mackie to take in peats I at Cottage & at Lodge .. gave ewes sheaves tonight
14th Jamie pulling neeps and taking them home thrashed p.m. I at Bridgend with Dasey pd Smiths acc & County Rates to Rachel McCombie Police at Bodiebae & Elrick
15th Sunday Wilson inover showed me his Summons to Banff Court
16th Wilson away to Laggan with Dasey on his way to Banff Court as a witness against G Robertson
17th... at Bodiebae sorting & meating his hens & dogs had to take dogs back & took over corn to hens Jas Reid & Jamie spreading dung
18th Jamie ploughing lea all day I at Bodiebae sheep morning Carpenters has in glass windows & pointing up
19th Wm Kellas at Dufftown sales with Dasey Jamie ploughing a fine day
20th Jamie & I cutting up swedes Jamie spreading dung I at rabbit ferreting at Bodiebae
21st Jamie taking up neeps a.m. ploughing stibbles p.m. I at Dufftown at Batchelors ploughing match... Dasey & 6d...supper at Laggan pd Mrs Shearer £2”6
22nd G Mackie & her sister away to Essie this morning Jamie Willie & I on top of Buck
23rd Wilson away to Birkenhill with flock... Jamie ploughing stibbles
25th Jamie pulling neeps... we shifted horses into new stable & foals inover from cots & into loose box & dogs into old stable & thrashed
26th Jamie spreading dung & ploughing stibbles.. Jane Spence here for carron oil for her arm which she burned Monday last
27th Jamie carting out dung & ploughing stibbles I at bridgend with Jock horse to get shoes removed took a hare to Smith one to Granny & one to Rachel McCombie... Jane Spence away from Powneed tonight a great battle
28th Jamie spreading dung & I pulling neeps Jamie ploughing stibbles G Mackie sorted cattle p.m. Helen Reid & Bell up visiting p.m.
29th a very fine day Lizzie & boys at Church James Meldrum on top of Buck
30th Jamie spreading dung & ploughing ...I buried Wilsons lamb & my own wedder a right fine fresh day Jamie & I winnowed orra stuff in mill at night
31st Jamie ploughing stibbles till 4.30 then home a load of neeps from Culwine I plucking neeps on Culwine a.m. & p.m. very hard frost all day thrashed ...
February
1st Jamie pulling neeps and taking them home ...
2nd ... winnowed & thrashed
4th ... Jamie pulling neeps and carting them home
5th .. at church at days wrote out advertisement about his last bitch G Mackie away to her mother Jessie Nicol here
7th sent for Dr Grant to Lizzie he came & saw her & vaccinated baby
8th Ardlewie ploughing match 22 plows 1st Jas McDonald 2nd John Horn 3rd Robertson Tomnaven 4th A Yeatts 5th Wm Gordon6th Peter GordonBelherrie
9th Jamie carting out dung all day...Jane Spence calling p.m.
11th Jamie carting out dung ... Jamie & I took in 2 ricks G Robertson & Adam Green Alnaboyle hare hunting on Bodiebae hill
12th Jessie Nicol & I corned sheep a.m. & put them to far hill p.m. G Mackie & Jannet at Reids at night Lizzie not so well today Barbra Duncan or Wilson my niece died this afternoon.
13th Jamie carting out dung...
14th Jamie ploughing stibbles...
15th Barbra Duncan Wilson buried at 2 p.m. ...
16th Jamie ploughing...
18th a very bad day Jamie with cart to Belhinnie for turnip cutter wheeled neeps into old stable John Thomson Belhinnie with Jamie
19th Jamie went to Dufftown home by 5p.m. snow & drifting a wild night
20th I in search of Bodiebae sheep winnowed & thrashed Milton & post up at Fit of Buck & feed Jessie Nicol p.m. Jane daun in bed not well
21st... Jane Daun still in bed
22nd ...pulled neeps .. I at manure lecture at school at night at manure lecture.. I buried 2 of Bodiebaes lambs today.
23rd Jamie pulling neeps a.m. I fencing ricks from foals ...
24th I pulling neeps Jamie ploughing I took turnip cutter off cart altered it & fixed it on again
25th Jamie ploughing I pulling neeps a.m. boys & I winnowed orra stuff noon then thrashed Tramp turned up to mill26th a wild stormy day. G Mackie down at Elsie today
27th very frosty cut neeps to sheep morning Jamie pulling neeps p.m.
28th Jamie ploughing
March
1st Jamie ploughing lea all day I at days at night for cream home a cock in exchange for one of ours
2nd carting neeps ... ploughing stibble
3rd ditto
5th Lizzie not well had to bed with sore back
7th very frosty
10th Jamie at ditch .. I gave Mutch a £1 for G Mackie
11th Jamie at ditch... J S Mackenzie Dentist here took out 4 of Lizzies teeth he is to put in a set of the best @ £3 ten years guarantee & no pay til you get satisfaction every way. Jamie at Dufftown tonight.
15th Willie & Jamie sledged up neeps from Culwine.. I drew a tooth to Mrs Duncan Powneed... to whist match at school tonight Day & I v. Gordon& Alex Mann we won by 5
17th ... Howbog Redford & Auchmair to Gartly for their seed corn..
18th ... Willie & Jamie sledged up neeps .. I drew a tooth to Mrs Duncan
20th ... Jamie buried 2 of Bodiebaes lambs & a ewe of mine..
21st .. took Days neeps @ 2d per head per week...boys at school today
22nd ... I dressed mares legs for cracked heels..Nell Reid Jane Spence & Bell at Dufftown
24th ..sorted Mary Janes boots... dentist brought me another instrument for drawing teeth
25th at Huntly riding Jock McMillan offered me £13 for him
26th G Mackie away to her mothers did not come home tonight
27th G Mackie not home... Wm smith here with Census paper
28th ... we dressed foals with powder for lice..
30th .. I at Dufftown sales had tea with Jocks folk
31st .. Jockie in bed not well & the Nicols also
April
1st Sheep neeps then I carted 1.5 qrs corn over to room of Bodiebae house a.m. Jamie springtining down Bodiebae neep dreels where no neeps grew I sorted beasts thrashed & winnowed p.m. a fine day.
4th Jamie not well but he managed to sort beasts I in bed all day
5th NoMination & heckling meeting of School Board 17 members up.
7th Jamie to Elrick to see if Mains would go to Lumsden to meet Ewes p.m. Wm Taylor with telegram that ewes were coming pd him 9d
8th Mains to Lumsden for my Ewes 72 & 3 rams
9th Lizzie & Annie at Church
10th Jamie at Gartly for seed corn..
11th Jamie ploughing clean ground... College man here measured off ground...
13th Jamie braking lea Mains loons here for Jock horse I sowed 3qrs Early Hamilton Jamie harrowing G Mackie landed home 2 p.m. a fine day
17th ... Mains away with feeders to Mid Clova
20th.. I sent for Farrier to foal ,,,The Rev McMillan found dead at Craig this morning a fearful spate
21st VS Morrison here looking at big foal he says he has lockjaw... Jamie to Rhynie for powder to foal
24th Wm McDonald mason here p.m.
25th .. Rev McMillans funeral aged 56 years. Morrison here looking at foal p.m. James Sheach came with hoggs 72 out of 80 pd him £20
26th wet morning Jamie cleaned out foals house & cleaned up mill & thrashed ... G Mackie & I took in a rick of lea killed 6 rats
27th ... sold Jock to John Kellas Kirkton @ £14 a right fine day.
29th Jamie to Dufftown at night
30th Jamie landed at 5 a.m. G Mackie at home at her sons baptism named Alexander John Mackie
May
1st Jamie cleaned out foals house & disinfected it with Jays fluid.. harrowed Culwine ..a fearful night of rain
4th Jamie to Howbog with straw to Mrs Souter them building up garden dyke am.& p.m. I fencing
6th ... Dod & I winnowed 0.5 qrs corn to Jane Daun Day Duncan ploughing Jane Dauns farm... Laggan over with meal to Wilson left Dasey with me ... Jamie rolled culwine
7th Sunday ..counted sheep got 12 on Mount Middim & bigest wedder hogg starved in a ditch dead so I have them all but 4
8th Jamie opened tatie derrls .. Lizzie to Cottage all day
9th I at Mayfair riding Dasey pd John Rose £35 bought 6 yo cow from R Young calved @ £11 he to take her back next year in calf @ £20 ... a fine warm day
10th ... to Rhynie on Dasey for cow left her at Belhinnie ... Mains Jane Daun Jane Spence & dod set taties Jamie covered them in a fearful day
11th I sowed pease & tares .. G Gordonto Belhinnie for cow left her at Elrick & to Elrick for her at night a right fine day
12th...I let out 2 colts to grass awhile I buried Nell bitch & a ewe & a lamb p.m.
13th .... Nell Reid & Granny to Raemurrack
15th ... I at Chuch electing a committee to select a minister I the first one proposed 13 of a committee Hugh Kellas convener & Peter Gordonvice conv.
16th ... 1 lamb died with wool ball Jamie home with powders to foal ..
17th Jamie & I to Dufftown market he feed to Belcherrie
18th Jamie not fit to work forenoon I busy among sheep a.m. Jamie grubbing
& harrowing p.m. a right fine day
19th ... I & Lizzie at Rhynie
21st I at Church Rev McHardy Rhynie preaching
22nd to Rhynie feeing market did not get a man
23rd .. Mr Morrison here & cut black colt noon helping Wm Beattie Jas & Alex Gordon Wm Wilson Wm Mcdonald J Meldrum & myself..Wilson & I shed out 32 ewes & 32 lambs & 4 rams & put them down to Days park a fine day mason came today I drew a tooth to Jas Gordon
24th Jamie & I carted manure from market stance over 2 tons 22 bags turnip manure 4 bags supers 1 bag potato
25th Wilson away to Hhuntly feing market I sowed turnips ..Meg mare not well fell down a fine day
27th ..a meeting at Church at night
29th Jamie set up 10 dreels & I sowed them a.m. I paid Jamie his wages & let him go. G Mackie left too. Wilson to Laggan with Dasey & machine he engaged to go to Laggan as shepherd. Harry Nicol landed home tonight.
30th ...very warm day horses out on grass all day.
31st I clipped the 4 rams at Powneed forenoon. Mary Reid calling today. I gathering weeds p.m. man Willie Gartly landed tonight.
June
2nd ... Willie covered in 2 dreels a.m. I helping Harry to clip. I washed 7 dressed cut colt he was swelled & stiff in a leg
3rd Willie dunging spread dung sowed manure sowed dreels & closed dreels. I got a ewe dead on her back & a lamb dead with woolball. Marked lambs & clipped 60 hoggs & 40 ewes . Jane Daun Harry Nicol James Gordon & I clipping p.m. loons catching a fine day
4th I at Church hearing Rev Wills from Aberdeen not much of a preacher but a good looking fellow
5th ... Mains shifted Harry Nicol over to Bodiebae Jane daun & I clipped 32 ewes p.m.
6th Willie at Rhynie for his kist...
7th ... Laggan has 87 lambs out of 215 ewes
10th Willie & I earmarked 121 BF lambs forenoon. Wm Gartly springtined linked dunged & away by 5 p.m. I at meeting at Church 4 p.m. home by 7 p.m.
11th .. My Willie & I at Church hearing Rev Guthrie got a good sermon a fine day he is 47 years old
13th I at Manse sale bought easy chair 13/- ashet 1/6 books 1/6 & 2 chairs 2/6 2 umbrellas spitoon barrel &C for 7d Willie down with cart for them at night
14th ...6 cwt Superphosphate on lea
18th I at Church hearing Rev James A stephen he is 27 years of age & is married he is not a good preacher
19th... a lot of thunder & lightning
20th A fine morning I casting peats & Willie forking ....
21st I in Clashinrae for some sheep got some unclipped... A woman Mina Stewart calling & I engaged her for a month @ £1 to be here on Friday.
22nd This is Coronation day of George V I & my boys walked down to Burn of Ault haugh to PicNic Wm Gartly went away last night
23rd Willie in moss himself a.m. & John Finn p.m. & I casting down & boys forking...
24th Willie & John Finn mossing all day.. got 1 ewe dead on her back.. my Willie & I mending gate... dentist.here p.m. cold night fearful wind & rain took in beasts
25th I at Church hearing Adam of Kelty got a splendid sermon he is the best we have had as yet a fearful day of rain & cold
27th John & Willie mossing a.m. I clipped dead ewe & put strings on potatoes Mina Stewart landed here forenoon Jane Daun helping Lizzie to wash my Willie & I mossing p.m.
28th John & Willie mossing & I making ready cart to take wife & children to Coronation PicNic Willie with Poll in cart drove us all to Inverharrach had a splendid entertainment ... I stayed till 1.45 p.m. walked all the way home
29th 30th John & Willie mossing
July
1st Little Willie & I at Adam Greens funeral aged 19 years. John & Willie hoeing taties
2nd Lizzie 2 boys & I at Church hearing Rev MacFarlane Hamilton of Renfrew a good preacher & a nice like man a lot of rain
3rd David Morrison VS & Alic here & cut colt standing ... John & Willie finished hoeing taties
5th .. a lambs inside came out after cuttting so I killed him
6th John & Willie hoeing all day
8th John hoeing ... clipped ewes Jane Daun Harry Nicol James GordonG Duncan Alex Gordon& myself. Willie made up wool & boys took sheep & tared.
9th Lizzie Willie Jockie & Annie & I at Church hearing Rev McPherson Edinburgh not so good as the two before a very warm day
11th ... Lizzie Jane Daun & Betty Smith in hill at averings..
12th ... took gig from Bodiebae & put her in damn... & up two carts & put in wheels Laggan cart over for his wool & sheep net a fearful warm day.
14th ... John & Willie finished hoeing all day Dunns shepherd away with two fleeces but not sheep
15th ... John & Willie finished hoeing all day & I fencing hens in from neeps
16th .. Rev anderson Lower Cabrach a good sermon we got Mr Smith the Minister & I our tea with Mr Newlands
17th ... John & Willie finished hoeing .. 4 bags wool to stewart Brothers 3 to Reid & Robertson.. I down at Shands very ill with headache had to bed at Reids after 9p.m. beftore I was fit to get up.
18th ... Jihn with Jane Daub p.m. Willie carting Jane Souters things down to Tilfbridles... to meeting at Church p.m. thunder & rain
19th I paid John Finn off £1”8
20th setting peats Jane Daun & Mina in Clashenrae gathering averings a fine day
23rd Mr spark preached ...
24th ...cutting hay had to stop for rain took gig out of dam & washed her
25th G Duncan Pegy & I to Glass market with his shilt had a fine day. Willie cutting & binding up hay all day he has not burst himself with all he has done
26th I sent Willie to Rhynie with both mares to be shod 7.30 a.m. before he managed to get away home 5.30 p.m.
29th Willie & Mina gathered & bound hay. Willie & Jockie to Aldunie for my boots not mended
30th Rev. Mr Jack Towie preaching a very good sermon he gave
31st Willie driving peats to Jane Daun I at Rhynie & back with post jane Reid & family here Rob Simpson calling
August
1st ... Lizzie jane daun Harry & I at Church polling for minister p.m. Hamilton 55 votes Will 42 Guthrie 23 MacPherson 5 against all 4. harry to laggan for old mare today.
3rd ... Jas Kellas here wanting Meg mare to Keith Show for shoeing ... very qarm day
4th .. Willie carting peats.. I cutting dockings & tasys & pulling berries
5th Willie & I to Reids to drive peats both mares Willie with Meg. my cart broke down second load came home & broke wheels to bits..
6th Rev Thomson from Cargarff a good preacher & splendid singer the best I have heard..
7th Willie carting peats I building stack... Mina Stewart landed today willaim Fettas died
9th Willie carting peats 11 loads A ewe struck with maggots...
10th Willie carting peats has them all home 50 loads 9 days casting of 2 men Willie & I took in all the hay My brother & his daughter Mary landed here p.m. never saw them coming until landed a fine day
11th a ewe dead with maggots Willie buried her cutting ragwood p.m. Lizzie & I at Church at night polling for a minister Hamilton 65 votes Will 65 and 6 against both so the election a failure
12th Willie cutting ragwood building up peatstack away home at night
13th I was not at Church todat vis. James reid Mary Reid Mrs Reid & her son Edward & G GordonElrick Mina to Elrick at night to meet her solger G Duncan a fearful warm day Wm Gartly not here today
14th ... Jas Reid Lizzie & I at Jane Reids babys funeral...
16th dipping cutting sprots my brother his daughter & I at Church meeting about selecting a minister. Returned Lizzies teeth to Mackenzie unsatisfactory.
18th brother awaay home today I drove him over to road with cart then he went with Post to Rhynie in the morning a fine warm day.
19th ... started to thrash a fell got into sluice & stoped water received a brace of grouse from Mr walker like rain Willie & Jovk away at night to meet Adam & Dod Shearer
20th Mary Annie & I at Church a meeting of committee held after Service Hugh Kellas convener & Newlands the clerk & John Sheed absent & no minutes book
22nd at Mrs Taylors funeral aged 52 years
24th Willie at rashes I at Tolaphin seeing a shilt 4 years old I offered him £18 he wanted £19”15 at end £21 at first
25th G duncan & I at John fair he riding on Meg I on his Meg Went & came by Howe water.. had horses in at Mill of Newe
26th Willie at thatch. I left at 5.30 walked to Belcherrie got a lift to station Aberdeen 9.55 a..m. bought a binder for £9 or 2/6 per acre of corn cut to be railed to Gartly on Tuesday I received a cover with her from Robertson seedsman.
28th I left Aberdeen at 8.55 train then up with bus & post. Wilson & man over for Binder Willie helped them down to Powneedd with her I started to cut corn below garden Willie to Rhynie got a new blade in scythe p.m.
29th boys at Maryfair with me
30th took lambs off the ewes marked ewes for sale
31st Thrashed Willie & Mina harvesting cut a sturdy ewe
September
1st Willie & Mina harvesting below little house all day my Willie & I at Rhynie... new boots to Willie Annie & baby had tea at Scurdargue saw new binder working
2nd I cutting Mina gathering & Willie binding & stooking what he cut yesterday below house a.m.
3rd I at Church twice hearing Rev Kellas a big turn out of hearers Mary Annie & Jockie with me
4th Willie cutting with Day all day I at howbog & cut sturdy & saw King passing 5 minutes past 12 noon at Milton seeing binder working & had a drive of her p.m.
5th Willie at Laggan with Poll for reaper left it at Powneed left it at Powneed. Dik Mary lover landed Mary & boys went to meet him but failed to find him fine day.
6th Willie & I at Powneed with Poll put Days mare in reaper & I ddrove reaper near finished sold 15 of my lambs at 13/9
7th Finished cutting out Day & took reaper up a.m. cutting here p.m. Day & wife & Willie & Mina lifting Days Janet & Poll in reaper most of them leading... Dik & Mary on top of Buck
8th Put Meg mare in reaper for first time did fine had to stop for rain Dik away home this morning
9th Started to cut 7 a.m. broke Laggan reaper 10 a.m. took out my side one & put her together started to cut 12 noon finished lea by 4.30p.m.then we hewked all the clean ground Day home and he hewked all his lea a fine day.
10th I at Church & 2 boys hearing Rev David McLean MABL had dinner at Reid down at Shands Wilson & housekeeper of Laggan & a girl here with Dasey in gig a fine day.
11th started to lead bits beside little house John Finn landed he forking to me in cornyard Willie carting & Mina forking on land & raking foons in a rick a.m. then John raking lea & Willie & Mina clearing roads on Culwine p.m.
12th took down reaper to Culwine... cutting a fine afternoon
15th a wet day thrashed & winnowed all the orra stuff. John Willie & my Willie at Lodge driving grouse ... Inspector here looking at houses
16th College corn Golden Rain.. at Mrs Shands funeral aged 72 years.
17th Willie Jockie & I at Church hearing Rev McDirmid had dinner at Reids him & I at Service 4 p.m a right fine day.
18th Willie & Mina putting up bedding then he to Rhynie to get both mares shod ... My Willie at Lodge today
19th .. Lizzie forked in yard to me
21st .. I gave my Willie a watch with him today
24th Us all at Church today hearing Rev John Barbour a big turnout to hear him from Rhynie Gartly & Dufftown did splendid
25th ... I at meeting at Church I could not get on Barbour just McLean & Kellas
26th Jas Sheed here begging for a present for the Dukes daughter
28th Willie & I started to build the face of the dam inmorning fell went done had to cut more & sledged them down with Meg mare & laired her in moss bank p.m.
30th ..I gave Mina Stewart £1 she going to Huntly today we winnowed 2.5 qrs old corn 42lb per bushel
October
1st Willie & I hearing Rev Forbes from Tullynessle
2nd Mina landed home little Willie to school & Jockie too
7th Started to plough stibbles Willie a.m.& p.m.
8th Rev Thomas Anderson preaching
10th Harry Nicol & Willie in Clashinrae & gathered inover all the sheep a.m. then Willie to Laggan with 69 BM ewes 5BF wedders & 3 BF rams p.m. I marked ewe lambs red paint on off horn 60 of them p.m. I put 20 ewes to Powneed at night.
11th ...poll for minister ... McLean on by 5 of a majority... Willie turned cart & broke shafts taking up neeps
12th Willie ploughing all day I met Wilson at well of Auchmair with sheep. mended shaft of cart & thrashed p.m. Steam mill at Milton & Aldunie today Scotts.
14th .. Willie & Mina taking up taties p.m.
16th... taties p.m. Willie & I graiping Bell & Mary gathered to me & Nell Reid & Mina gathered to Willie up all the blue Roseberries & irish Cups & some Champions
17th I pulled all the tatie shaws & as yesterday
18th I ploughed taties gathering Jas Reid Maggie Souter 2 Willies jockie Annie Lizzie & I p.m. has them all up A. Gordonbrought my ram tonight.
19th Willie harrowed tatie ground Mina gathered I fencing thrashed winnowed 3 qrs corn
20th Willie to Mill of Noth with 3 qrs corn for meal with Meg mare in cart let VS see her mouth I to gartly with Mary Duncan 10 I.36 train.
21st Willie cutting thatch & helping Harry dipping my Willie & I to hill to gather in the sheep too misty to see Annie Smith & Peg Duncan begging for a gown to Minister
22nd McHardy from Rhynie preaching 4 p.m. I not at Church in hill looking for lost sheep Adam Shearer & Jim Reid calling I up ewes from Powneed at night
23rd Willie at top of Buck got 2 hares I through Powneeds Howbogs sheep & gathered in all my own & counted them has all but 6 I to bracklach for old ram. (Wm Law died this morning) I bed with sore back & bowels, got a fearful steeping tonight.
24th... Willie gathered rashes & covered potato pits & scraped cot courts ... Jim Reid round post
25th Willie spreading dung William Law buried in Cabrach Churchyard aged 35 years I unable to go to funeral
26th a fall of snow Willie to Mill of Noth for meal took down to Jane Souter Burn of Craig some neeps taties & straw from her Mother I still in bed pain will not go away.
27th... Willie to Glass with my boots
28th Willie at top of Buck got 3 hares... Harry to Laggan for straw Wilson landed here tonight with Dasey James Gordonaway to Tillyminnate with sheep today I still in bed.
29th .. wild day none of us at Church
30th dipped sheep today Harry Nicol went to Rhynie did not come near us Alex McRobert dipped & Doy Duncan & Willie catched & I mixed up dip used McDougalls dip got a fine day.
31st ... McRobert came & took away old ewe & cross lamb I did not charge him for the keep nor the advertisement...
November
2-4th Willie ploughing
4th Willie away to his fathers tonight Harry Nicol home 6 L rams & let them out among ewes.
5th Willie away to his fathers I sorted beasts
6 & 7th Willie pulling neeps
9th Day & I at Dufftown sale went with C Mitchell home with John Scott I bought a BF ram @ 25/- from James McHardy & sold him to John Scott for Jas Sheed @ 29/- one of my own breeding
10th .. Willie at Rhynie with both mares & got shoes holed for sharps . I at Aldunie then to near Hillhead and on to Shenval & bought his BF ram @ £1”10 walked all the way very tired dipping at Aldunie Auchmair & Ardwell
11th Willie went to Auchmenzie with 60 ewe lambs & I to Gaugh to Wm Gordons wifes funeral aged 85 years
12th I not at Church I let out rams
13th... little Willie received his pay from G Smith for driving grouse 7 days @ 3/- = £1”1
14th I at Shenval for ram paid J. Mcdonald 29/- for him John Rosse here when I was away did not see him.
15th I at Dufftown feeing market feed Jas Reid @ £14 I had Poll with me in gig... Manse women away today
16th Willie to Bridgend with telegram to J. Rose morning & I gathered sheep out of hill Willie to Todston with sheep p.m. ewes 186 lambs 64 rams 4 = 254 I sorted J Reids clock
.17th A big storm on I sorted beasts then to hill for ewes then to Church riding to the placing of the new Minister Rev DW McLean had a good dinner after ceremony at the school Willie at Mid Clova wit the ewes last night met J Rose with them below Mossat
18th ... Wm Stewart over with hawk from Donald Lindsay gamekeeper Glenfiddich...
19th busy among sheep did not get to Church to hear Rev Mr Grant introduce new Minister
20th Willie pulling neeps & to Aldunie with my boots & clogs & to Bridgend with telegram to J. Rose riding on Meg
21st I in bed with sore back & bowelsWillie looking after beasts & thrashed
24th I down at Reids with Poll in sledge & sorted his clock ... I put a new bottom in Laggans sledge. John Souters son baptised today the first with the new minister
26th I at Church today hearing new minister a good sermon but has begun his begging in good time for the poor in Glasgow & it the richest city in Scotland The rich in Glasgow can keep their poor the same as the Cabrach has to do.
27th Willie & I at Rhynie Market ... had 2 sledges to Belhinnie & then a cart took home Jane Spences kist ..
28th Willie & Mina away forenoon I sorting the beasts Harry Nicol left Bodiebae with sheep yesterday with sheep to Laggan
29th I sorted the beasts & sorting clocks a fearful sore head all day
Jamie & jane landed at night 9p.m.
30th Jamie to Belcherrie for his kist with Poll
December
2nd ... boys & I pulled & pitted a pit of swedes
3rd I in bed all day a collection in Church for the poor in Glasgow today
4th, 5th,6th ... loads of swedes
7th Jamie pulling neeps all day
9th ... I cut rafters & shifted up ties of couples to get straw better into hakes
10th Boys & I at Church maggie Helen baptised tonight by Rev DWMcLean at baptism Betsy & Annie Smith Jas helen & Bell Reid & ourselves
11th sheep neep heads boys not at school today Mrs Addisons man John Henry here p.m. James Milloy here at night
12th ... belt of mill broke 1 rat & a few mice in rick
13th This fast day Jim away to Carnie Jane Spence at Church John & George Robertson Grant Pitglassie & George Smith Lodge in Bodiebae hare hunting Dasey to carry the game
14th ...G. Findlater landed here at night
15th steeping all day never faired John Finn landed at night steeping the boys the same from the school wet coming in in every direction in all the houses
16th hare shooting jane had all the beasts cleaned out & neeped
17th Sacrament conducted by David Walker McLean..
18th ..neep heads to sheep Alex Shand put shone on henhouse & up a new sneck on stable door
19th I started to thatch mill rather windy neither but I managed a good bit old Reid nor Mains of Elrick turned up
20th James Reid & I thatching houses Jim holding the thatch has mill & part of old stable done ... got a fine day for the job
21st dufftown 27/- each for 5 fat wedders
22nd Jockie & I at Christmas tree at night gave hares to Reid & Law
23rd Jim sorted beasts then to his bed & slept all forenoon
24th Jim away at Carnie .. Mary GordonBracklach & her husband kirkrd in Cabrach today
25th .. I put neep cutter on cart & made it all ready for cutting neeps to ewes Miss Mackie calling p.m. got some fine music from her
26th hare hunting
27th Jim carting out dung & cut neeps to sheep a.m took in a rick of clean ground from little house Jim pulled some neeps p.m a right fine day for thatching but I not fit
28th cut neep to sheep then carting out dung on to the face I looking for lost ewe a.m. sorted beasts p.m.
29th I thatched front bit of byre Jim ploughing Eben Innes did not come up came on rain I got a steeping thrashed at night
30th Jim ploughing & thatching back of byre a.m. pulling neps p.m. I finished thatching bit & fixed on wire p.m. Willie giving me up thatch a fine day.
31st John Kellas Crofthead here today Jane Spence Willie Johnnie & annie at Church I did not get.. vis, also Jessie & Libe Nicol & old & young George Gordon Elrick a right fine day
These dates boxed in red by diarist
Where is the £9 binder? There is no £9 noted in accounts for 1911, was it a co-operative venture ?
why not Aldunie/
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