File #41961: "William Beatty 1883-1886 Diary 78.pdf"

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1886
May 6 David & Vive & the oldest Daughter came down on the Express they are all well Ad sowed 5 bushels of peas in all
7 David & Vive went to Delta on the Express Ad cultivated with the wheel cultivator in the North field & sowed of oats 2 bushel of Black Barley & 1 bushel peas all mixed together in that field
Kate had a Colt this morning 8 Ad finished that part of the field fine day ground very hard
9 Revd Mr Millard preached this evening
10 Ad plowed draged & furrowed out the garden cold day cows let out for the first time Jimmie & Philo planted 12 1 half bushel of potatos in the garden
11 very heavy rain all night it rained 1 1/2 inches on the land Ad plowed in the North field
12 Ad plowed in the North field the Boys spread dung in the afternoon where Ad is plowing fine day Ellen went to Mallorytown on the Express Margret is very sick
Jimmie left Ad paid him 5 dolars heavy rain in the afternoon 13 Ad is plowing in the North Field the Boys spread dung in the forenoon he sowed better than 2 bushel of wheat with S Johnston seeder
14 Ad went to Escott with 3 1/2 bags of wheat the ground is too wet
rain last night 15 Ad worked in the North field
16 Revd Mr Millard preached this morning
John Grea began to work 17 Ad worked in the North field
18 Do Do Do Johnston team helped
David & Vive came on the Express 19 Do Do Do Do Do they finished he sowed 7 bushel of wheat in all 1 bushel of Black Barley & about 1/4 of flaxseed that finished all the sowing there fine weather
20 Ad is helping Johnston to plow
21 Do Do frost last night John planted beans in the garden
22 heavy rain this morning no work done
23 Revd Mr Millard preached this evening
24 Ad helped John Johnston at his work plowing & draging
25 John rolled in the North field Ad went to Gananoque this afternoon Mary {illegible} went with him
26 Jonney strike through planted corn below hen house Ad atended the red cow she is sick
27 Jonnie rolled the midle field then drew dung from Ad to the North field
28 Ad drew all the dung that was at his place a lot of straw from horse on to where he sowed the wheat in the North field Jimmie spread
29 Ad drew a load of straw from the Barn to the wheat this morning the wind was too high they could do nothing he then plowed for the potatos where the cow corn was last year he went to the raisin of Hugh McKays
30 Revd Mr Millard preached this morning I walked to the church that is the time I have done it since I got hurt
31 Ad drew straw down to the North field and it on the spring wheat then him & the Boys washed the Sheep Ad went to The chanty to plow & sow corn back at night could do nothing the ground is {illegible} Ad went to Lidenhurst to annual meeting of the Conservative meeting
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