File #42012: "William Beatty 1886-1889 Diary 50.pdf"

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1888
April 20 I did some tinkering & split wood a little hail & snow this afternoon the ground is white at night
21 snow all gone this morning Bud had a heffer calf this morning Ad is boring post holes on the side road North field
22 Mr McPherson preached this evening hard frost morning Mr Millard had to go to Morsburg
23 cold day Ad bored post holes & set posts
24 Ad went to raisn of James Hortons he is putting up a large Barn they got it at night
X oats 3 25 Ad sowed 3 bushel bushel of oats Black Barley & peas in the midle field South end that is the first that he has sowed
26 Ad took 5 bushels to the field this morning he took 2 more at noon fine day
in all in that half 14 1/2 8 Philo dragged this forenoon & Ad shoveled the furrows fine day they got a small load of hay at Bruce's 27 Ad sowed in all the south half of the midle field 14 1/2 bushel of the mixture of peas oats & Black Barley fine day
28 Philo draged this forenoon and Ad shoveled the furrows fine day they got a small load of hay at Bruces
29 Revd Mr Millard preached this morning
30 Ad worked in the midel field & bushel of the same oats Matthes shoveled & I spread dung in the North field & in the little field at the milk shed heavy rain most of the night I planted 2 of the Jesse strawberry that I got from Fruit Growers Socitie
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