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William Beatty Diary, 1880-1883
William Beatty 1880-1883 Diary 31.pdf
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1881
| June | 1 | went to Brockville to see Watt met him at the Ren{illegible} house and signed Bondes for his government work Ad drawing to the back of the barn |
| 2 | I planted the Early Bassano Beet 4 row 5 & 6 rows in the Red Surrey Carrot 7 row the red Castelby Beet more than half of the 8 row then the rest is Suttons student parsnip | |
| 3 | planted 9 & 10 rows long red mangles 11 & 12 rows is Imperial Sugar Beets 13 & 14 long Red Mangel and between 50 & 60 tomato plants fine rain this morning Ad has been working at or preparing to mo{illegible} | |
| 4 | I raked the ground for to sow 6 rows of turnips Ad and all hands is moving H Webster Barn to there place Tennent is doing it fine day | |
| 5 | Reverend Mr Shane preached this morning Mr Garrett at night | |
| 6 | Ad got the Barn to its place I worked on the roads with the teams we drew gravel out of Johns Johnsons pit 5 teams drawing on the snap road | |
| 7 | I was at the roads John Moore was on for us that made 5 days that I did | |
| 8 | Ad is drawing dung to the little field east of the Barn I sowed 6 drills of turnips of the seed that I raised last year John Moore is helping I went to Kingston on the Express as one of the commissioners to the general assembly from our Presbytery | |
| 9 | Ad plowed and planted some corn | |
| 10 | Ad plowed and planted the potatoes where they were last year the ground is in good order | |
| {in margin} I was bileted on Mr Robert McCannon Mr Guthrie the Reverend Mr Chambers was there first rate place | 11 | Ad helped Bruce to move a Barn I got home on the Express this afternoon there was a large attendance and some fine speakers they do not expect to get through before thursday next |
| 12 | Reverend Mr Garrett preached this morning Mr Shane at night | |
| 13 | I took Jennie to her school and pulled thistles out of rasbery and strabery bed | |
| 14 | planted corn east of the Barn John Moore helped he then went through the potatoes and corn with the cultivator {illegible} paid them | |
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