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William Beatty Diary, 1886-1889

William Beatty 1886-1889 Diary 26.pdf

1887
May 1 2  3  for 5  6 7  9  10 11  12 13 14  15  16 
<table>
 <tr>
  <td>May 1</td>
  <td></td>
  <td>Revd Mr A Tunk preached Revd Millard assisted </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>2</td>
  <td>Ad Philo & Jonnie took 3 calves a red the crack heffer Lill cow to Sand Bay they fixed up the fence there fine day</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>3</td>
  <td>Ad plowed Matthews garden in the forenoon Jonnie went with him he dug in the garden in the afternoon</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>I planted some onion plants & a Russian cherry tree at milk house raspberry I got them Fruit Growers Association</td>
  <td>4</td>
  <td>Ad went to James Latimers this morning Philo & Mr Millard took the milk with Mr Millards horse when Ad came back from the river he went to the North field & cultivated & sowed 3 bags of the White Russian oats next the road</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>5</td>
  <td>Ad sowed 3 bushel more of the Russian in all 9 bushel of the White Russian oats there</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>6</td>
  <td>they are breaking in midle field west side & sowed 6 bushel of the Manitoba Scotts wheat in the midle  field South west side </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>the woods begin to look green</td>
  <td>7</td>
  <td>Ad & Philo went to Charleston with Watts horse they took the 2-year-old Colt with them for 2 paster on Watts Iland Watt came here from Gananoque last night there was a fine shower last night </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>8</td>
  <td></td>
  <td>Revd Millard preached this evening</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>9</td>
  <td>Ad sowed 5 bushel of the White Russian oats there was sowed in the midle  field alongside of the wheat</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>plum trees in full blossom</td>
  <td>10</td>
  <td>Johne & me planted 1 1/2 bushel of potatos in the garden on the 2 East ridges side of the garden & fourth ridges</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>11</td>
  <td>Ad sowed 6 bushel of oats Black barley & peas mixed in the North field dry time</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>12</td>
  <td>Ad finished working in the North field this morning he went to the funeral of George Kyres wife in the afternoon Jonnie shoveled the furrows </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>13</td>
  <td>Ad sowed 14 1/2 bushel of peas oats & black barley in the midle  field very dry time </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>14</td>
  <td>I finished the midle  field this afternoon</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>15</td>
  <td></td>
  <td>Revd Mr Richards preached this morning Philo went with him to Sand Bay Mr Millard went to Lyn Caintown & Mallorytown</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>16</td>
  <td>Ad & Jonnie went to Sand Bay to work they took Mullie cow with them fine day </td>
 </tr>

<table>

Revision as of Apr 18, 2025, 3:09:45 PM, edited by 10.0.2.100

1887 May 1 2 3 for 5 6 7 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16

May 1		Revd Mr A Tunk preached Revd Millard assisted
	2	Ad Philo & Jonnie took 3 calves a red the crack heffer Lill cow to Sand Bay they fixed up the fence there fine day
	3	Ad plowed Matthews garden in the forenoon Jonnie went with him he dug in the garden in the afternoon
I planted some onion plants & a Russian cherry tree at milk house raspberry I got them Fruit Growers Association	4	Ad went to James Latimers this morning Philo & Mr Millard took the milk with Mr Millards horse when Ad came back from the river he went to the North field & cultivated & sowed 3 bags of the White Russian oats next the road
	5	Ad sowed 3 bushel more of the Russian in all 9 bushel of the White Russian oats there
	6	they are breaking in midle field west side & sowed 6 bushel of the Manitoba Scotts wheat in the midle field South west side
the woods begin to look green	7	Ad & Philo went to Charleston with Watts horse they took the 2-year-old Colt with them for 2 paster on Watts Iland Watt came here from Gananoque last night there was a fine shower last night
8		Revd Millard preached this evening
	9	Ad sowed 5 bushel of the White Russian oats there was sowed in the midle field alongside of the wheat
plum trees in full blossom	10	Johne & me planted 1 1/2 bushel of potatos in the garden on the 2 East ridges side of the garden & fourth ridges
	11	Ad sowed 6 bushel of oats Black barley & peas mixed in the North field dry time
	12	Ad finished working in the North field this morning he went to the funeral of George Kyres wife in the afternoon Jonnie shoveled the furrows
	13	Ad sowed 14 1/2 bushel of peas oats & black barley in the midle field very dry time
	14	I finished the midle field this afternoon
15		Revd Mr Richards preached this morning Philo went with him to Sand Bay Mr Millard went to Lyn Caintown & Mallorytown
	16	Ad & Jonnie went to Sand Bay to work they took Mullie cow with them fine day

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William Beatty Diary, 1886-1889

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