Overview
Mon. July. 23.
Dolly calved this morning, 5 days early, a good heifer calf. Over to Cheslyn Rise – hayfed calves +c – moved cyclone in Becher p[addock]. giving Father’s hoggets a new cut of swedes. Clif made me an offer to take crop of swedes + one of rats off front 4 acres of Long p., plough again (3rd time) + £15 in cash. 1/4pl[ate]. photos of rough NE corner of Becher p. before the carrying out of Father’s big scheme for straightening stream + filling old winding channel (1) looking SE (2) looking NW. In pm Father, Charlie + I continued levelling in old stm [stream] channel on south side of Becher p. + carted 14 loads. Developed batch of plates in evening. The weather is now calm + clear + very mild for time of year.