Tuesday 23 Hard frost & fine weather. Plowing self. Sheephearding rams. Baker cook sick. Gardin man in his place. Wednesday 24 Plowing potatoe ground. Self sheephearding rams. Nelson jobing about for his meat. Thursday 25 Very fine weather. Plowing potatoe ground. Self sheepheard rams. Baker still sick 4/ for medicine. Friday 26 Fine weather. Got the bullocks at dinner time. Plowing potatoe ground. Got two bush men to help me to get the potatoes picked and taken in. Baker still sick. Saturady 27 Very fine dry weather. Sunday 28 Very fine dry weather. Monday 29 Fine cold weather. Wind N.N.W. Self sheepheard rams. Plowing. Tuesday 30 Very cold with shower of rain. Employed digging part of the day. Self out with rams. Wednesday 31 Fine dry weather with frost. Employed plowing. Self out with rams. Baker still sick. Heard that Alex & Catherine arrived the port. So ends this month. Both the Cats join me in love and aff. to you and Douglas. Arch Jno McLean