Year 1866

Jan 13 Insured cattle against disease. Premium 4..10..0 as deposit, balance of premium 11..4..10

Jan 26 Grinding clover heads, man got his arm in mill. Crushed it badly

Jan 27 Sold wheat at 7/2 per B

Jan 31 Butcher killing beast at house, not to be moved alive (Cattle Plague)

Sold Barley at 4/6 per B

Mar 23 at Church general day of Humiliation re the Cattle Plague

Mar 29 Killing fat cattle at the House

June 14 at Penrhos Churchyard ordering family graves to be done up, names recut

June 25 Margaret & self at Baschurch Club

June 27 Began hay harvest

July 13 Finished Hay

July 25 Margaret & self went to Aunt Parrys Glanpaith (near Aberystwith ) for 4 days

Aug 1 Began grain harvest

Wool 1/8 per lb

Aug 23 Old Mrs Humphrys burial attended, Shrewsbury. She was aunt to my mother.

Sep 6 Attended old Mr Jucks funeral.

Sep 8 Gave Sir B Leighton notice to leave Cardiston Park next Lady Day

Sep 13 Finished grain harvest

Oct 6 Margaret & self settled to take farm at Aston on Clun. Signed the agreement

Oct 24 Jeffrey ill at Cardiston Park (Chilton)

Nov 17 Sold wheat at 9/- & barley at 6/11 per B

Nov 27 Attended meeting of Shropshire Chamber of Agriculture. Became a member at first.