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William Beatty Diary, 1880-1883

William Beatty 1880-1883 Diary 54.pdf

1882

<table>
 <tr>
  <td>May </td>
  <td>18</td>
  <td>Dan worked at the road he Sowed more peas and some wheat the ground is hard with {illegible} and wet dry weather</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>19</td>
  <td>Dan & Wallace working on the road they finished all but the planting ground Dan rolled & draged the garden & planted a bushel of {illegible}  Early Rose and tried to plow on Wallaces place he could not do it it was too wet and rolled on the plow</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>20</td>
  <td>Dan drew dung on the field behind the Barn </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>21</td>
  <td></td>
  <td>Mr Robinson preached this morning Mr Crage at night</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>22</td>
  <td>Dan plowed for Wm McNiel he helped him before </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>23</td>
  <td>heavy rain last night and this morning we cleaned up 10 bushels of wheat for to take to the mill Dan & Bruces boys took the yearlings out to the shanty this afternoon I planted a bushel of potates that we got of Ab McNiel in the garden a New Kind</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>24</td>
  <td>Dan went Gananoque with 10 Bushel of fall wheat and 1 of spring & fall for cracked wheat  Jennet and Bissie went with him cold Day</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>25</td>
  <td>Dan drew dung to the field back of the barn I took care of the cattle we have them in the stable</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>26</td>
  <td>Dan finished dunging the field & plowed a little</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>27</td>
  <td>Dan plowed in the forenoon he then shoveled ome furrows out at the road I got the horses shod all round3 new shoes & 5 old ones set I paid McDonald $1.35 one dollar & thirty cents for them & one shoe on Kate that I got on the week before Professer Powter came on the Express</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>28</td>
  <td></td>
  <td>Professer Powter of Kingston preached at night for us Mr Crage in the morning</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>29</td>
  <td>Dan is plowing East of the Barn it is a little warmer</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>30</td>
  <td>Dan finished plowing East of the Barn and then marked it out for planting and plowed the headridge southeast of the fall wheat draged it I sowed A milk pan & a half of flax seed on it he gave it one stroke of the drag</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>31</td>
  <td>John Gemmel helped me to plant a Bushel of Western corn for cow feed we planted in drills we began next to the Barn the last row & hald our own corn we sowed 9 rows of the Red Surrey carrot & 2 rows {illegible}  it rained so that we could not finish</td>
 </tr>

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Revision as of Nov 17, 2024, 9:57:00 PM, edited by 10.0.2.100

1882

May	18	Dan worked at the road he Sowed more peas and some wheat the ground is hard with {illegible} and wet dry weather
	19	Dan & Wallace working on the road they finished all but the planting ground Dan rolled & draged the garden & planted a bushel of {illegible} Early Rose and tried to plow on Wallaces place he could not do it it was too wet and rolled on the plow
	20	Dan drew dung on the field behind the Barn
21		Mr Robinson preached this morning Mr Crage at night
	22	Dan plowed for Wm McNiel he helped him before
	23	heavy rain last night and this morning we cleaned up 10 bushels of wheat for to take to the mill Dan & Bruces boys took the yearlings out to the shanty this afternoon I planted a bushel of potates that we got of Ab McNiel in the garden a New Kind
	24	Dan went Gananoque with 10 Bushel of fall wheat and 1 of spring & fall for cracked wheat Jennet and Bissie went with him cold Day
	25	Dan drew dung to the field back of the barn I took care of the cattle we have them in the stable
	26	Dan finished dunging the field & plowed a little
	27	Dan plowed in the forenoon he then shoveled ome furrows out at the road I got the horses shod all round3 new shoes & 5 old ones set I paid McDonald $1.35 one dollar & thirty cents for them & one shoe on Kate that I got on the week before Professer Powter came on the Express
28		Professer Powter of Kingston preached at night for us Mr Crage in the morning
	29	Dan is plowing East of the Barn it is a little warmer
	30	Dan finished plowing East of the Barn and then marked it out for planting and plowed the headridge southeast of the fall wheat draged it I sowed A milk pan & a half of flax seed on it he gave it one stroke of the drag
	31	John Gemmel helped me to plant a Bushel of Western corn for cow feed we planted in drills we began next to the Barn the last row & hald our own corn we sowed 9 rows of the Red Surrey carrot & 2 rows {illegible} it rained so that we could not finish

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William Beatty Diary, 1880-1883

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