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William Beatty Diary, 1883-1886
William Beatty 1883-1886 Diary 31.pdf
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| − | <td></td> | + | <td>14</td> |
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>David & {illegible} went to Toronto on the express Bessie went with them Dan Drew Dunn to the garden in the forenoon fixed some {illegible} after Dan {illegible} drawing dung to the garden then {illegible} got Bruces wheel cultivator & cultivated the garden & then throwed out some furrows heavy rain at </td> |
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| − | <td></td> | + | <td>15</td> |
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| − | <td></td> | + | <td>16</td> |
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>Dan helped Humphrey Young to plow I began to {illegible} & clean out the hen house light showers</td> |
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| − | <td></td> | + | <td>17</td> |
| − | <td></td> | + | <td> Dan helped Humphrey to plow Ad took yearling & 2-year-old heifer to the 6 concession this morning we planted 10 rows of potatos {illegible} to the hen house in the garden</td> |
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| − | <td></td> | + | <td>18</td> |
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>Revd Mr Shane preached this morning</td> |
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| − | <td></td> | + | <td>19</td> |
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>Dan can do nothing he has a boil on his hand Ad took some of the clapboards of the house & then put a lath on the stud & nailed them on again that brought the stud out even with the grout he intends new clapboards on</td> |
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| − | <td></td> | + | <td>20</td> |
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>Dan went to Mallorytown on the Mixed this morning we put the cows in the midle field for the first</td> |
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| − | <td></td> | + | <td>21</td> |
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>Ad went to Gananoque & brought 8 barrels of plaster of Paris for to put on the land & 2 Spades 1 for ditching & 1 for digging Dan can do nothing</td> |
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| − | <td></td> | + | <td>22</td> |
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>Ad took 5 barrels of the plaster to the north half of the East midle field Dan is doing yet</td> |
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| − | <td></td> | + | <td>23</td> |
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>Ad drew 2 load of rails from where the stocks was to make a lain at the end of the barn Dan is doing {illegible}</td> |
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| − | <td></td> | + | <td>24</td> |
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>Ad & me put up the fence for the lain</td> |
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| − | <td></td> | + | <td>25</td> |
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>Revd Mr Tygh preached this morning Mr Shane at night</td> |
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| − | <td></td> | + | <td>26</td> |
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>Ad went to Gananoque with 3 bags of wheat 4 of barley {illegible} 3 bushels of plaster on the midle field he began on the east side</td> |
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| − | <td></td> | + | <td>27</td> |
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>Dan drew some stones of the south end of the midle field & cultivated it with the wheeled cultivator</td> |
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| − | <td></td> | + | <td>28</td> |
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>Dan & Ad Drew dung & cultivated the field back of the barn </td> |
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| − | <td></td> | + | <td>29</td> |
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>they furrowed out & planted 6 rows of carrots 1 row of parsnips 2 rows beets & planted some sweet corn & popcorn in the garden</td> |
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| − | <td></td> | + | <td>30</td> |
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>Ad went to Gananoque for a load of clapboards Dan took some of the old clapboards off the South end of the house </td> |
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| − | <td></td> | + | <td>31</td> |
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>Ad went to Gananoque for another load of clapboards Dan is taking off the clapboards</td> |
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1884
| May | 14 | David & {illegible} went to Toronto on the express Bessie went with them Dan Drew Dunn to the garden in the forenoon fixed some {illegible} after Dan {illegible} drawing dung to the garden then {illegible} got Bruces wheel cultivator & cultivated the garden & then throwed out some furrows heavy rain at |
| 15 | ||
| 16 | Dan helped Humphrey Young to plow I began to {illegible} & clean out the hen house light showers | |
| 17 | Dan helped Humphrey to plow Ad took yearling & 2-year-old heifer to the 6 concession this morning we planted 10 rows of potatos {illegible} to the hen house in the garden | |
| 18 | Revd Mr Shane preached this morning | |
| 19 | Dan can do nothing he has a boil on his hand Ad took some of the clapboards of the house & then put a lath on the stud & nailed them on again that brought the stud out even with the grout he intends new clapboards on | |
| 20 | Dan went to Mallorytown on the Mixed this morning we put the cows in the midle field for the first | |
| 21 | Ad went to Gananoque & brought 8 barrels of plaster of Paris for to put on the land & 2 Spades 1 for ditching & 1 for digging Dan can do nothing | |
| 22 | Ad took 5 barrels of the plaster to the north half of the East midle field Dan is doing yet | |
| 23 | Ad drew 2 load of rails from where the stocks was to make a lain at the end of the barn Dan is doing {illegible} | |
| 24 | Ad & me put up the fence for the lain | |
| 25 | Revd Mr Tygh preached this morning Mr Shane at night | |
| 26 | Ad went to Gananoque with 3 bags of wheat 4 of barley {illegible} 3 bushels of plaster on the midle field he began on the east side | |
| 27 | Dan drew some stones of the south end of the midle field & cultivated it with the wheeled cultivator | |
| 28 | Dan & Ad Drew dung & cultivated the field back of the barn | |
| 29 | they furrowed out & planted 6 rows of carrots 1 row of parsnips 2 rows beets & planted some sweet corn & popcorn in the garden | |
| 30 | Ad went to Gananoque for a load of clapboards Dan took some of the old clapboards off the South end of the house | |
| 31 | Ad went to Gananoque for another load of clapboards Dan is taking off the clapboards |
