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William Beatty Diary, 1880-1883

William Beatty 1880-1883 Diary 7.pdf

1880

<table>
 <tr>
  <td>May</td>
  <td>17</td>
  <td>Ezra came and began to plow in the sod in the middle field for peas</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>18</td>
  <td>fine sower last night Ezra worked at the road till noon he plowed sod and finished it</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>X  left the cows out of the stable at night</td>
  <td>19</td>
  <td>sowed 4 bushel of peas on the sod Wallace helped him I sowed the flax seed that Ad sent from Toronto on the head ridge next the ditch and Browns sample of Early oats on the South East corner and a sample of Swiss Early oats on the south west corner of the flax all on the head ridge</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>20</td>
  <td>Ezra went to the mill with a grist Jennie went to the Instue with him fine day Tom painting</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>21</td>
  <td>Ezra worked at the road that finished there work except the potato ground</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>22</td>
  <td>Ezra & me fixed up the fences at the gravel pit and round the church field and the lain & paster field</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>23</td>
  <td></td>
  <td>Revd Mr Matthews preached this morning Mr Huston at night</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>24</td>
  <td>Ezra cultivated rolled & draged the garden I planted 1/4 lb Moons Eryrly Sweet Corn East side</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>25</td>
  <td>Ezra & me planted 1/4 lb Mammath sweet corn on this side Ad cent them down from Toronto the rest of the garden planted in potatoes & beans</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>26</td>
  <td>Ezra went to plow the potato ground at the road I sowed grass seed North of the house down to the oak tree where Ezra sowed a bushel of oats yesterday it missed seeding last </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td>Billie & Davison came this forenoon to work  Ezra worked at the potato ground at the road I tosed up the old straw that covered the turnip & burned it </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>28</td>
  <td>Ezra finished the potato ground at the road I painted & reglazed one of upstairs windows</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>29</td>
  <td>Ezra took some hefers to the 6 Con  to paster in the forenoon we washed in the afternoon</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>30</td>
  <td></td>
  <td>Revd Mr Garnet preached this morning Mr Matthews at night </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>31</td>
  <td>Ezra & Wallace worked on the Roads for this place {illegible} </td>
 </tr>

<table>

Revision as of Nov 10, 2024, 1:44:43 AM, edited by 10.0.2.100

1880

May	17	Ezra came and began to plow in the sod in the middle field for peas
	18	fine sower last night Ezra worked at the road till noon he plowed sod and finished it
X left the cows out of the stable at night	19	sowed 4 bushel of peas on the sod Wallace helped him I sowed the flax seed that Ad sent from Toronto on the head ridge next the ditch and Browns sample of Early oats on the South East corner and a sample of Swiss Early oats on the south west corner of the flax all on the head ridge
	20	Ezra went to the mill with a grist Jennie went to the Instue with him fine day Tom painting
	21	Ezra worked at the road that finished there work except the potato ground
	22	Ezra & me fixed up the fences at the gravel pit and round the church field and the lain & paster field
23		Revd Mr Matthews preached this morning Mr Huston at night
	24	Ezra cultivated rolled & draged the garden I planted 1/4 lb Moons Eryrly Sweet Corn East side
	25	Ezra & me planted 1/4 lb Mammath sweet corn on this side Ad cent them down from Toronto the rest of the garden planted in potatoes & beans
	26	Ezra went to plow the potato ground at the road I sowed grass seed North of the house down to the oak tree where Ezra sowed a bushel of oats yesterday it missed seeding last
		Billie & Davison came this forenoon to work Ezra worked at the potato ground at the road I tosed up the old straw that covered the turnip & burned it
	28	Ezra finished the potato ground at the road I painted & reglazed one of upstairs windows
	29	Ezra took some hefers to the 6 Con to paster in the forenoon we washed in the afternoon
30		Revd Mr Garnet preached this morning Mr Matthews at night
	31	Ezra & Wallace worked on the Roads for this place {illegible}

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William Beatty Diary, 1880-1883

William Beatty 1880-1883 Diary 7.pdf

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