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William Beatty Diary, 1883-1886
William Beatty 1883-1886 Diary 78.pdf
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1886 7 David & Dave went to Delta on the Express Ad cultivated with the wheel cultivator in the North Field & sowed of Oats to bushel of black barley & 1 bushel peas all mixed together in that field 8 Ad finished that part of the field fine day ground very hard side note Kate had a Colt this morning 9 Revd Mr Millard preached this evening 10 Ad plowed draged & furrowed out the garden cold day cows let out for the first time Jimmie & filo planted 12 1 half bushel of potatos in the garden 11 very heavy rain all night it rained 1 1/2 inches on the l& Ad plowed in the North Field 12 Ad plowed in the Northfield the Boys spread down in the afternoon where Ad is plowing fine day Alan went to Mallorytown on the Express Margaret is very sick 13 Ad is plowing in the North Field the Boys spread down in the forenoon he sowed better than 2 bushel of wheat with s Johnston Cedar side note Jimmie left & paid him 5 dollars heavy rain in the afternoon 14 Ad went to Ascot with 3 1/2 bags of wheat the ground is too wet 15 Ad worked in the North Field side note rain last night 16 Revd Mr Millard preached this morning 17 Ad worked in the North Field side note John Gray began to work 18 Do Do Do Johnson team helped 19 Do Do Do Do Do they finished he sowed 7 bushel of wheat in all 1 bushel of black barley & about 1/4 of flaxseed that finished all the sewing there fine weather side note David & Vive came on the Express 20 Ad is helping Johnson to plow 21 do do frost last night John planted beans in the garden 22 heavy rain this morning no work done 23 Revd Mr Millard preached this evening 24 Ad helped John Johnston at his work plowing & dragging 25 John rolled in the North Field Ad went to Gananoque this afternoon Mary {illegible} went with him 26 strike through planted corn below Hen House Ad attended the red cow she is sick 27 Jonney rolled the midle field then drew dung from Ad to the north Field 28 Ad drew all the dog that was at his place a lot of straw from horse onto where he sowed the wheat in the North Field Jimmy spread 29 Ad drew a load of straw from the Barn to the wheat this morning the wind was too high they could do nothing he then plowed for the potatos with a cow corn was last year he went to the reason of Hugh McKays 30 Revd Mr Millard preached this morning I walked to the church that is the time I have done it since I got hurt 31 Ad drew straw down to the North Field & it on the spring wheat then him & the Boys wash the Sheep Ad went to The Shanty to plow & so corn back at night could do nothing the ground is {illegible} Ad went to Lindenhurst to annual meeting of the conservative meeting
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