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William Beatty Diary, 1886-1889

William Beatty 1886-1889 Diary 35.pdf

1887

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 <tr>
  <td>Sept</td>
  <td>21</td>
  <td>Jo dug potatos we intended to take them to Ads a fine this afternoon we run the waggon into the new Barn out of the rain </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>22</td>
  <td>Jo took the waggon to the field this morning with the potatos in it he dug the rest of them that was left there we tuck them to Ads Jo caired them into the cellar there was 16 baskets of them fine day</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>23</td>
  <td>Jo dug potatos in the Little field at the milk shed he dug baskets & caired them into the cellar here they are very poor 2</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>24</td>
  <td>Jo wood for the steam Thrashers we expect it here on Monday I put the beans in the Barn</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>25</td>
  <td></td>
  <td>Revd Millard preached this evening </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>26</td>
  <td>the Warner boy came at noon with their Thrasher & thrash the wheat we had 80 bushels of wheat all together they then over 100 bushel oats side note 80 bushels of wheat</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>27</td>
  <td>they finished this forenoon before 10 oclock & went to JP Latimers we had 353 bushels peas oats & barley I paid them $10.25 each Young D Johnston & his boy D Copeland & his man 2 of Bruces Boys JD Latimer helped there was 3 of the Warren Boys Jo went to help Latimer this afternoon side note 153 of other grade </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>28</td>
  <td> Jo & me cleaned up 10 bushel of spring & fall wheat it was the mixture of the floor in the threshing & we filled 5 bags oat peas & black barley & put the chaff & straw on the floor into the mouth I cut of 3 off the sideboards & put a lot of straw in </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>29</td>
  <td>Jo Philo & me got in all the straw into the Barn this forenoon & we filled 6 more bags of feed that is in bags of feed 5 of spring 1 1/2 bushel of fall wheat for to crack Jo & me went to tenant mill this afternoon stoped at Margrets all night</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>30</td>
  <td>we went to the mill this morning they had Brock the belt & we did not our Grist till 2 oclock we then came home Jo got his dinner at the Millers I got mine J  McIntoshs </td>
 </tr>

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1887

Sept	21	Jo dug potatos we intended to take them to Ads a fine this afternoon we run the waggon into the new Barn out of the rain
	22	Jo took the waggon to the field this morning with the potatos in it he dug the rest of them that was left there we tuck them to Ads Jo caired them into the cellar there was 16 baskets of them fine day
	23	Jo dug potatos in the Little field at the milk shed he dug baskets & caired them into the cellar here they are very poor 2
	24	Jo wood for the steam Thrashers we expect it here on Monday I put the beans in the Barn
25		Revd Millard preached this evening
	26	the Warner boy came at noon with their Thrasher & thrash the wheat we had 80 bushels of wheat all together they then over 100 bushel oats side note 80 bushels of wheat
	27	they finished this forenoon before 10 oclock & went to JP Latimers we had 353 bushels peas oats & barley I paid them $10.25 each Young D Johnston & his boy D Copeland & his man 2 of Bruces Boys JD Latimer helped there was 3 of the Warren Boys Jo went to help Latimer this afternoon side note 153 of other grade
	28	Jo & me cleaned up 10 bushel of spring & fall wheat it was the mixture of the floor in the threshing & we filled 5 bags oat peas & black barley & put the chaff & straw on the floor into the mouth I cut of 3 off the sideboards & put a lot of straw in
	29	Jo Philo & me got in all the straw into the Barn this forenoon & we filled 6 more bags of feed that is in bags of feed 5 of spring 1 1/2 bushel of fall wheat for to crack Jo & me went to tenant mill this afternoon stoped at Margrets all night
	30	we went to the mill this morning they had Brock the belt & we did not our Grist till 2 oclock we then came home Jo got his dinner at the Millers I got mine J McIntoshs

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