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William Beatty Diary, 1858-1860

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1859

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 <tr>
  <td>October 14</td>
  <td>diged Potatos the ground very dry </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td>15</td>
  <td>fine rain last night & to Day huskcd at corn it is very poor the white corn is the best</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>16</td>
  <td>the Revd Mr Harvy preached at our school house</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>17</td>
  <td>went to Brockville with 2 barrels of apples 1 1/2 of snows & 1/2 f calvels 12s.6d per barrel sold 1 tub of butter 17 cents per lb </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>18</td>
  <td>diged potatoes hard frost at night</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>19</td>
  <td>finished diging the potatos & killed a hog</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>20</td>
  <td>went to Farmersville with a hog sold it for 5 .1/4 dollars per hundred it weigh 257 lb bought a plough for 9 3/4 dollars 1 extra mold & 2 extra shares </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>21</td>
  <td>shod the horses</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>22</td>
  <td>david began to plow on the cristie place </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>23</td>
  <td> the Revd Mr McKenzie preach in caintown in the afternoon</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>24</td>
  <td>david plowed the ground very dry I cam home from John Younge I went there on Saturday he got himself hurt he is better</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>25</td>
  <td>dug the carrots good crop</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>26</td>
  <td>David went to Brockville with A load of turnips for  Hucheson 1d per bushel</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>27</td>
  <td>puld turnips hard frost</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>28</td>
  <td>finished the turnip fine crop hard frost</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>29</td>
  <td>drew in the potatos </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>30</td>
  <td>the Revd Mr Harvy preach in our school house</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>30</td>
  <td>drew wood a sleepers for the stable</td>
 </tr>

<table>

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1859

October 14	diged Potatos the ground very dry
15	fine rain last night & to Day huskcd at corn it is very poor the white corn is the best
16	the Revd Mr Harvy preached at our school house
17	went to Brockville with 2 barrels of apples 1 1/2 of snows & 1/2 f calvels 12s.6d per barrel sold 1 tub of butter 17 cents per lb
18	diged potatoes hard frost at night
19	finished diging the potatos & killed a hog
20	went to Farmersville with a hog sold it for 5 .1/4 dollars per hundred it weigh 257 lb bought a plough for 9 3/4 dollars 1 extra mold & 2 extra shares
21	shod the horses
22	david began to plow on the cristie place
23	the Revd Mr McKenzie preach in caintown in the afternoon
24	david plowed the ground very dry I cam home from John Younge I went there on Saturday he got himself hurt he is better
25	dug the carrots good crop
26	David went to Brockville with A load of turnips for Hucheson 1d per bushel
27	puld turnips hard frost
28	finished the turnip fine crop hard frost
29	drew in the potatos
30	the Revd Mr Harvy preach in our school house
30	drew wood a sleepers for the stable

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