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William Beatty Diary, 1883-1886

William Beatty 1883-1886 Diary 54.pdf

1885

<table>
 <tr>
  <td>May </td>
  <td>1</td>
  <td>Ad & the Boy is fixing up fences & other chores</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>2</td>
  <td>Ad  drew 3 loads of sand from the gravel pit to the garden north of the Burnt greapes so as to bring the ground up level with the garden</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>3</td>
  <td></td>
  <td>I atended the Sabbath School I have a sumer cold </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Mr Ross a student came on the Express this afternoon Mr McMullen met him I took him home</td>
  <td>4</td>
  <td>light showers of rain & snow most of the day my cold is no better very little out of doors</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>5</td>
  <td>Ad is drawing dung to the garden from Matthews he brought it had 5 load </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>6</td>
  <td>Ad started to plow in the North field North East post it began to rain a little before noon rained all the afternoon </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>I planted 9 2 year old curren bushes in the garden 1 of Fays Prolific north of cedar post & 1 year old from the fruit G Acoistium</td>
  <td>7</td>
  <td>I have done very little yet Ad went to Escott with 6 bags of Wheat & 3 of peas cold damp day</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>8</td>
  <td> Ad worked at home I did a little at the milk waggon</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>9</td>
  <td>Ad  drew rails from the road where the wire fence is made to finish the midle line in the center field Joe & me fixed the banking around the house & leveled it all around the front door</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>10</td>
  <td></td>
  <td>Mr Ross a student preached a night I heard Mr Tye in the morning</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>11</td>
  <td> Ad  drew straw & hay from here home to day</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>12</td>
  <td>Ad helped me to put the reaches & rear head block on the milk waggon </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>13</td>
  <td>Ad cultivated 4 ridges in the garden & then went to the North East field & cultivated there </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>14</td>
  <td>Ad sowed 4 bushel of the Australian oats</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>15</td>
  <td>Ad sowed 8 bushel more of the above oats </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>fine warm time first potatos planted</td>
  <td>16</td>
  <td>Ad finished the cultivating of the North East field this morning & cultivated 4 ridges in the garden cultivated with the wheeled cultivator in field north of the house & sowed 1/2 bushel of spring I planted 10 rows of potatos from the hen house got the seed from Ab McNiel</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>17 the woods look green</td>
  <td></td>
  <td>Mr Ross preached this morning </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>18</td>
  <td>Ad sowed 10 3/4 bushel of wheat north of the house making 12 1/4 bushel in that field</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>19</td>
  <td> Ad sowed bushel of the Black oats in the field north of the house Bruces clock came </td>
 </tr>

<table>

Revision as of Apr 6, 2025, 11:32:30 PM, edited by 10.0.2.100

1885

May	1	Ad & the Boy is fixing up fences & other chores
	2	Ad drew 3 loads of sand from the gravel pit to the garden north of the Burnt greapes so as to bring the ground up level with the garden
3		I atended the Sabbath School I have a sumer cold
Mr Ross a student came on the Express this afternoon Mr McMullen met him I took him home	4	light showers of rain & snow most of the day my cold is no better very little out of doors
	5	Ad is drawing dung to the garden from Matthews he brought it had 5 load
	6	Ad started to plow in the North field North East post it began to rain a little before noon rained all the afternoon
I planted 9 2 year old curren bushes in the garden 1 of Fays Prolific north of cedar post & 1 year old from the fruit G Acoistium	7	I have done very little yet Ad went to Escott with 6 bags of Wheat & 3 of peas cold damp day
	8	Ad worked at home I did a little at the milk waggon
	9	Ad drew rails from the road where the wire fence is made to finish the midle line in the center field Joe & me fixed the banking around the house & leveled it all around the front door
10		Mr Ross a student preached a night I heard Mr Tye in the morning
	11	Ad drew straw & hay from here home to day
	12	Ad helped me to put the reaches & rear head block on the milk waggon
	13	Ad cultivated 4 ridges in the garden & then went to the North East field & cultivated there
	14	Ad sowed 4 bushel of the Australian oats
	15	Ad sowed 8 bushel more of the above oats
fine warm time first potatos planted	16	Ad finished the cultivating of the North East field this morning & cultivated 4 ridges in the garden cultivated with the wheeled cultivator in field north of the house & sowed 1/2 bushel of spring I planted 10 rows of potatos from the hen house got the seed from Ab McNiel
17 the woods look green		Mr Ross preached this morning
	18	Ad sowed 10 3/4 bushel of wheat north of the house making 12 1/4 bushel in that field
	19	Ad sowed bushel of the Black oats in the field north of the house Bruces clock came

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William Beatty Diary, 1883-1886

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