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1913 J.T. DUNCAN BUCK CABRACH, BY RHYNIE © 1st Wednesday John Scott Aldunie here by 4 a.m. about potatoes. Bob Harvey, Tom Robertson, G. Robertson & Harry Nicol hare hunting got 13 hares; and Wm Beattie, G. Smith, Jas Reid & I on Buck got 13 hares. I sold 2 colts to Tom Robertson @ £72 a fine day. 2nd G Black & G Gordon Elrick to Gartly St for a ton of potatoes ... left half at Reids...John Scott Aldunie at Gartly too for his ton of potatoes... 3rd I to Cottage with Meg mare for 5cwt potatoes left 5 cwt with Reid. G Black & Willie took rick from off the field into mill a.m. in 2 loads neeps & ploughing p.m. Thrashed at night. Minister calling tonight a fine fresh day. 4th G Black ploughing... I took reaper to cotts & dismantled her... 5th Willie & I at Church... 6th Frosty today G Black & I pulling neeps & carting them... G Black & I at Powneed at night taking chaff off stirk eye. I home 11.15 p.m. I left him with him to examine Pegs lower, fresh again at night. 7th .. ploughing... paid Lizzie Cameron 2/- for pulling neeps. 8th G Black dreeled up taties & 40 dreels of neeps. I winnowed tails & we thrashed. Gordie & Willie at Powneed at grocer next morning before they came home. 9th... pulling neeps 10th .. over a load of neeps to Harry Nicols cow a.m. Thrashed at night mill empty. received for £72 stg cheque from Tom Robertson Birkenhill. I buried Willies ewe. 11th a fearful tempest of wind ricks like to be blown & roof off stable ... I sheep at cots 128 of mine & 2 strangers 12th a fearful wild day Gordie saw to beasts. No vis but Jane Daun 13th A very wild stormy day drifting all day Gordy over at post in the morning with letters to Cop, Mrs addison& Stewart banker. Took ina small rick some to mill & some to stable... no papres nor post ... big wreaths blown in from South east 14th Gordie & I cleaned out mill wheel of snow and thrashed dam half full of snow 15th peats to porch & we cleared gate to let sheep into park. Jas Law here a.m. 16th pulling neeps... clearing roads 17th took in a rick with sledge alst one of Dods building it was watered. 18th Gordie sledging out dung onto face of stibble above the snowa.m. loused 3 p.m. & away to Auchindoon 20th Thrashed & winnowed some orra stuff & sorted beasts fresh, a foul fresh 21st Bracklach ewes away today I & Willie helped them to road above Howbog... gave my sheep sheaves. Fresh today thrashed 22nd Very frosty today gave sheep sheaves Thrashed a.m. made a sledge for girls. Willie 7 Jock at Bodiebae near all day. No sign of G Black yet. I got 2 rabbits today. 23rd I made a sledge for Jockie & sorted beasts. Thrashed twice ...Lizzie & Jane Daun down at Cottage at merchant forenoon. 24th I sorted beasts & gave sheep sheaves am.m thrashed a.m & p.m. G Gordon & I pulled 2 sledgefuls of neeps & took them in came on a very close misty night. I gave Jane Daun & Dod a hare each received 6 eggs from Jane Daun 25th G Gordon Elrick here & helped me to take in a rick to mill, them all up from far field now, fine kept. Still very frosty. G Gordon lost himself going home last night was 3.5 hours in getting home. 26th ... Willie sorted beasts p.m. 27th Boys at school. Dod Nicol home from Laggan.... 28th gave sheep sheaves & thrashed then to hill after dogs a.m. shot 3 hares did not get them. Sold Bell cow to G Gordon Elrick for £14 & if she turns to be with calf £17 or the calf back & he keeps a stirk free till Whitsunday. I went to Powneed for boys tonight a bad day 29th Boys not at school today. G Gordon not here today. I pulled neeps, carted & thrashed. Boys & I winnowed orra stuff for horses. 30th Both Dods here today. Cold wet day, snow melting ... Lizzie at Cottage at grocer took boys home with her. 31st A very hard frost... G Black landed here after we were in bed. February 1st Very frosty today.... Dod of Elrick, Jas Reid & I winnowed 3.5 qrs corn p.m. about 30lb per bushel. Gave G. Black £1 & engaged him from now till term £11 2nd Sunday. This Candlemas day. Sheep neeps. Very restlesss all day, I had to stand & hird them all day it was cold & clear. 3rd I not well in bed forenoon. ... G Gordon & I tried to clear burn no use every place in flood, boys at school, could not get over Culwine burn had to go over Deveron at Powneed & past Bracklach. Thrashed. 4th I went over with Wm Beattie in cart to Rents... I cut sturdy ram at Laggan & stayed all night.... 5th G Robertson & I had a look round old castle of Auchindoon then called on Helen Black & Keithmore... Harry Nicol drove me to Lodge, left shilt there ... John Souter up at fire & playing draughts with Wm Rattray. 6th... G Black away to Dufftown with 3.5 qrs corn to steam mills with Meg in cart. I went with him to Poor House with Poll took home groceries from Cottage 7th I kept boys at home as I am not well...... G Black home between 4 & 5 with just a boll of meal instead of 2 bolls & a bag of dist and a pail of treacle from Watt Brothers 37.5 lbs. 8th G Black .. started to plough lea... G Gordon here him & Willie spread dung took his plough from Bodiebae wants sockbar & feather, hammer & wheel, thrashed.. Lizzie & Jockie at Cottage. I very bad with pain in stomach & bowels all day. 9th I still bad with head & stomach. Victoria May baptised today 5 p.m. by Rev DWMcLean. Strangers at baptism Jas Reid Snr & Jnr, Helen & Bell Reid, Annie Smith & Jane Daun & old Mrs Shearer & ourselves. cold wiind & frosty. 11th Gordie ploughing.. Bell Reid & bairns of Bodiebae here at Bannocks. Annie got ring among brose & bannocks. Annie Smith did not come. 12th... Willie not at school with festered heels came home last night from school barefooted. 14th.. Imending dreeper & cleaning out cots & prepairing for dipping.. ploughing Lower Cabrach today at Greenloan 16th .... Minister preached on South Pole explorers who were lost Cf Scott & C 17th Gordie ploughing ... I sent a hare to RL Duncan England 7d 19th Gordie & I carting neeps 16 loads 22nd Frosty.. Gordie neeps to sheep cleared road to cart out dung... I to Elrick pm. Douglasbrae motor there for Mutterton mare she died yesterday morning. Eben Innes here for a cheese tonight. 24th Gordie carting out dung... Wm Beattie burned Dillet a good fire Maggie Souter here p.m. 25th Gordie carting out dung ...I burning heather 26th... Day Duncan ploughing at Bodiebae lea today. 27th Misty in the morning showers of snow during the day. Gorge Black away to Dufftown to buy a cow for his Mother. Harry Nicol away to laggan with his flock 407 Day Duncan ploughing to him p.m. I pulling neeps. March 1st... G Black shifted down to little house tonight. 2nd None of us at Church 3rd G Black spreading dung... 4th I a very sore arm worse today ... 5th ... G Gordon Elrick here with corn to bruise p.m. Willie & his Mother at Powneed at grocer tonight 6th G Black sheep neeps in the morning then to Rhynie with Day Duncans plow irons as he is to plow at ploughing match at Bowmans tomorrow. I sorted beasts & bri=uised corn for myself & G Gordon Elrick. Snowing more or less all day. 7th G Black away at ploughing match 17 ploughs turned out did not get a start came on a wild stormy day had to come home. I to back of hill seeking sheep. 8th... G Gordon Elrick up for his bruisedcorn with gray shilt. 9th I at Church past Cottage 10th Lizzie & I at Huntly at Court case with G Mackie her agent John Stewart threw up the case. So I got decree against her. 22 cases on the roll. We called at Bogs of Noth going & coming also on G Reid & Mrs Morrison.... 11th G Black finished ploughing of stibbles & I put new cleathing & feather on MP plowa.m started to plow clean ground p.m..... 12th Black, boys & I at Match at Bowmans LB6 plows 1st Wm Taylor, 2nd Jas Law, 3rd G Rattray SB (5) ist John Innes, 2nd G Black, 3rd Henderson. MP (6) 1st G McBain, 2nd A. Gordon, 3rd Alexr Shand. A. Dunn judge, I field master fine day came on bad night. 14th .. Wm Beattieup here a.m. he sent Jas Milloy with telegram to Milne to meet ewes at Rhynie tomorrow .. 15th I to Howbog with sheep. Jas Milloy away to Rhynie with them & Wm Beatties to John Milne... Fred Gray landed here p.m. 16th Fred Gray & I at Churchyard then we yoked Posts horse & drove down & saw John Souter & called at Auchmair... 17th Fred Gray away with Post I over with him to road morning 19th ... snowing .. Black rode down with Meg to Powneed for groceries 21st... Jim Milloy ploughing stibbles p.m. 22nd... Bill Reid here today 24th a big storm.. we finished spreading dung 25th ..Mrs Nicol here washing... 26th ... into mill one of Jas Reids built ricks watered a bit on one side Reed of Reid & Robertson calling about wool 27th I at Dufftown sales rode on Poll to Laggan gat a lift down to sale in Reids motor & up again in Dr Stewarts. Paid Sellars man for binder &C £9”7”6... 30th I at Church.. April 1st Cabrach all white in the morning away by noon. Winnowed & thrashed a.m. carted in 3 loads neeps ... Black at Aldunie at night for Jas Sheeds shilt for me to go to Huntly tomorrow. 2nd At Huntly seeing about seed corn left shilt at Rhynie past seeing Mrs & Mary Smith both very low.. Black at Aldunie at night with shilt. 3rd...6 qrs seed corn from Mr mackie Milton of Noth @ £1 per qr.. 4th ... Black sowed, Mrs Nicol carried & I harrowed.. 5th... I to Mrs Smiths funeral walked to Lesmore... a man Cow here looking at Daseys machine 6th G Black at Auchindoon G Gordon Elrick here for me to go & see my stirk I went & gave it some terebene... 7th... I put turnip cutter onto cart.. 8th.. Gray Draper Huntly here tonight 9th ... 11 lambs today... 10th ... willie let his finger into pinions of bruiser & damaged a finger 12th A big snow on ... 13th 2 lambs frozen dead to ground.. turned fresher through the day snow near all away by night. 14th My stirk at elrick dead. 15th I gave Jas Law 7/7 for Insurance Stamps to stamp G Blacks card. 22nd I sowing black harrowing & Mrs Nicol carrying 23rd .. Gordie opened half of taties & boys & Jane Daun & I gathered a fine day... Mrs Souters corn sown today. 26th... Willie rolling clean ground 27th G Black looking after sheep I to Church. Jim Barrie here today. 28th sheep last of cut neeps.... 29th I not well took cutter off cart had to go to bed with pain in bowels & let everything take chance. J Black to dufftown for 2 bush ryegrass & 2 bush pease tares& beans mixed... May 1st G Black looking through sheep.. plucked & buried 3 ewes & a ram & some lambs ... I still in bed 3rd we keeled al the lambs with red kee; a strip across the back 4th ..a lot of thunder all afternoon 7th .. Scholars not at school today them & I busy all day. Lizzie bad & in bed all day. Cross lamb dead with wool ball. 8th ...Lizzie still in bed. tried up had to bed again awhile. Boys at school today 9th a fearful spate of rain all day water big all the haughs covered every place in perfect spate lambs drowned & starved had to put ewes & lambs into cots. G Black busy among sheep all day. 10th Mary duncan my niece landed here today. I at Bridgend with long axle of grubber dreel sock stop & culter laid ... 12th G Black building up garden dyke all day & I to belhinnie for parcel... 13th ... a fine warm day 14th .. G Black to Mill of Auchindoir for meal he to Lumsden with boys to get measured for suits. I working in garden found lost spade in garden. 15th ... dunging & planting taties.. 17th ... I working in garden a.m. Willie, Jockie & I measured field at Manse content 7ac 2ro 16 pol... sale of grass at Manse & displenish at Whitehillock 18th I at church did not vote for Elders 19th G Black grubbing a.m. dinging on snow all day I working in garden a.m. 21st G Black to dufftown feeing market had both carts & took home Mains lead piping &C for his water to road above Howbog. I sowed 1 lb pease planted 200 kale 100 cabbage & 11 dreels of potatoes & sowed a bed of carrots. 22nd G Black harrowing & linking 7 carting off weeds Willie at home not well... I gatherd all the hill has just got 16 hoggs . At home got 2 ewes dead marked yeld ewes blue on side 23rd ... I put 58 yeld ewes to far hill a.m. Measuring field at Whitehillock Mr Newland & I p.m. G Smith & John Sharp fencing. Lizzie at cottage p.m. baking. 24th ... Beaumont stallion her & served first Poll & then Meg an hour after terms 10/- each mare & £1 for per foal. 25th I at Church voting for Jas Law & Wm Gordon Belcherrie; gave Minister measurement of his cornfield & Miss McHardy measurements of Whitehillock 14 ac arable 7 8 ac outside. 27th John Milne here tonight & I paid him for keep of sheep by cheque 318 & 5/- cash 28th ... he (G Black) closed 16 dreels & away by 4 p.m. 29th ... let horses out on grass 30th Willie linking & I gathering weeds... big stirk not well... Harry to Laggan for old mare 31st ... Jock & I burning weeds Willie harrowed & linked June 1st Boys Annie & I at Church.. past Howbog seeing dreel plow 2nd I out manure then to Howbog for Mrs Souters dreel plow 3rd I not at Rents gathered & burned some weeds Lizzie & I sowed manure a.m. still druchty... 4th Mians landed here 10 a.m. him & I watered manure his horse not well his loon came for him to go home ... another fine day. 5th.... Lizzie gathered weeds... 6th ...p.m. had to louse came on a fearful thunderstorm washed down dreels took Mrs souters plow home at night. 8th Boys & I at Church in seeing Peg Duncan not much better.. 9th I in hill gathering sheep all day wants 15 hoggs. G Gordon has my mares making ready his neep ground all day. One of my ewes broke her neck running into a fence at Broadsaugh. 10th G Gordon my horses all day.. 11th Willie Gordon helping me & shifting dung at cots 12th Willie Gordon shifting dung at cots then him & I started mossing at dam p.m. I looking for hoggs a.m. got other 10 among Willie Beatties I over Mrs Souters clock to Howbog & fixed it up. 13th Willie Gordon & my Willie & I mossing a.m. Jane Daun Lizzie & I clipped clipped 52 hoggs & Willie Gordon catched & my Willie made up wool baged it p.m. G Gordon had my horses all day laying down his neeps finished home with them 9 p.m. a fine day received from G Gordon £3 14th gathered in sheep a.m. & Jane Daun Lizzie & I clipped 52 yeld ewes & 3 hoggs p.m. G Gordon & his son mossing. Made up wool & baged it at night Willie & Jockie catched sheep a right fine day. Jockie at Post morning. 15th Lizzie Mary baby & Jock at Powneed & Cottage and called at both Howbogs. I at home with rest of children a fine day. 16th I cleaned all the ewe docks & tails 7 put them to far hill ran taties got a ewe that had died in lambing above cots clipped 2 yeld ewes 17th I mossing up at Dam.. G Robertson here p.m. took bottle of mineral water home with him. 18th... Willie & I went to far moss & mary & lizzie with us awhile p.m. Minister & his sister calling.. 19th ... bought a frock to Mary Jane & Maggie Helen 2/6 for the 2 & a front to self 1/- 20th... Willie his Mother 7 mary wheeling out turned out a very fine day. Wm Beattie clipping today. Jane Spence & Bell here at night. 21st mosssing all day Willie wheeling his Mother & Mary helping 22nd I at Church down at shands & at old Lizzie Bob Ligertwood at Reids & Jim Reid & Jane Spence away at Kinny burn together. Willie & Jockie at Elrick with letter to PG a fine day. a fine day a lot of rain p.m. 23rd Lizzie& I mossing & Mary awhile p.m. has far side done Boys & Annie at school 24th I tirred near bank then Lizzie & I mossing 6 hours Mary & bairns out over p.m. 25th ditto but not Mary 26th & 27th mossing 29th Boys & I gathered inover sheep from far hill got 6 dead. G Gordon Elrick here forenoon. 30th I rinning neeps a.m. workiing in garden & hoeing neeps p.m. a fearful warm day.. July 1st clipped 69 ewes today At clipping A Gordon Bracklach shepherd of Reekimlane jane Daun & myself & Jas, reid & Willie catching & making up wool a fine day. 2nd I hoeing by myself all day Lizzie setting up peats at dam has them all set not good peats Lizzie £1 3rd I hoeing boys & I marked 61 cross lambs & 3 BF do 62 ewes 7 22 hoggs with red marking fluid on near side. 4th Friday ... hoed taties boys & myself p.m. none of us at Church. Nell & Bell Reid here p.m. 5th Boys lizzie & I hoeing turnips all day has 33 dreels done but bits at end a fine day some rain. 6th this Sacrament Sunday just Lizzie at Church 7th I hoeing. Mrs Nicol delivered of a son 8.15 a.m. None with her but my wife. Dod Nicol hoeiing awhile p.m. & Willlie & Jockie at night. 8th I hoeing & Lizzie in moss setting peats p.m. Mrs Nicol had a son on Monday & up out of bed today. 10th Lizzie boys & I hoeing Mrs Nicol washing today.... 11th Lizzie at Rhynie went & came with Post. Boys & I hoeing all day & Lizzie awhile p.m. after she came home, a very fine day 12th Boys & I hoeing awhile a.m. Took Poll in cart & drove wife, Mary & all the children to PicNic left mare at Auchmair kept up fine all day. 13th Mary Duncan & Annie & I at Church vis here p.m. Mr & Mrs Melvin (Lizzies sister) & 3 of their family, Nell & Bell Teid... Jane Spence left Auchmair last night or today. 14th Lizzie, boys & I hoeing.. Annie at school 15th Jockie in bed not well Lizzie , Willie & I hoeing.. Annie at school 16th Willie, Johnnie & Annie at school. Lizzie & I hoeing.... 17th I hoeing all day by myself Mrs Esson home to Brackla, Lizzie & Mary washing. 18th I to far hill & gathered inover sheep keeled BF lambs & tared clipped 2 ewes has 18 strangers a very fine day. 19th making dor dipping . Poll mare served twice today this the last round paid him £1”15 a.m. Dipping p.m. Willie Jockie & I 20th I in bed sore head... boys at Sunday school 21st I hoeing a.m. & p.m. Lizzie Mearns came with post. Jane Daun & Lizzie setting peats p.m. & Lizzie Spence about 2 hours. 23rd took wool to Powneed & left cart loaded there ready for tomorrow... 24th I at Dufftown Station with 7 bales of wool to Reid & Robertson & small bag of wool to carding mill Dufftown... Keithmore folk & mine at averings got a great lot. 26th Willie driving peats with poll to his grandfather.. hoeing match at Gaugh tonight 27th Boys at Sunday school. Lizzie Mearns & I at Church. Mrs Shearer her son Edward & her daughters daughter here today. 29th I at Glass market Feed Wm Simpson from now to term @ £14 I had Poll riding on to Belcherrie. Auchmair sold brown mare @ £33 a very fine day expences 3/- 30th Lizzie, Mary, Lizzie Mearns & all the children seeing through the Lodge had tea from Mrs smith... 31st I carting home peats all day 10 loads. August I mending peat raod leading peats.. 2nd I cutting roads round hay. Lizzie Mearns left today. 3rd Adam Shearer, Willie, Johnnie & I in Clashenrae got a lot of averings & I got a ewe with cross lamb unclipped 4th I gathered in sheep. Harry Nicol held & I cut BF lambs 2 of them ruptured & their inside came out. I put them & tied them expect them dead by tomorrow working at hat took out reaper p.m. very fine day. 7th cut hay with reaper in 5.25 hours...a fine day building peat stack at night. 8th School shut from today till end of September... 9th .. boys at todston for berries a.m.... Nellie innes or Milnes funeral came from Aberdeen to cabrach in a motor Howbog ricked his hay today has home 45 loads peats a fine p.m. 10th Scholars at Sunday School & Church Lizzie, Mary Jane & I at Church none of us past Cottage a very fine day Lizzie & Mary over at Bracklach seeing Mrs Esson & son. p.m. 11th carting peats 7 coling hay 12th Lizzie, Willie, Johnnie, Harry Nicol & I to Keith show drove with Poll in cart to Bridgend then to Dufftown with C Mitchell left this at 6a.m. home at 11 p.m. 14th carting home peats has them all home 63 loads 15th George Reid Huntly calling & Dove & Dod Melvin 17th Willie, Johnnie & annie at Sunday school & Dove & Dod Melvin away to Church Jas Reid went to Tillyminnate last night. 19th Boys & I took in all the hay & coled it in cornyard Dod of Bracklach over looking at my cross lambs bid me 21/- for 56 of them. John Sheed of Hillock & Alexr Gordon of Aulton here begging for bridge gave them 9/- 20th I ain garden. Mary Janes pet lamb died in less than 5 minutes I buried it skin & all ... 21st ... I finished cutting ragwood in new grass a.m Willie & Johnnie with shooters today 22nd... Lizzie & I at Dairy lecture at night... Sutherland landed at night & frightened Mary & boys. 23rd... Lizzie & Mary at Rhynie show & Annie too boys with gents rest of children at Bodiebae I milked cows at night & had children bedded before they came home. 25th a very wet forenoon boys at gents 26th I up at 4.15 a.m. & Harry & I took inover all the sheep & I shed out the lambs Laggan 300 tops & 60 seconds & 25 shots left at home. his tops 22/3 7 his seconds 19/6 I sold my 61 tops 7 tail after I was on the way home with them @20/6 a bad sale. 28th dod & I put old gig into dam ... boys at gents... 29th I cut sprots a.m. & at old Mrs Gordon Silverfords funeral p.m aged 80 years I stayed Dairy calss Lizzie, Willie, Jockie & Annie at berries the Lizzie & the 2 boys at class. a very warm day. 30th I cleaned out henhouse & shifted nests I took gig out of dam Lizzie, Willie, Jockie & Annie in hill gathering berries pm. & Nell, Bell & Jane Spence came on a heavy rain p.m. 31st Lizzie & I at Church & boys at Sunday school. I at Aldunie with Day & peg Duncan p.m. Ppoll mare turned bad & Wilie Beattie at her. September 1st I putting neting on couples of henhouse to keep down the hens a.m. cutting rashes till 3 p.m. then Lizzie & I at school at night annie & her gathering berries in the hill & the boys with gents 3rd I in far hill gathering sheep. Lizzie at class & boys at gents today 4th Boys & I marked ewes & put them to far hill. I want a lot of my sheep just had 21 wedder lambs & 22 ewe lambs 7 226 ewes 33 awanting a very fine day. 5th I took mare in sledge `& took posts & tools to hill Boys & I in hill febcing all day. Gents out shooting but did not let my boys know in time. Lizzie at Class tonight., 6th I gathered in sheep from far hill a.m. Lizzie, Annie, Maggie Helen & Willie & Jockie at Lodge at PicNic p.m. & Lizzie at her class after I drew out Bracklach & Reekimlane sheep 38 & put 224 of my own ewes to far hill... 9th... Lizzie at her class at night 10th Lizzie & I at dairy class at night 11th I cemented hole in mill & mill door a.m. Wrote out Lizzies Dairy lectures p.m & tied up sprots 12th I washing byre with lime.. This is the day of Dairy class examinations at school 13th I cut & Willie & I took in tares... Mary Sharp took round letters & Maggie Souter ran off here they had been fighting with her 14th A wet day. I at Church. Mary Duncan & Richard T Browell proclaimed for first & last time. I past Cottage. very few in Church today. 15th A very bad wet day. Dick landed her about 1 p.m. had a hire from Gartly. I to Post Office for beef & white bread & Dicks parcels from Powneed. I took in tares in the morning got wet & had to change my shirt. 16th I let out rapes & boys twined Dick tried his hand has them all let out that I have inside. 17th Ministers fee for proclamation 2/6 I cut & took in tares a.m. Mary Duncan my niece married to Richard Thomas Browell here @ 1.30 p.m. by Rev D McLean Minister of Cabrach Jas Reid best man & Betsy Smith bridesmaid 19th I cutting thatch & Dick & Willie binding up.. 20th... Dick churning & making up butter.. football match tonight Cabrach & Lodge servants 21st Jas & Bell Reid came uo & went to Church with newly wed pair Dick & Mary Browell boys & I at Church too. Nell Reid came up to dinner 22nd Dick, Mary & Annie to Aberdeen I took them to raod at 11.30 & John Thomson to Gartly to 1.30 train. Jane Nicol went with them. 25th ... Harry Nicol carting his mothers peats... Day Duncan cutting roads for reaper Jane Spence & Bell up for taties gave thema cock to Jas Reid Mary & Annie home today 26th Wm Beattie started binder & Day Duncan reaper & a binder up to Bracklach today. Harry Nicol helped me out with my binder 7 I fixed her up p.m. Old John yeatts here at his tea. 27th marked ewes & wedder lambs for sale a right fine day all busy at harvest 28th Annie & I at Church past Cottage saw Dod of Elrick he to be here on Thursday with his shilt @ 7/- per day when shilt not working 5/- for himself 29th I to Laggan with sheep for sale tomorrow 107 of my own & 8 of Wm Beatties. Willie Poll riding on. 30th 53 WM ewes @ 26/6, 25 BME @ 17/- 24 BF we lambs @ 13/- 4 rams £3’19 bought 2 Leicester tup lambs @ £2”10 & £2”15 away to Keithmore October 1st I in bed all day with sore back holding on fomentations... 2nd I none better unable to get up.. Willie, Johnnie & Annie at school. 4th I arose & Willie & I & Johnnie took in a load of tares & some neeps a.m. I sorted binder ppole & has her for yoking in Meg mare tonight my back very sore Harry Nicol home tonight. 6th Jas reid came here with John Sharp to harvest,,, 7th G Gordon Elrick & John Sharp here by 8 a.m. John cleared road & Dod & I yoked binder cut round & round. I very bad forced to bed. John sharp, Lizzie & Willie stooked Dod Gordon drove binder Wm Beattie finished cutting tonight. 8th George Gordon here today too wet for harvesting .. Jas Reid here with Bogs engaged him to term @ £16 9th Dod, Lizzie & willie clearing roads in cleanground cornfield not very dry Lizzies skirt wet. 10th Bogs came this morning he driving binder. Dod, Lizzie & Willie binding unbound sheaves & stooking finished lea a.m. & cutting clean ground p.m. Bogs making a rough job. Nell reid up for taties. I still in bed unable to move. 11th wet kind of a.m. turned out a fine afternoon Dod did not come today & Bogs left after he got his dinner most of them leading. 12th ...I worse today ...put on poultices to see if it would ease pain. 13th G Gordon here today started binder in the morning Jockie to Powneed for 2 balls of twine 6lb each a strong wind all day Dod finished the cutting tonight all cut in 3 days but near all the clean ground to stook most of them leading today 14th I engaged a man Dann stewart to work @ 12/- a week him Jas Reid stooking a.m. sheaves very wet a heavy shower of rain a.m. turned out a fine p.m. they took in a load of tares in the morning. Johnnie & Annie at school 16th Willie to Elrick for Dod did not come but Jas Reid, John Sharp & Day Duncan came 7 they took in all the lea except 3 loads Day building, John Sharp & Jas Reid on fork & Willie & Dann carting. Dr Stewart here seeing me p.m. he says I have bruised a kidney. 17th Dod, Jas Reid & day here & took in 2 ricks a..m. Mrs Browell left to go with Post too late had to walk to Belhinnie Jockie 7 annie went to Belhinnie with her I gave her a £1 today. 18th man & boys taking in taties a very fine day. 19th I very ill with sore head & runny at nose. Pegy Duncan Powneed died tonight 8 p.m. aged 15 years. 20th Jas Reid here by 5.30 in the morning then came H Nicol, A.Esson, Auchmair, Wm Beatties man & John Sharp had in all the corn by 2 p.m. Man raking p.m. I very ill & fevered temp 103 pulse 90 all the bones in head & body sore a very fine day. 21st H Nicol at Rhynie market with his cow & Nell reid with her stirks. Lizzie Down seeing Pegus corpse ... man raking.. I some bettter... steammill to Bracklach tonight 22nd Man , Jockie & willie at Bracklach at mill. Willie & Jockie at Pegy Duncans funeral p,m, she is so young & fair to be cut off so soon. Man at mill all day & Willie after he came back from funeral. 23rd snow & cold this morning Jessie Beattie, N Reid & J Spence here noonboys & Annie at school. steam mill thrashing at Powneed 24th I very ill with head today... steam mill at Gaugh... I sent my bankbook & £100 in letter to Jas Stewart Banker in Rhynie 25th Dan Stewart away to Keith this morning I gave him 17/6 he is to be back on Sunday. Mrs Gordon auchmair up seeing me today p.m. a very fine day my head very sore all day. 26th Sunday H Nicol, Willie & Johnnie gathered inover my sheep a.m. vis here p.m. Dod of Elrick, Jas Reid, Jas Roy, Wm Taylor & John Sharp. A fine day. 27th Jas Reid, Nell & Bell Reid taking up taties & also Dod of Elrick but he turned ill & had to go home noon. H Nicol came p.m. & helped up 6 dreels 3 big loads. gave Jas Reid present of a shirt & he well deserves it. 28th Willie at home looking after beasts but no one to take up taties. 29th Willie sorted beasts & to Elrick to ask for Mains. Wm Beattie brought here 2 BF rams from Dunn Mid Clova 1& 2 shear price 33”7/- for the two. I gave Wm Beattie £4 & Lizzie £1 I up awhile & outside a fine day. 30th H Nicol & Willie made ready for dipping & I ironed lambs fig 4 off horn a.m. Wm Beattie & Harry dipped my sheep p.m. with Little dip Ewes 158, lambs 26 rams 4. Constable here & Jas Smith Nell Reid & Jane Spence. Jockie in bed not well today. I up awhile today. 31st George Reid Newton here seeing me today. Harry Nicol took inover some of his mothers corn & thrashed it.... This is the day of Alexr Kelmans Court at Keith. November 1st Harry Nicol clipped his eaes tails, Willie with him Nell, Bell & Jane Spence here at taties a.m. & 2.5 hours p.m. Harry ploughed up 5 dreels. Jas Reid at taties too p.m. up 2 loads a fine day. I wrote to John M Cooper Nebo Mackay District Queensland Australia. 2nd Vis, heere today William Kellas, Mrs Esson & son & Mackay shepherd of Clova son brought home Ben dog a fine day. Willie got BF ram among ewes he shut them both in cots. 3rd Willie, Jockie & Annie at schoool. Harry took in half load of neeps, thrashed some of his corn at night, broke mill by feeding too thick; cold & windy. 4th This the day of opening the New Bridge at Newton; no schooling today. Willie raked all cleanground field with Poll, Jock & I put binder on transport wheels & I sorted pole & sorted mill;Lizzie & bairns gathered 4 bags of taties which they had left. 5th Scholars at school, a very fine day like summer; I mended dog house door & byre steps & cleaned out byre. 6thVery frosty this morning. Gordon Elrick, Jas Reid, Nell & Jane Spence here taking up taties 2 loads to me & down a good load to Reid, 3 dreels to take up. Mr & Mrs McLean & a lady friend here looking at houses had their tea. Mrs McLean seems a nice woman. Bodiebae rams out. 7th 8:3908 This Thanks giving day for good harvest a lot of rain since last night & cold & wet today. Bracklachs sheep away today.4020 8th Willie & Johnnie at Auchmenzie with 22 ewe lambs, 1 BF ram lamb & a cross do. G Gordon took Poll in cart Meg behind got them shod & home Jas Reids meal. Engaged Peter Gordon till term 35/- I fenced cornyard &C a fine day. 9th Peter Gordon did not come today as promised. Vis Jas Reid p.m. a fine day. 10th I took in a load of neeps & sorted beasts & covered tatie pit a.m. took up taties in garden & pited them there & up carrots. Peter Gordon came 2 p.m. he cut out tares & spread midding small rain near all day. 11th ploughed up last 3 dreels of taties then Peter , Willie, Jockie, Annie & Mary Jane gathering a.m. & p.m. Alexrgordon Reekimlane & I on top of Buck & gathered inover all my sheep , he away with his & ram; has up all the taties 2 loads & in 2 loads neeps a right fine day. 160 ewes & 2 lambs 12th Took in a load of tares, the last. Then Peter caught & held & I clipped all the ewes tails and let out all the rams amongst the ewes. Some wet & misty today gave harry a few bags of taties Jas Murray taking in orders. 13th Peter pulling neeps & I herding sheep on new grass & took down fence & dismantled binder a.m. Started tp plow & just got up a feering when Rhynie & Lumsden police man came & took Peter away, poor fellow, very fine day. 14th I sorted beasts then ploughing 3 hours a.m. & 3 hours p.m. Lizzie sorted beasts Willie in bed all day a very fine day Wm Beattie let out his rams today. 15th I ploughing & Willie pulling swedes & Jockie herding sheep & Annie at Aldunie with her own & Willies & Jockies boots a.m. Willie & I carting in neeps 2 carts 10 loads & Jock & Annie & Mary Jane gathered taties p.m. & we thrashed at night a fine day. 17th I ploughing a.m. a fearful wind has nocked heads of some of the ricks; children at School Wm Beattie has begun to plow lea. 18th I tying & sorting heads of ricks & herding sheep a.m. took down fence & with Mains of Elrick casting divots p.m. greased carts & on new signs on carts & made ready for market tomorrow a bad wet night 19th Jockie & I at Dufftown feeing market with Poll in cart from watt brothers 2 cwt Thor cake & bag of bran & pair of boots to Maggie Helen & 10 gallons parafinne 20th I put bag of bran & 2 cwt oil cake into corn kist. Lizzie, Mary Jane & I thrashed first of new corn gave feeders first atste of cake. 21st I ploughing all day. Peter gordon here for his things & I paid him 6/- for 3 days work Factor & Commissioner over looking at Bracklachs neeps damaged by deer a very fine day. 22nd I heading neeps over again & thatching has 5 done Lizzie tied rapes thrashed at night boyd headed neeps a right fine day. 24th Willie & I at Rhynie feeing market had Poll riding on I feed man that is in Redford for £12”10 & gave him 1/- of arles paid acc. to A&R Angus, Sim carr A Legge A Morrison VS a very fine day. 25th sorted beasts & ploughing a.m. ploughing p.m. Lizzie measured me for a suit & sent away order to H Thomas London 19/51/2 d 26th I sorted beasts then to far hill for sheep & pulling swedes a.m. carted in 2 loads headed swedes & a load of yellows thrashed at night bad day, sleet & rain Willie & Jockie to Howbog & paid poor rates Murray carts round with good today sent order to London for suit 27th I shed off Bracks ewes & 2 BF rams from amongst my ewes which I am crossing thatched 2 ricks a.m. thatched one & buried dead ewe & to Powneed with cart for goods which came from Murray Rhynie Mrs Nicols too mrs Souters quey here tonight 28th Some wet & stormy looking & pulled & headed neeps Maggie Souter over for her stirk I ploughing p.m. thrashed at night Measured stotts big one 6feet 7 inches the other 6feet 3 inches tight measure 29th Willie, Jockie & I pulling neeps a.m. Man william John Stevenson came noon he carting in neeps with Meg & boys & I wheeling them in to old stable p.m. 9 loads Harry Nicol at Rhynie with Poll mare for goods to himself fearful wind all day but dry 30th man sorted beasts cold & windy day Jas Reid here p.m. December 1st Man & I pulling swedes a.m. he ploughing 7 I mending windows in little house p.m. thrashed at night wet & sleet today cold ay 2nd Willie carted in swedes with Poll 3 loads & man yellows with Meg & up 2 loads divots to thatch mill a.m. man ploughing & I thatched 2 ricks & Dod Jockie & 3 girls & I took in a rick to mill & Willie pulled some neeps p.m. I at School at night polling for members to Parish Council. 3rd I ploughing & man pulling neeps a.m he pulling & I ploughing awhile & sorted beasts p.m. a fine day came on snow at night & stormy looking 4th stormy day I to far hill to look for sheepa.m. yoked sledge drove to Kirkton the took Post young mare & drove to James Smiths marriage Mr & Mrs Kellas & Lizzie & I was a little behind a wild stormy day all day left Rhynie 8.30 p.m. at Kirkton 11.15 home here 12 p.m. 5th man pulling neeps p.m. & I trying rabbits ferret stuck & got none cold & frosty all day Huntly marriage folks just got home from marriage today John souter came to Howbog today in sledge 6th man got in to his breakfast by 9 a.m. just sorted beasts forenoon we winnowed 4 qrs new corn for meal & thrashed p.m. Jas Reid here today a fine day above but frosty 7th I in bed most of the day man sorted beasts not so frosty... 8th a strong fresh Man pulling neeps a.m. & p.m. Jas Reid up & I sorted corn barrel & took it & 1/2 qr corn to Jas Reid withcartp.m. snow near all away 9th Man ploughing a.m. & I made ready & man & I took in binder & was near at cots with reaper when I let on motion & horses bolted & ran off & broke reaper & broke reins all in bits all through having open bridles in their heads ploughing p.m. 10th man to Mill of noth with 4 qrs corn for meal & 1/2 qr for mash home pail of H dip from troup & 29 1/2 lb treacle from Jim Murray & pair of plow reins from Troup I helped him till a brae of Blackmiddens with Meg & in a load of neeps p.m. 11th Man sorted beasts & ploughing & I to Dufftown Xmas sales got a lift over with Wm Beattie & home with A. yeatts A fined A. Morrison VS Rhynie buried today sorry I did not get to funeral 12th 11.18 Man ploughing a.m. & p.m. I pulling swedes a.m. & p.m. sorted beasts made ready bruiser & Lizzie, Willie, Jockie & I thrashed & bruised new corn to stots at night cold windy day & some showers of rain a.m. & p.m. 11.21 13th Man carting headed neeps all day & Willie helping has in all the swedes from mid rig I putting them inside a.m. johnnie & I in hill got no hares but 2 rabbits G Gordon here for Meg & cart to cart stones to reid Wm Taylor took her home afraid they would let her run off cold day. 14th G Gordon here a.m. I drew a tooth for him I herding a.m. down at Reids p.m. cold forenoon turned out a fine afternoon & night I killed a rat in Reids porach him & I had a fine hunt after him 15th Willie ploughing stibble all day & I thatching mill with divots & thatch did front side a.m. & back p.m. & sorted beasts a right fine quiet day for the purpose would have been a fine day for the hill wind up at night 16th Man carted in some neeps a.m. a fearful day of wind & rain thrashed twice & winnowed 2 qrs corn ready for mill sheaf end empty ready for old rick 17th Man to Mill of Noth with 3 qrs corn home with meal & hash got sock & culter slip & feather to plow I in hill a.m. shot 11 hares gave 1 to Mrs Nicol & one to G. Gordon Elrick a very fine day I went to Elrick for Meg p.m. a fine day. 18th man finished ploughing stibbles & in 2 loads neeps a.m. began ploughing lea such a feering he made I herding sheep & taking down fence a.m. I went to top of Buck to hares got 8 sent 2 to England & one to John Souter & one to Mrs Gauld fine day 19th Tried plow too frosty took in old rick to mill fine kept man pullin neeps p.m. & I over to Bracklach & back of hill p.m. 20th Man pulling neeps all day I down at Culwine with hare to Eben. Day Duncan, Dod Nicol, Bob Smith, my Willie & Johnnie driving hares to me just got 4 gave 2 to Day & one to Bob & one to Dod. Jas Daawson & Pitglassie shooting on Howbog hill. 21st I at Church & past seeing Nell Reid came home to my tea Jas Reid to Elrick p.m. a fine day. 22nd Man ploughing all day I herding sheep & pulling swedes a.m. I in hill p.m. got 7 hares & sorted beasts then down to Eben Innes & wrote a letter for him a very fine day ewes 7 rams all mixed 23rd Man ploughing all day I pulling swedes a.m. & pitted them p.m. 3 pits 60 yards of 10 dreels a fine day but frosty in the morning looks like snow tonight Dr at Bodiebae seeing Jane Cameron has pox on her face 24th Man to Mill of Noth for meal took a hare to Banker one to Jas Murray & one to miller. I at Bracklach a.m. & measured turnips J. robson has pulled 5ac” 2 rds” 33poles I over to Howbog at night a wild stormy day, snowing near all day. 25th Foul wet day snow melting redding up cots a.m. thrashed p.m. Poll mare not well has cast a foal since last night. Lizzie, Willie, Jockie & Annie, Mary Jane & Maggie Helen at Xmas tree tonight. I stayed at home with May & milked cows a bad night. 26th Man pulling neeps a.m. & I pulled & pited all the swedes then down to Reids with w hare & rinner tines from Kirkton & groceries from Powneed 27th I tok 2 loads neeps to cots & boys took them in & 2 loads home with Poll a.m. I to Annie Ingles funeral p.m. her age is 58 years boys sorted beasts man on sulks has done nothing today very hard frost Insurance stamps 2/11 28th I in bed all day man sorted beasts 29th Man did not come up today he says he has sore head boys & I looking after beasts Jas Reid & G Gordon Elrick here I oiled lock s of gordons gun & cut Reids hair & I gave them a white hair each very frosty today 30th Man not up today boys & I sortred beasts thrashed & took straw into stable took in a lot of peats to porch Willie carried them all him & I exercised the horses a big snow on since last night Wm Beattie away with 6 fat cattle for sale at Dufftown tomorrow 31st Man noy up today yet boys & I sorted beasts & I made blade to hasher a.m. winnowed thrashed & bruised corn p.m. & mended stots sales still frosty
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