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William Beatty Diary, 1886-1889

William Beatty 1886-1889 Diary 12.pdf

1886

<table>
 <tr>
  <td>October</td>
  <td>1</td>
  <td>Ad plowed this morning Hugh McKay came at noon to build Ads chimnie they worked all the afternoon Jonnie finished the potatos</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>2</td>
  <td>Ad is at his chimnie with Hugh Jonnie & Philo is gathering Apels fine day</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>3</td>
  <td></td>
  <td>Revd Mr Millard this morning fine day</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>{illegible} came from Perth on the Express & {illegible} Armstrong from Lyn</td>
  <td>4</td>
  <td>Ad plowed this morning he was fixing things at home Jonnie split some wood</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>5</td>
  <td>we are all fixing for our fair fine morning there is a good turnout Ad 2 old ewes 2 yearling 2 ewe lambs & 2 Ram lambs cows 1 2 year old heffer 1 heffer calf & Bull calf citterans & Beans</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>6</td>
  <td>I've been in the Hall all day to day & yesterday there is a great crowd of people both in & out of the Hall it is a grand success</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>7</td>
  <td>Ad was geting fixed after the Fair 1 of our ewe lambs got killed I skinned it to see what killed could see nothing wrong with it the blood was all around its heart</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>8</td>
  <td>Ad is plowing in the North field Jonnie is cleaning & shoveling the head ridge of the fall wheat</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Jennet is very poorly is not able to come down in house</td>
  <td>9</td>
  <td>the trashers came last night they thrashed out what was in the old Barn we had 51 bushels of wheat and 185 of oats fine day</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>10</td>
  <td></td>
  <td>Revd Mr Millard preached this evening fine day</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>11</td>
  <td>they thrashed peas the grass peas & the others 30 bushel there was 201 bushel of oats we had 467 bushel of all kinds of grain there was 2 {illegible} & Bruces Boys</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>12</td>
  <td> Ad is fixing up things about about the Barn we cleaned up 8 bags of wheat & he took to Tennents mill</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>13</td>
  <td>Ad got home from the mill he brock the spring of the Buggy he stoped at Robes all night got home this afternoon</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>14</td>
  <td>Ad plowed in the midle South field Jonnie & me fixed fences </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>15</td>
  <td>Ad is plowing in the midle field South very high wind fences is blowed down Jonnie & me has been fixing them up most of the day </td>
 </tr>

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1886

October	1	Ad plowed this morning Hugh McKay came at noon to build Ads chimnie they worked all the afternoon Jonnie finished the potatos
	2	Ad is at his chimnie with Hugh Jonnie & Philo is gathering Apels fine day
3		Revd Mr Millard this morning fine day
{illegible} came from Perth on the Express & {illegible} Armstrong from Lyn	4	Ad plowed this morning he was fixing things at home Jonnie split some wood
	5	we are all fixing for our fair fine morning there is a good turnout Ad 2 old ewes 2 yearling 2 ewe lambs & 2 Ram lambs cows 1 2 year old heffer 1 heffer calf & Bull calf citterans & Beans
	6	I've been in the Hall all day to day & yesterday there is a great crowd of people both in & out of the Hall it is a grand success
	7	Ad was geting fixed after the Fair 1 of our ewe lambs got killed I skinned it to see what killed could see nothing wrong with it the blood was all around its heart
	8	Ad is plowing in the North field Jonnie is cleaning & shoveling the head ridge of the fall wheat
Jennet is very poorly is not able to come down in house	9	the trashers came last night they thrashed out what was in the old Barn we had 51 bushels of wheat and 185 of oats fine day
10		Revd Mr Millard preached this evening fine day
	11	they thrashed peas the grass peas & the others 30 bushel there was 201 bushel of oats we had 467 bushel of all kinds of grain there was 2 {illegible} & Bruces Boys
	12	Ad is fixing up things about about the Barn we cleaned up 8 bags of wheat & he took to Tennents mill
	13	Ad got home from the mill he brock the spring of the Buggy he stoped at Robes all night got home this afternoon
	14	Ad plowed in the midle South field Jonnie & me fixed fences
	15	Ad is plowing in the midle field South very high wind fences is blowed down Jonnie & me has been fixing them up most of the day

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William Beatty Diary, 1886-1889

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