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William Beatty Diary, 1883-1886

William Beatty 1883-1886 Diary 11.pdf

1883

<table>
 <tr>
  <td>July</td>
  <td>18</td>
  <td>we turned over the heavy clover & shook it out then I raked up with Mr McLaughlin horse Dan & his father drew in 7 loads it is very good order</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>19</td>
  <td>we put nearly 2 more loads the stock when it began to rain we filled up the midle & had to quit they hoed in the garden </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>20</td>
  <td>we finished the stack this afternoon I turned over the windrows & top of the stack in the forenoon they hoed</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>21</td>
  <td>Dan went to Kingston to see the show his Father & me raked & cocked up what was left in that field we had 50 cocks Mr Dan Norman went home at noon I gave him five dollars for his work & 1 for his son Wm he worked 4 days hoeing</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>22</td>
  <td></td>
  <td>Revd Mr Shane preached at night</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>23</td>
  <td>I mowed in the midle field about one quarter of it Dan cut round the fences & hoed</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>24</td>
  <td>Dan went with the cultivator through the potatos that we planted on Burnes place in the forenoon we then raked & cocked what I mowed in the center field</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>25</td>
  <td>I got Mr Watts to help we began a stock in the midle field put 2 loads in the bottom of the clover hay from the north field & 4 from the midle field that was all we had cut there is over 150 cocks in it </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>26</td>
  <td>I mowed the North East quarter of the center field then finished hoeing the potatos on Burnes place</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>27</td>
  <td>I mowed part of the center field & Dan cultivated some of the potatos in the East field in the forenoon we raked & cocked what I cut on Wednesday</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>28</td>
  <td>Mr Watts began to work this morning a wet day we cleaned up 10 bushel of wheat & 20 of Oats Dan took them to Escott Mill Watts bored post holes for the line fence</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>29</td>
  <td></td>
  <td>Revd Mr Jordan preached this morning Dan took him to Fairfax </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>30</td>
  <td>we took the hay that was wet of the stack & stirred up the cocks this morning after dinner we got nearly 3 loads on the stack when it began to rain we filled up the midle </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>31</td>
  <td>at odd times Watts bored post holes in the north side of the lain Dan & me nailed on the fence boards to day Watts picked up the old stack bottom east of the old Barn no hay weather </td>
 </tr>

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Revision as of Mar 19, 2025, 1:21:45 PM, edited by 10.0.2.100

1883

July	18	we turned over the heavy clover & shook it out then I raked up with Mr McLaughlin horse Dan & his father drew in 7 loads it is very good order
	19	we put nearly 2 more loads the stock when it began to rain we filled up the midle & had to quit they hoed in the garden
	20	we finished the stack this afternoon I turned over the windrows & top of the stack in the forenoon they hoed
	21	Dan went to Kingston to see the show his Father & me raked & cocked up what was left in that field we had 50 cocks Mr Dan Norman went home at noon I gave him five dollars for his work & 1 for his son Wm he worked 4 days hoeing
22		Revd Mr Shane preached at night
	23	I mowed in the midle field about one quarter of it Dan cut round the fences & hoed
	24	Dan went with the cultivator through the potatos that we planted on Burnes place in the forenoon we then raked & cocked what I mowed in the center field
	25	I got Mr Watts to help we began a stock in the midle field put 2 loads in the bottom of the clover hay from the north field & 4 from the midle field that was all we had cut there is over 150 cocks in it
	26	I mowed the North East quarter of the center field then finished hoeing the potatos on Burnes place
	27	I mowed part of the center field & Dan cultivated some of the potatos in the East field in the forenoon we raked & cocked what I cut on Wednesday
	28	Mr Watts began to work this morning a wet day we cleaned up 10 bushel of wheat & 20 of Oats Dan took them to Escott Mill Watts bored post holes for the line fence
29		Revd Mr Jordan preached this morning Dan took him to Fairfax
	30	we took the hay that was wet of the stack & stirred up the cocks this morning after dinner we got nearly 3 loads on the stack when it began to rain we filled up the midle
	31	at odd times Watts bored post holes in the north side of the lain Dan & me nailed on the fence boards to day Watts picked up the old stack bottom east of the old Barn no hay weather

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William Beatty Diary, 1883-1886

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