Thursday 8 Bullocks plowing in the padock. Self and man planting trees. Planted 50 oaks and 50 pines. Friday Very stormy cold weather. The bullocks plowing. Self and man planting trees. Saturday 10th Strong SW wind with snow. Employed plowing. Self planting out forest trees. Bought a barrel of herring from Smith exchange for meat. Sunday 11 Cold weather and a fine clear sky. Alex still complaining. Monday 12 Employed plowing with bullocks. Self and man digging. Nelson shingling stable lean-two Tuesday 13 Fine weather. Employed old Archibald stock boy threashing out hay for seed. Man digging ground for trees. Self went to Alex on Maorie busness. Baker sick. Wednesday 14 Fine weather. Threashing hay. Went to the pah with Alex and brother Alex. Thursday 15 Left the pa and went to Alexander's and came home with sister Catherine. Found all well. Friday 16 Fine weather. Employed threashing out hay. Self and man digging gardin ground for trees. Alex not home. Saturday 17 Heavey rain all day. Employed within doors picking potatoes. Sunday 18 Heavey rain all day. Alex not come home. Monday 19 Fine weather. 2 men threashing hay. Self harrowing in grass seed. Tuesday 20 Employed threashing hay. Self sowing grass seed & harrowing it. 1 man digging. Alex not come home. Wednesday 21 Employed self harrowing with Blutcher and sowing grass seed. The boy after the bullocks but did not find them. Six came home. Thursday 22 Harrowing in with the horse and rolling ground with the bullocks. Killed 1 Poverty Bay steer. 513lb Friday 23 Employed as yesterday. 1 man digging. Planted 50 blue gums Saturday 24 Fine weather. Bulocks after fire wood. Self planting trees & grafting fruit trees. Sunday 25 Dark dull weather. Got the most of the horses in. They look well.