File #41972: "William Beatty 1886-1889 Diary 10.pdf"

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1886
Sept 1 Ad began to plow for Fall wheat in the Northwest corner of the North field where the peas was
2 Charles Roth came this forenoon to cut the spring wheat got it done after dinner fine day
3 Ad & Jonnie helped Bruce with his harvest till near night they got home to draw in 1 load of wheat they left it on the waggon
4 Bruces boys came out this morning to help Ad they drew 2 loads of wheat & 1 of flax & that finished our harvesting they went to help Bruce then
5 Revd Mr Millard had the communion here afternoon the church was well filled there was 51 tokens taken in
6 Ad & Jonnie drew dung to the North field east corner Ad cut out a hole for a window in the woodshed for light
7 they drew dung in the forenoon helped Bruce to draw in in the afternoon fine day very dry weather
8 they went to Bruces this morning they finished his harvesting it has been a fine time for getting it in
little rain in forenoon 9 Ad & Jonnie is drawing dung to the North field East line he is intending to sow fall wheat on it
10 they are working at the dung a fine for it
11 Do Do Do
12 Revd Mr Millard preached this evening rain most of the day
13 Ad went to plow for the wheat this morning Jonnie is spreading dung they drew dung half of the day
14 Ad finished plowing for the fall wheat to day there was a fine shower last night
fall wheat sowed 15 Ad sowed 4 1/2 nearly bushel of fall wheat it was with Bruces drill Ad draged on it nearly all the forenoon then sowed & I draged Ad went Young with Bruce in the afternoon intending to go to Unionville
16 heavy rain all night & most of to day no work done outside I expected to go to Unionville the rain is so heavy that Charles Roth did not come for me
17 Jonnie drew stones for Dr Hannah well Birron McNiel helped him to load they drew 2 load
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