Charles Boydell - journal, 1830-1835 - Page 27

[Nov?] 1826 to 1830 the [Early?] & [land?] a very hard time [still?]. It was impossible to sell anything. [indecipherable]  money was painfully scarce. [indecipherable] [sort?] of barter had to be resorted to 
instance. if you agreed with a
to put up a line of fencing it [was?]
not uncommon & to agree to  [indecipherable] pry in
so many rods  of fencing for so [many?] 
bullocks or a horse or so many bushels
of wheat. [ Sualtus?] had no regular
to [indecipherable] them as they have [indecipherable] 
and might was right to a [indecipherable] 
extent . The Country ws so far as is
known populated principally by [indecipherable] settlers
who had obtained grants of land
the grants not exceeding 2500 acres
in the Hunter. Napean. Illawarra. [Hawkesbury?]
Districts, and we hear of clover being
grown and likely to become a useful
grass in the Colony. also other [indecipherable] 
grasses introduced for the first time
turnips some cultivated on some [?]
but [?] of as a crop not to be depended upon
The more opulent settlers commenced [for?] 
the first time to fence in their land [with?]
rail fences and seemed quite [surprised?] 
at the improved capacity for keeping stock
horned cattle increased very fast about 
this time and [indecipherable]  mustered in the
year 1820 accounted to 99. 87 [indecipherable] 
they were a mixed breed  [indecipherable]  the
Cape of Good Hope and [indecipherable] 
In 1835 [?] from William Ogilvie Esq. Two hundred & seventy three sheep of the following description . this property of Miss Wilton,one ewe & lamb being still left with Mr Ogilivie in the consequence of the accident during sheep washing

died on the Road                            3
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3rd Nov 1835 Records the above
Charles Boydell