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William Beatty Diary, 1883-1886

William Beatty 1883-1886 Diary 29.pdf

1883

<table>
 <tr>
  <td>April</td>
  <td>19</td>
  <td>{blank}</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>20</td>
  <td>Revd Mr Shane preached this morning </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>21</td>
  <td>Ad went to Delta with the milk waggon for a heifer calf from Watts Jersey cow then split wood in the forenoon we drew dung & the dirt that came out of seller way into the garden north of the buried grape in the afternoon heavy frost & high wind </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>22</td>
  <td> Dan is fixing up the fences Ad came home this afternoon & brought the calf with him</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>23</td>
  <td> Ad began to saw Dan cultivated he sowed 4 bushel of the White Russian spring wheat he draged </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>24</td>
  <td>Dan went to a bee of Humphrey Youngs to plow Ad sowed 2 bushel more of the White Russian</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>25</td>
  <td> Ad sowed 2 bushel of the White Russian wheat that we got from Rennies in Toronto on the 7 ridges West of the other 6 bushel & 3 ridges from the West fence they saved about 4 bushel of Austrilan oats North half of the center field </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>26</td>
  <td>they have sowed 16 bushel of the Austrilan in all the ground is in good trim</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>27</td>
  <td>Revd Mr Tygh preached this morning Mr Shane at night</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>28</td>
  <td>they finished the midle field Ad rolled where the fall wheat was last year & the Clover {illegible} he says that the fall wheat stubble is very stiff the Clover is very bracket</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>29</td>
  <td> they are cultivating & dragging in the field below the house & here sowed 12 bushel of black oats that he got from Bruce all next to the lower ditch & the ridges runs east & west & they have a mair Wm McNeil's </td>
 </tr>

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1883

April	19	{blank}
	20	Revd Mr Shane preached this morning
	21	Ad went to Delta with the milk waggon for a heifer calf from Watts Jersey cow then split wood in the forenoon we drew dung & the dirt that came out of seller way into the garden north of the buried grape in the afternoon heavy frost & high wind
	22	Dan is fixing up the fences Ad came home this afternoon & brought the calf with him
	23	Ad began to saw Dan cultivated he sowed 4 bushel of the White Russian spring wheat he draged
	24	Dan went to a bee of Humphrey Youngs to plow Ad sowed 2 bushel more of the White Russian
	25	Ad sowed 2 bushel of the White Russian wheat that we got from Rennies in Toronto on the 7 ridges West of the other 6 bushel & 3 ridges from the West fence they saved about 4 bushel of Austrilan oats North half of the center field
	26	they have sowed 16 bushel of the Austrilan in all the ground is in good trim
	27	Revd Mr Tygh preached this morning Mr Shane at night
	28	they finished the midle field Ad rolled where the fall wheat was last year & the Clover {illegible} he says that the fall wheat stubble is very stiff the Clover is very bracket
	29	they are cultivating & dragging in the field below the house & here sowed 12 bushel of black oats that he got from Bruce all next to the lower ditch & the ridges runs east & west & they have a mair Wm McNeil's
	30

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