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William Beatty Diary, 1883-1886

William Beatty 1883-1886 Diary 17.pdf

1883
 
<table>
 <tr>
  <td>Oct</td>
  <td>17</td>
  <td>Dan plowed in the East midle field I got in the beets & in the beans in the barn hard frost </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>18</td>
  <td>we picked up & drew of the stones at the East west ridge on the south end of the {illegible} field there was some very large ones we had the stone boat at fine day </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>19</td>
  <td>Dan plowed the East & West Ridge he finished plowing began to plow the {illegible} half of it </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>20</td>
  <td>Dan is plowing in the same field cold day I atended an Agriculture meeting at Deans</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>21</td>
  <td></td>
  <td>Mr {illegible} a student preached this morning he stoped here JP McCormick took him to Fairfax </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>22</td>
  <td>Dan is plowing I cut corn for the cows it was frozen & is laying almost flat</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>23</td>
  <td>we drew in two Jags of the corn & put it on the barn floor this morning & 1 {illegible} to Abby's Dan is plowing now I cut & the cows every morning</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>24</td>
  <td>Dan is plowing I went to the River as a fence viewer to view a fence between Charles Shipman & Finnan Cross Wm Robinson & Wm Trickie where the other viewers</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>25</td>
  <td>Dan plowed & I cut some corn for the cows & finished digging the parsnips they are poor </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>26</td>
  <td>Dan is plowing {illegible} </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>27</td>
  <td>{illegible}</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>28</td>
  <td></td>
  <td> Mr Neil preached this {illegible} Mr {illegible} this morning {illegible} </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>29</td>
  <td>{illegible} finished plowing in the midle {rest of entry illegible} </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>30</td>
  <td>Dan {illegible} in field below the house at the North east corner & {illegible} little done he plowed some in the garden</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>31</td>
  <td>Dan {illegible} plowing the garden & cleaning out the {illegible} it is {illegible} good {illegible} the spring we put the cows in stable to night first time cold raw </td>
 </tr>

<table>

Revision as of Mar 21, 2025, 12:04:23 PM, edited by 10.0.2.100

1883

Oct	17	Dan plowed in the East midle field I got in the beets & in the beans in the barn hard frost
	18	we picked up & drew of the stones at the East west ridge on the south end of the {illegible} field there was some very large ones we had the stone boat at fine day
	19	Dan plowed the East & West Ridge he finished plowing began to plow the {illegible} half of it
	20	Dan is plowing in the same field cold day I atended an Agriculture meeting at Deans
21		Mr {illegible} a student preached this morning he stoped here JP McCormick took him to Fairfax
	22	Dan is plowing I cut corn for the cows it was frozen & is laying almost flat
	23	we drew in two Jags of the corn & put it on the barn floor this morning & 1 {illegible} to Abby's Dan is plowing now I cut & the cows every morning
	24	Dan is plowing I went to the River as a fence viewer to view a fence between Charles Shipman & Finnan Cross Wm Robinson & Wm Trickie where the other viewers
	25	Dan plowed & I cut some corn for the cows & finished digging the parsnips they are poor
	26	Dan is plowing {illegible}
	27	{illegible}
28		Mr Neil preached this {illegible} Mr {illegible} this morning {illegible}
	29	{illegible} finished plowing in the midle {rest of entry illegible}
	30	Dan {illegible} in field below the house at the North east corner & {illegible} little done he plowed some in the garden
	31	Dan {illegible} plowing the garden & cleaning out the {illegible} it is {illegible} good {illegible} the spring we put the cows in stable to night first time cold raw

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William Beatty Diary, 1883-1886

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