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William Beatty Diary, 1858-1860
William Beatty Diary, 1858-1860_05.pdf
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<td>April 15</td> | <td>April 15</td> | ||
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>plowed in the field below the house & drew rails & stones & dung to the garden & dung for hot bed fine Day</td> |
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<td>16</td> | <td>16</td> | ||
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>finished plowing the sod below the house & plowed the garden I worked at the fence in the bull paster the boys drew stones</td> |
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<td>17</td> | <td>17</td> | ||
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>Jock began to plow in the field at the New barn I worked at the fence in the bull paster fine Day </td> |
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<td>18</td> | <td>18</td> | ||
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>went to caintown & heard the Revd Mr Benning preached </td> |
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<td>19</td> | <td>19</td> | ||
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>finished the bull paster fence Jock plowed</td> |
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<td>20</td> | <td>20</td> | ||
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>went to Farmersvill for Elingham with 50 flour Barrels & 4 butter tubs for P. Wing & 10 butter tubs for H Green heavy rain in the afternoon</td> |
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<td>21</td> | <td>21</td> | ||
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>heavy rain last night the most of the Day fixed the horses shoes & shod them forefeet </td> |
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<td>22</td> | <td>22</td> | ||
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>planted 8 apple trees 3 pound & the rest other grafts sowed the cabbage seed in the hotbed</td> |
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<td>23</td> | <td>23</td> | ||
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>went to Lyn with 14 bushel of wheat o& 2 of corn for a grist raind midle of Day Jock finished plowing the field at the barn</td> |
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<td>24</td> | <td>24</td> | ||
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>began to plow in bull paster, ground very wet snow this afternoon</td> |
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<td>25</td> | <td>25</td> | ||
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>went to caintown & heard the Revd Mr McMurry preach the snow was 3 inches deep this morning</td> |
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<td>26</td> | <td>26</td> | ||
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>plowed in the bull paster. Jock & the boys drew dung to the 2nd field hard frost this morning</td> |
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<td>27</td> | <td>27</td> | ||
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>plowed & drew dung the same as yesterday</td> |
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<td>28</td> | <td>28</td> | ||
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>finished plowing in the bull paster in forenoon drew dung with both teems to the field below the bull paster</td> |
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<td>29</td> | <td>29</td> | ||
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>drew dung to the same field</td> |
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<td>30</td> | <td>30</td> | ||
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>heavy rain last night & this morning went to farmersville for Elingham with barrels</td> |
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1858
| April 15 | plowed in the field below the house & drew rails & stones & dung to the garden & dung for hot bed fine Day |
| 16 | finished plowing the sod below the house & plowed the garden I worked at the fence in the bull paster the boys drew stones |
| 17 | Jock began to plow in the field at the New barn I worked at the fence in the bull paster fine Day |
| 18 | went to caintown & heard the Revd Mr Benning preached |
| 19 | finished the bull paster fence Jock plowed |
| 20 | went to Farmersvill for Elingham with 50 flour Barrels & 4 butter tubs for P. Wing & 10 butter tubs for H Green heavy rain in the afternoon |
| 21 | heavy rain last night the most of the Day fixed the horses shoes & shod them forefeet |
| 22 | planted 8 apple trees 3 pound & the rest other grafts sowed the cabbage seed in the hotbed |
| 23 | went to Lyn with 14 bushel of wheat o& 2 of corn for a grist raind midle of Day Jock finished plowing the field at the barn |
| 24 | began to plow in bull paster, ground very wet snow this afternoon |
| 25 | went to caintown & heard the Revd Mr McMurry preach the snow was 3 inches deep this morning |
| 26 | plowed in the bull paster. Jock & the boys drew dung to the 2nd field hard frost this morning |
| 27 | plowed & drew dung the same as yesterday |
| 28 | finished plowing in the bull paster in forenoon drew dung with both teems to the field below the bull paster |
| 29 | drew dung to the same field |
| 30 | heavy rain last night & this morning went to farmersville for Elingham with barrels |
