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William Beatty Diary, 1883-1886
William Beatty 1883-1886 Diary 54.pdf
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<td>May </td> | <td>May </td> | ||
<td>1</td> | <td>1</td> | ||
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>Ad & the Boy is fixing up fences & other chores</td> |
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<td>2</td> | <td>2</td> | ||
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>Ad drew 3 loads of sand from the gravel pit to the garden north of the Burnt greapes so as to bring the ground up level with the garden</td> |
</tr> | </tr> | ||
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<td>3</td> | <td>3</td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>I atended the Sabbath School I have a sumer cold </td> |
</tr> | </tr> | ||
<tr> | <tr> | ||
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>Mr Ross a student came on the Express this afternoon Mr McMullen met him I took him home</td> |
<td>4</td> | <td>4</td> | ||
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>light showers of rain & snow most of the day my cold is no better very little out of doors</td> |
</tr> | </tr> | ||
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<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
<td>5</td> | <td>5</td> | ||
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>Ad is drawing dung to the garden from Matthews he brought it had 5 load </td> |
</tr> | </tr> | ||
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<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
<td>6</td> | <td>6</td> | ||
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>Ad started to plow in the North field North East post it began to rain a little before noon rained all the afternoon </td> |
</tr> | </tr> | ||
<tr> | <tr> | ||
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>I planted 9 2 year old curren bushes in the garden 1 of Fays Prolific north of cedar post & 1 year old from the fruit G Acoistium</td> |
<td>7</td> | <td>7</td> | ||
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>I have done very little yet Ad went to Escott with 6 bags of Wheat & 3 of peas cold damp day</td> |
</tr> | </tr> | ||
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<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
<td>8</td> | <td>8</td> | ||
| − | <td></td> | + | <td> Ad worked at home I did a little at the milk waggon</td> |
</tr> | </tr> | ||
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<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
<td>9</td> | <td>9</td> | ||
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>Ad drew rails from the road where the wire fence is made to finish the midle line in the center field Joe & me fixed the banking around the house & leveled it all around the front door</td> |
</tr> | </tr> | ||
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<td>10</td> | <td>10</td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>Mr Ross a student preached a night I heard Mr Tye in the morning</td> |
</tr> | </tr> | ||
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<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
<td>11</td> | <td>11</td> | ||
| − | <td></td> | + | <td> Ad drew straw & hay from here home to day</td> |
</tr> | </tr> | ||
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<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
<td>12</td> | <td>12</td> | ||
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>Ad helped me to put the reaches & rear head block on the milk waggon </td> |
</tr> | </tr> | ||
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<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
<td>13</td> | <td>13</td> | ||
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>Ad cultivated 4 ridges in the garden & then went to the North East field & cultivated there </td> |
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<td>14</td> | <td>14</td> | ||
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>Ad sowed 4 bushel of the Australian oats</td> |
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<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
<td>15</td> | <td>15</td> | ||
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>Ad sowed 8 bushel more of the above oats </td> |
</tr> | </tr> | ||
<tr> | <tr> | ||
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>fine warm time first potatos planted</td> |
<td>16</td> | <td>16</td> | ||
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>Ad finished the cultivating of the North East field this morning & cultivated 4 ridges in the garden cultivated with the wheeled cultivator in field north of the house & sowed 1/2 bushel of spring I planted 10 rows of potatos from the hen house got the seed from Ab McNiel</td> |
</tr> | </tr> | ||
<tr> | <tr> | ||
| − | <td>17 | + | <td>17 the woods look green</td> |
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<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
| + | <td>Mr Ross preached this morning </td> | ||
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<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
<td>18</td> | <td>18</td> | ||
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>Ad sowed 10 3/4 bushel of wheat north of the house making 12 1/4 bushel in that field</td> |
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<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
<td>19</td> | <td>19</td> | ||
| − | <td></td> | + | <td> Ad sowed bushel of the Black oats in the field north of the house Bruces clock came </td> |
</tr> | </tr> | ||
<table> | <table> | ||
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1885
| May | 1 | Ad & the Boy is fixing up fences & other chores |
| 2 | Ad drew 3 loads of sand from the gravel pit to the garden north of the Burnt greapes so as to bring the ground up level with the garden | |
| 3 | I atended the Sabbath School I have a sumer cold | |
| Mr Ross a student came on the Express this afternoon Mr McMullen met him I took him home | 4 | light showers of rain & snow most of the day my cold is no better very little out of doors |
| 5 | Ad is drawing dung to the garden from Matthews he brought it had 5 load | |
| 6 | Ad started to plow in the North field North East post it began to rain a little before noon rained all the afternoon | |
| I planted 9 2 year old curren bushes in the garden 1 of Fays Prolific north of cedar post & 1 year old from the fruit G Acoistium | 7 | I have done very little yet Ad went to Escott with 6 bags of Wheat & 3 of peas cold damp day |
| 8 | Ad worked at home I did a little at the milk waggon | |
| 9 | Ad drew rails from the road where the wire fence is made to finish the midle line in the center field Joe & me fixed the banking around the house & leveled it all around the front door | |
| 10 | Mr Ross a student preached a night I heard Mr Tye in the morning | |
| 11 | Ad drew straw & hay from here home to day | |
| 12 | Ad helped me to put the reaches & rear head block on the milk waggon | |
| 13 | Ad cultivated 4 ridges in the garden & then went to the North East field & cultivated there | |
| 14 | Ad sowed 4 bushel of the Australian oats | |
| 15 | Ad sowed 8 bushel more of the above oats | |
| fine warm time first potatos planted | 16 | Ad finished the cultivating of the North East field this morning & cultivated 4 ridges in the garden cultivated with the wheeled cultivator in field north of the house & sowed 1/2 bushel of spring I planted 10 rows of potatos from the hen house got the seed from Ab McNiel |
| 17 the woods look green | Mr Ross preached this morning | |
| 18 | Ad sowed 10 3/4 bushel of wheat north of the house making 12 1/4 bushel in that field | |
| 19 | Ad sowed bushel of the Black oats in the field north of the house Bruces clock came |
