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William Beatty Diary, 1880-1883

William Beatty 1880-1883 Diary 53.pdf

1882

<table>
 <tr>
  <td>May</td>
  <td>1</td>
  <td>Dan is working at the road with the team in the old paster field they are sowing oats</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>2</td>
  <td>Dan is cultivating Ad is harrowing after him with Kate and Paragon fine day</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>3</td>
  <td>Do     Do      I dug wereh the strawes was </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>4</td>
  <td>Dan drew dung this forenoon to the garden Ad went to gananoque with Kate & Paragon</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>5</td>
  <td>they are working in the old paster field at the road  I dug som in the garden and planted a quarter lb of onions seed that Ad got in gananoque 
</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>6</td>
  <td> they finished the old paster field this afternoon all but a low peice that they left for Potatoes</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>7</td>
  <td></td>
  <td>Mr Robinson preached this morning Mr Bailie at night James McMullen took him to Fairfax</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>8</td>
  <td>Dan plowed the garden & cultivated it it very lumpy Ad went to Gananoque with Paragon</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>rain last night</td>
  <td>9</td>
  <td>Dan went to the road to plow in the old night paster the garden is too wet work at</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>10</td>
  <td>Dan is plowing at the road Ad has sold the place at the road to Thomas Burns for two thousand dollars  Ad is to have the crop this year </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>rain last night</td>
  <td>11</td>
  <td>heavy rain this morning and most of the day Dan & Ad cleaned up some oats</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>12</td>
  <td>Dan shoveled furrows out at the road </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>13</td>
  <td>Dan shoveled and let the water of the garden and drew straw from back of the Barn to the Barnyard so as to fill it up it very wet</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>14</td>
  <td></td>
  <td>Revd Mr Bailie preached this morning Mr Robinson at night</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>15</td>
  <td>Dan plowed at the road I dug some in the garden Ad went to Delta for to take the horses and {illegible} rigs to Brockville that Wat is going to take to the north West for the surrey</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>16</td>
  <td>Dan sowed 3  bushel  of peas at the road they are the same that he at Delta last year </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>17</td>
  <td>Dan worked at the road Ad went on the train for Manatoba  Jennie & B. Sandness went with him behind four horses & two {illegible} waggons and other trap</td>
 </tr>

<table>

Revision as of Nov 17, 2024, 6:34:43 PM, edited by 10.0.2.100

1882

May	1	Dan is working at the road with the team in the old paster field they are sowing oats
	2	Dan is cultivating Ad is harrowing after him with Kate and Paragon fine day
	3	Do Do I dug wereh the strawes was
	4	Dan drew dung this forenoon to the garden Ad went to gananoque with Kate & Paragon
	5	they are working in the old paster field at the road I dug som in the garden and planted a quarter lb of onions seed that Ad got in gananoque
	6	they finished the old paster field this afternoon all but a low peice that they left for Potatoes
7		Mr Robinson preached this morning Mr Bailie at night James McMullen took him to Fairfax
	8	Dan plowed the garden & cultivated it it very lumpy Ad went to Gananoque with Paragon
rain last night	9	Dan went to the road to plow in the old night paster the garden is too wet work at
	10	Dan is plowing at the road Ad has sold the place at the road to Thomas Burns for two thousand dollars Ad is to have the crop this year
rain last night	11	heavy rain this morning and most of the day Dan & Ad cleaned up some oats
	12	Dan shoveled furrows out at the road
	13	Dan shoveled and let the water of the garden and drew straw from back of the Barn to the Barnyard so as to fill it up it very wet
14		Revd Mr Bailie preached this morning Mr Robinson at night
	15	Dan plowed at the road I dug some in the garden Ad went to Delta for to take the horses and {illegible} rigs to Brockville that Wat is going to take to the north West for the surrey
	16	Dan sowed 3 bushel of peas at the road they are the same that he at Delta last year
	17	Dan worked at the road Ad went on the train for Manatoba Jennie & B. Sandness went with him behind four horses & two {illegible} waggons and other trap

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William Beatty Diary, 1880-1883

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