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William Beatty Diary, 1883-1886

William Beatty 1883-1886 Diary 56.pdf

1885

<table>
 <tr>
  <td>June</td>
  <td>1</td>
  <td>Ezra & Ad they  drew dung from Ads stable to the North field in the forenoon Ad went to Gananoque in the afternoon we had very heavy rain in the afternoon</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>2</td>
  <td>Ad & Ezra went to Sand Bay this morning they took a plow & drag with them they <s>planted 6 bushel of potatos & sowed 2 bushel of oats</s></td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>3</td>
  <td>Ad came home this afternoon they planted 1/4 bushel of potatos 2 bushel of oats there</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>4</td>
  <td>Ad is fixing up fences drawing rails from the road where the wire fence is </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>6</td>
  <td>Ad cultivated with the wheel cultivator the piece of ground between open dich & the lain fence & then plowed it for cow corn fine day</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>7</td>
  <td></td>
  <td>Mr Ross preached at night I heard Revd Mr Tye in the morning </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>8</td>
  <td>Ad & Ezra is working his road work at the station he has 3 days to do for his work he has the team on Ad took his mother to see Margret she has had paraletic stroke</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>washed the sheep</td>
  <td>9</td>
  <td>Ad got home at noon Margret is no better Ellen stoped there Watt came here this morning he took Charlie & went to Gananoque left his horse till he came back</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>10</td>
  <td>Ezra draged the corn ground & then went to the chanty with the horses he is going log & burn</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>11</td>
  <td>Ad is fixing a place in the hog pen for the young pigs we planted the cow corn about a bushel </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>12</td>
  <td>Ad finished the place for the pigs & put in it fine warm day Ellen came home on the Express Margret is no better</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>13</td>
  <td>I mended the Buggy harness Ad is working at home</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>14</td>
  <td></td>
  <td>Mr Ross preached this morning fine day</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>15</td>
  <td>Ezra and me worked on the roads Charley is lame Ad took Kate to Bradleys & put her to the Purchen horse</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>16</td>
  <td>Ezra & Freeman he had their mares with Maude drawing gravel & me that made 6 days that finished our work </td>
 </tr>

<table>

Revision as of Apr 7, 2025, 12:11:02 AM, edited by 10.0.2.100

1885

June	1	Ezra & Ad they drew dung from Ads stable to the North field in the forenoon Ad went to Gananoque in the afternoon we had very heavy rain in the afternoon
	2	Ad & Ezra went to Sand Bay this morning they took a plow & drag with them they ~~planted 6 bushel of potatos & sowed 2 bushel of oats~~
	3	Ad came home this afternoon they planted 1/4 bushel of potatos 2 bushel of oats there
	4	Ad is fixing up fences drawing rails from the road where the wire fence is
	5	rain most of the day
	6	Ad cultivated with the wheel cultivator the piece of ground between open dich & the lain fence & then plowed it for cow corn fine day
7		Mr Ross preached at night I heard Revd Mr Tye in the morning
	8	Ad & Ezra is working his road work at the station he has 3 days to do for his work he has the team on Ad took his mother to see Margret she has had paraletic stroke
washed the sheep	9	Ad got home at noon Margret is no better Ellen stoped there Watt came here this morning he took Charlie & went to Gananoque left his horse till he came back
	10	Ezra draged the corn ground & then went to the chanty with the horses he is going log & burn
	11	Ad is fixing a place in the hog pen for the young pigs we planted the cow corn about a bushel
	12	Ad finished the place for the pigs & put in it fine warm day Ellen came home on the Express Margret is no better
	13	I mended the Buggy harness Ad is working at home
14		Mr Ross preached this morning fine day
	15	Ezra and me worked on the roads Charley is lame Ad took Kate to Bradleys & put her to the Purchen horse
	16	Ezra & Freeman he had their mares with Maude drawing gravel & me that made 6 days that finished our work

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William Beatty Diary, 1883-1886

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