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William Beatty Diary, 1883-1886

William Beatty 1883-1886 Diary 5.pdf

1883
 
<table>
 <tr>
  <td>April</td>
  <td>18</td>
  <td>we finished setting the posts on the concession line</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>19</td>
  <td>rain most of the day split some wood & fix the {illegible} to Wallace's {illegible}</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>20</td>
  <td>Dan went to Gananoque with Jennet Bessie & Aunt Jane fine day with cold wind I put up the boards on the posts & finished the fence</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>21</td>
  <td>Dan brought 15 bags of oats from the road Barn we cleaned them up & he took them to Escott got them ground for hens </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>22</td>
  <td></td>
  <td>Reverend Mr Shane preached this morning</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>23</td>
  <td> Dan began to plow in the midle field east line the half where the thisels was is rather wet the plow would not clean he then plowed the sod it did well</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>24</td>
  <td>Dan plowed in the same field cold raw day I was {illegible} at the milk Buggy shaftes I have a bad cold </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>25</td>
  <td>Sowed about 2 inches last night the ground is all white Dan drew dung to the Buckwheat ground this forenoon he plowed in the afternoon</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>26</td>
  <td>Dan plowed all day cold day I fixed a pair of new shafts for the Milk waggon</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>27</td>
  <td>Dan is plowing in the same field cold day</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>28</td>
  <td> Dan finished plowing the sod ridges that run north & south in that field cold Day</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>29</td>
  <td></td>
  <td>Reverend Mr Bailey preached this morning Mr Shane at night</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>30</td>
  <td>Dan plowed in the North half of the same field where the thistles is he got the plow point laid I have been working at a stone boat when I was able I have a bad cold</td>
 </tr>

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1883

April	18	we finished setting the posts on the concession line
	19	rain most of the day split some wood & fix the {illegible} to Wallace's {illegible}
	20	Dan went to Gananoque with Jennet Bessie & Aunt Jane fine day with cold wind I put up the boards on the posts & finished the fence
	21	Dan brought 15 bags of oats from the road Barn we cleaned them up & he took them to Escott got them ground for hens
22		Reverend Mr Shane preached this morning
	23	Dan began to plow in the midle field east line the half where the thisels was is rather wet the plow would not clean he then plowed the sod it did well
	24	Dan plowed in the same field cold raw day I was {illegible} at the milk Buggy shaftes I have a bad cold
	25	Sowed about 2 inches last night the ground is all white Dan drew dung to the Buckwheat ground this forenoon he plowed in the afternoon
	26	Dan plowed all day cold day I fixed a pair of new shafts for the Milk waggon
	27	Dan is plowing in the same field cold day
	28	Dan finished plowing the sod ridges that run north & south in that field cold Day
29		Reverend Mr Bailey preached this morning Mr Shane at night
	30	Dan plowed in the North half of the same field where the thistles is he got the plow point laid I have been working at a stone boat when I was able I have a bad cold

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William Beatty Diary, 1883-1886

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