John F. Buys Cows

Saturday, March 10, 1855: Today  John F. and Patrick Rafferty walked to the north part of the town and John F paid to the widow Green thirty two dollars for a cow and twenty two dollars for a heifer and drove them to the Rodgers farm.
Tuesday: Today John F. went to Eldridge’s saw mill and drew on logs on the logway with my old horse, and carried boards from the mill. John F. and Patrick sawed a spell on the hill, then quit for the saw was dull. Today Geo P. went into Berkshire to bargain to sell apple trees.
Thursday: John F. went with my horse and Geo P. horse and drew one load timber and one load hay from the Rodgers farm, and the afternoon drew timber from Geo P. farm. Today high wind and some squally, I did but a few chores and unwell.
Friday: This morning Patrick drove home a heifer and calf that John bought of the widow Green. This forenoon John F. and Patrick drew three loads timber and wood from the swamp, two loads with the old horses and one load with the young horses. This afternoon Geo P. returned from Berkshire county bargaining to sell apple trees and looking to buy oxen but not bought any.
Saturday: John F. walked to Pittsfield and stayed to Jay Wylie’s to look for to buy cows.
Monday: Today John F. went from Pittsfield to Lanesborough to one Mr. Keelor’s and bargained for three cows and said Keeler agreed to keep them a few days. He then came home. Tonight my two sons and two daughters  and Geo P.’s wife and her sister Ellen went to the debate to the school house near Harvey Patching’s in Lebanon.
Tuesday: Patrick went with ox team and wagon to Eldridge’s mill and fetched home a load of boards