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William Beatty Diary, 1883-1886
William Beatty 1883-1886 Diary 6.pdf
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| − | <td></td> | + | <td>May</td> |
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>1</td> |
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>Dan is plowing in the thistle field it is a good deal warmer this morning I took cair of {illegible}</td> |
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| − | <td></td> | + | <td>2</td> |
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>Dan is plowing in same field</td> |
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| − | <td></td> | + | <td>3</td> |
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>rain most of the day I went to the funeral of the child of Alex Cornett the Reverend Mr Crage preached in the house cold damp day </td> |
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| − | <td></td> | + | <td>4</td> |
| − | <td></td> | + | <td> Dan is drawing the old rails that was in the fence where we made the new one to Johnston line I have some headace</td> |
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| − | <td></td> | + | <td>5</td> |
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>we cleaned seed oats in the New Barn in the forenoon I went to Fairfax to session meeting Henery Landon & Miss Shields joined the church very few out</td> |
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| + | <td>6</td> | ||
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| − | <td> | + | <td>the Communion was held at Fairfax this afternoon Revd Mr Shane preached the church was well filled</td> |
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| − | <td></td> | + | <td>7</td> |
| − | <td></td> | + | <td> Dan plowed where the thistles was in the center field</td> |
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| − | <td></td> | + | <td>8</td> |
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>Dan is plowing I sowed 1 half bushel of Timothy seed on the fall wheat I put it on 9 ridges began at the East Side</td> |
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| − | <td></td> | + | <td>9</td> |
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>Dan is plowing cold morning he finished that part of the field & began to sow & sowed 4 bushel of little oats I drove the horses while he sowed</td> |
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| − | <td></td> | + | <td>10</td> |
| − | <td></td> | + | <td> sowed 3 bushel more rain in the afternoon</td> |
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| − | <td></td> | + | <td>11</td> |
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>heavy rain most of the night we fixed the Barnyard fence could do nothing in the field ground too wet</td> |
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| − | <td></td> | + | <td>12</td> |
| − | <td> | + | <td>Dan sowed 5 bushel of small oats the ground works well</td> |
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| + | <td>13</td> | ||
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| − | <td> | + | <td>Revd Mr Shane preached in evening Mr Balie in the morning </td> |
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| − | <td></td> | + | <td>14</td> |
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>Dan sowed 7 bushel of the Austrilion oats on the South end of the midle field it was plowed out of the sod this spring drags up well I brock it in with the cultivator</td> |
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| − | <td></td> | + | <td>15</td> |
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>Dan sowed 5 bushel more of the same oats I brock it with the cultivator fine day rather cold</td> |
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| − | <td></td> | + | <td>16</td> |
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>Dan sowed 6 bushel of peas oats & barley mixed on the east side of Buckwheat ground</td> |
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| − | <td></td> | + | <td>17</td> |
| − | <td></td> | + | <td> Dan got the wheeled cultivator & cultivated the Buckwheat ground where it was plowed last fall & plowed the remainder of the field</td> |
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| − | <td></td> | + | <td>18</td> |
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>Dan sowed 6 bushel of the small oats I sowed Timothy seed on the most of it </td> |
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1883
| May | 1 | Dan is plowing in the thistle field it is a good deal warmer this morning I took cair of {illegible} |
| 2 | Dan is plowing in same field | |
| 3 | rain most of the day I went to the funeral of the child of Alex Cornett the Reverend Mr Crage preached in the house cold damp day | |
| 4 | Dan is drawing the old rails that was in the fence where we made the new one to Johnston line I have some headace | |
| 5 | we cleaned seed oats in the New Barn in the forenoon I went to Fairfax to session meeting Henery Landon & Miss Shields joined the church very few out | |
| 6 | the Communion was held at Fairfax this afternoon Revd Mr Shane preached the church was well filled | |
| 7 | Dan plowed where the thistles was in the center field | |
| 8 | Dan is plowing I sowed 1 half bushel of Timothy seed on the fall wheat I put it on 9 ridges began at the East Side | |
| 9 | Dan is plowing cold morning he finished that part of the field & began to sow & sowed 4 bushel of little oats I drove the horses while he sowed | |
| 10 | sowed 3 bushel more rain in the afternoon | |
| 11 | heavy rain most of the night we fixed the Barnyard fence could do nothing in the field ground too wet | |
| 12 | Dan sowed 5 bushel of small oats the ground works well | |
| 13 | Revd Mr Shane preached in evening Mr Balie in the morning | |
| 14 | Dan sowed 7 bushel of the Austrilion oats on the South end of the midle field it was plowed out of the sod this spring drags up well I brock it in with the cultivator | |
| 15 | Dan sowed 5 bushel more of the same oats I brock it with the cultivator fine day rather cold | |
| 16 | Dan sowed 6 bushel of peas oats & barley mixed on the east side of Buckwheat ground | |
| 17 | Dan got the wheeled cultivator & cultivated the Buckwheat ground where it was plowed last fall & plowed the remainder of the field | |
| 18 | Dan sowed 6 bushel of the small oats I sowed Timothy seed on the most of it |
