Overview
Thurs. Aug. 31.
Terrific thunderstorm during night + wet morning. Worked round house till 11 am + then rode up to Sonoma. Moved ewes + lambs from Leighton p[addock] to Mill p. Put 10 rams in Ram p. + then found an eleventh on Mill p. so after being missing all the season this ram has turned up. Rode over to Ohau River - split 45 battens + put them on Andrews upper fence (reconstructed) finishing this job. Found another steer in Top p. + put him on 100 ac[re] p. making 46 there. There are 4 more in Leighton p. + 3 on hilltop, total 53, 2 missing. Home very late - showery afternoon + evening.
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