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William Beatty Diary, 1883-1886

William Beatty 1883-1886 Diary 31.pdf

1884

<table>
 <tr>
  <td>May</td>
  <td>14</td>
  <td>David & {illegible} went to Toronto on the express Bessie went with them Dan Drew Dunn to the garden in the forenoon fixed some {illegible} after Dan {illegible} drawing dung to the garden then {illegible} got Bruces wheel cultivator & cultivated the garden & then throwed out some furrows heavy rain at </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>16</td>
  <td>Dan helped Humphrey Young to plow I began to {illegible} & clean out the hen house light showers</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>17</td>
  <td> Dan helped Humphrey to plow Ad took yearling & 2-year-old heifer to the 6 concession this morning we planted 10 rows of potatos {illegible} to the hen house in the garden</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>18</td>
  <td>Revd Mr Shane preached this morning</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>19</td>
  <td>Dan can do nothing he has a boil on his hand Ad took some of the clapboards of the house & then put a lath on the stud & nailed them on again that brought the stud out even with the grout he intends new clapboards on</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>20</td>
  <td>Dan went to Mallorytown on the Mixed this morning we put the cows in the midle field for the first</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>21</td>
  <td>Ad went to Gananoque & brought 8 barrels of plaster of Paris for to put on the land & 2 Spades 1 for ditching & 1 for digging Dan can do nothing</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>22</td>
  <td>Ad took 5 barrels of the plaster to the north half of the East midle field Dan is doing yet</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>23</td>
  <td>Ad drew 2 load of rails from where the stocks was to make a lain at the end of the barn Dan is doing {illegible}</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>24</td>
  <td>Ad & me put up the fence for the lain</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>25</td>
  <td>Revd Mr Tygh preached this morning Mr Shane at night</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>26</td>
  <td>Ad went to Gananoque with 3 bags of wheat 4 of barley {illegible} 3 bushels of plaster on the midle field he began on the east side</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>27</td>
  <td>Dan drew some stones of the south end of the midle field & cultivated it with the wheeled cultivator</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>28</td>
  <td>Dan & Ad Drew dung & cultivated the field back of the barn </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>29</td>
  <td>they furrowed out & planted 6 rows of carrots 1 row of parsnips 2 rows beets & planted some sweet corn & popcorn in the garden</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>30</td>
  <td>Ad went to Gananoque for a load of clapboards Dan took some of the old clapboards off the South end of the house </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>31</td>
  <td>Ad went to Gananoque for another load of clapboards Dan is taking off the clapboards</td>
 </tr>

<table>

Revision as of Mar 25, 2025, 11:47:32 PM, edited by 10.0.2.100

1884

May	14	David & {illegible} went to Toronto on the express Bessie went with them Dan Drew Dunn to the garden in the forenoon fixed some {illegible} after Dan {illegible} drawing dung to the garden then {illegible} got Bruces wheel cultivator & cultivated the garden & then throwed out some furrows heavy rain at
	15
	16	Dan helped Humphrey Young to plow I began to {illegible} & clean out the hen house light showers
	17	Dan helped Humphrey to plow Ad took yearling & 2-year-old heifer to the 6 concession this morning we planted 10 rows of potatos {illegible} to the hen house in the garden
	18	Revd Mr Shane preached this morning
	19	Dan can do nothing he has a boil on his hand Ad took some of the clapboards of the house & then put a lath on the stud & nailed them on again that brought the stud out even with the grout he intends new clapboards on
	20	Dan went to Mallorytown on the Mixed this morning we put the cows in the midle field for the first
	21	Ad went to Gananoque & brought 8 barrels of plaster of Paris for to put on the land & 2 Spades 1 for ditching & 1 for digging Dan can do nothing
	22	Ad took 5 barrels of the plaster to the north half of the East midle field Dan is doing yet
	23	Ad drew 2 load of rails from where the stocks was to make a lain at the end of the barn Dan is doing {illegible}
	24	Ad & me put up the fence for the lain
	25	Revd Mr Tygh preached this morning Mr Shane at night
	26	Ad went to Gananoque with 3 bags of wheat 4 of barley {illegible} 3 bushels of plaster on the midle field he began on the east side
	27	Dan drew some stones of the south end of the midle field & cultivated it with the wheeled cultivator
	28	Dan & Ad Drew dung & cultivated the field back of the barn
	29	they furrowed out & planted 6 rows of carrots 1 row of parsnips 2 rows beets & planted some sweet corn & popcorn in the garden
	30	Ad went to Gananoque for a load of clapboards Dan took some of the old clapboards off the South end of the house
	31	Ad went to Gananoque for another load of clapboards Dan is taking off the clapboards

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