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William Beatty Diary, 1886-1889
William Beatty 1886-1889 Diary 39.pdf
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− | <td>Jo & Freeman | + | <td>Jo & Freeman finished the North field this morning & brought their plows up to the house after dinner they went to South East field & began to plow there in the N. East half </td> |
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− | <td>Jo plowed in that field Freeman is drawing from the station home fine day | + | <td>Jo plowed in that field Freeman is drawing from the station home fine day frost last night </td> |
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− | <td>Jo & Freeman is plowing in the | + | <td>Jo & Freeman is plowing in the S.East field I covered up the grapvines at Ads & here fine day</td> |
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− | <td>Jo & Freeman plowed in the same field in the forenoon it began to blow & snow at noon snowed | + | <td>Jo & Freeman plowed in the same field in the forenoon it began to blow & snow at noon snowed less or more all the afternoon Freeman went home at noon Jo plowed till near night</td> |
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− | <td>Revd Mr Millard preached at night snowed About 4 | + | <td>Revd Mr Millard preached at night snowed About 4 inches</td> |
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− | <td></td> | + | <td>stormy day most of the time Jo got the Colt home from Bruces</td> |
<td>21</td> | <td>21</td> | ||
− | <td>snow is | + | <td>snow is about 5 inches this morning Jo & Philo went Abs for the 2 yearling Holstens that was there this summer & brought them home Rob brought L Wat here this morning he is going to look & get machinery for his Factory</td> |
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− | <td></td> | + | <td>X Let the ram to the sheep</td> |
<td>23</td> | <td>23</td> | ||
− | <td>Jo plowed in the | + | <td>Jo plowed in the South East field Philo & me breaked the 4 Ewe lambs & then we let Ram out to the Sheep fine day</td> |
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<td>24</td> | <td>24</td> | ||
− | <td>Jo took cair of the horses & split wood for | + | <td>Jo took cair of the horses & split wood for Abia very hard frost last night </td> |
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− | <td>rain last night & this morning Jo drew 2 loads of | + | <td>rain last night & this morning Jo drew 2 loads of dung with the slaugh to the little field near the milk shed he helped Bruce to thrash in the afternoon</td> |
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− | <td></td> | + | <td>I sold the yearling Ram to James McDonald for $5 he looked very bad with the snow & rain</td> |
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− | <td> there was rain & snow last night & most of the day I shoveled up part of the Barnyard I shoveled up a place to get to the Barn door it is most | + | <td> there was rain & snow last night & most of the day I shoveled up part of the Barnyard I shoveled up a place to get to the Barn door it is most knee deep he shoveled from that to the new stable door</td> |
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− | <td>Jo drew a few loads of | + | <td>Jo drew a few loads of dung to the little field we killed the hogs or rather the pigs there was 3 Bruce & Eddie helped stormy day or rather very windy </td> |
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1887
Nov | 16 | Jo & Freeman finished the North field this morning & brought their plows up to the house after dinner they went to South East field & began to plow there in the N. East half |
17 | Jo plowed in that field Freeman is drawing from the station home fine day frost last night | |
18 | Jo & Freeman is plowing in the S.East field I covered up the grapvines at Ads & here fine day | |
19 | Jo & Freeman plowed in the same field in the forenoon it began to blow & snow at noon snowed less or more all the afternoon Freeman went home at noon Jo plowed till near night | |
20 | Revd Mr Millard preached at night snowed About 4 inches | |
stormy day most of the time Jo got the Colt home from Bruces | 21 | snow is about 5 inches this morning Jo & Philo went Abs for the 2 yearling Holstens that was there this summer & brought them home Rob brought L Wat here this morning he is going to look & get machinery for his Factory |
22 | Jo drew banking from the pit to bank the house with the slaugh fine day | |
X Let the ram to the sheep | 23 | Jo plowed in the South East field Philo & me breaked the 4 Ewe lambs & then we let Ram out to the Sheep fine day |
24 | Jo took cair of the horses & split wood for Abia very hard frost last night | |
25 | rain last night & this morning Jo drew 2 loads of dung with the slaugh to the little field near the milk shed he helped Bruce to thrash in the afternoon | |
26 | Jo helped Bruce to thrash to day fine day they finished | |
27 | Revd Mr Millard preached this morning | |
28 | plowed in the Southeast field | |
I sold the yearling Ram to James McDonald for $5 he looked very bad with the snow & rain | 29 | there was rain & snow last night & most of the day I shoveled up part of the Barnyard I shoveled up a place to get to the Barn door it is most knee deep he shoveled from that to the new stable door |
30 | Jo drew a few loads of dung to the little field we killed the hogs or rather the pigs there was 3 Bruce & Eddie helped stormy day or rather very windy |