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William Beatty Diary, 1886-1889

William Beatty 1886-1889 Diary 39.pdf

1887

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  <td>Nov</td>
  <td>16</td>
  <td>Jo & Freeman finish the North  field this morning & brought their plows up to the house after dinner they went to Southeast field & began to plow there in the Northeast half </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>17</td>
  <td>Jo plowed in that field Freeman is drawing from the station home fine day Frost last night </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>18</td>
  <td>Jo & Freeman is plowing in the ass East field I covered up the grapevines at Ads & here fine day</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>19</td>
  <td>Jo & Freeman plowed in the same field in the forenoon it began to blow & snow at noon snowed last or more all the afternoon Freeman went home at noon Jo plowed till near night</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>20</td>
  <td></td>
  <td>Revd Mr Millard  preached at night snowed About 4 in</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>21</td>
  <td>snow is About 5 in this morning Jo & Philo went Abs for the 2 yearling Holsteins that was there this summer & brought them home Rob brought L what here this morning he is going to look & get machinery for his Factory side note stormy day most of the time Jo got the Colt home from Bruces</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>22</td>
  <td> Jo  drew banking from the pit to bank the house with the slaugh fine day</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>23</td>
  <td>Jo plowed in the Southeast field Philo & me break the 4 you lambs & then we let Ram out to the Sheep fine day side note X that the ram to the Sheep </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>24</td>
  <td>Jo took cair of the horses & split wood for ABIA very hard Frost last night </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>25</td>
  <td>rain last night & this morning Jo drew 2 loads of done with the slaugh to the Little field near the milk shed he helped Bruce to thrash in the afternoon</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>26</td>
  <td>Jo helped Bruce to thrash to day fine day they finished</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>27</td>
  <td></td>
  <td>Revd Mr Millard  preached this morning</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>28</td>
  <td>plowed in the Southeast field </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>29</td>
  <td> there was rain & snow last night & most of the day I shoveled up part of the Barnyard I shoveled up a place to get to the Barn door it is most Knee Deep he shoveled from that to the new stable door side note I sold the yearling Ram to James McDonald for $5 he looked very bad with the snow & rain</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>30</td>
  <td>Jo  drew a few loads of done to the Little field we killed the Hogs or rather the pigs there was 3 Bruce & Eddie helped stormy day or rather very windy </td>
 </tr>

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Revision as of Apr 28, 2025, 12:44:05 PM, edited by 10.0.2.100

1887

Nov	16	Jo & Freeman finish the North field this morning & brought their plows up to the house after dinner they went to Southeast field & began to plow there in the Northeast half
	17	Jo plowed in that field Freeman is drawing from the station home fine day Frost last night
	18	Jo & Freeman is plowing in the ass East field I covered up the grapevines at Ads & here fine day
	19	Jo & Freeman plowed in the same field in the forenoon it began to blow & snow at noon snowed last or more all the afternoon Freeman went home at noon Jo plowed till near night
20		Revd Mr Millard preached at night snowed About 4 in
	21	snow is About 5 in this morning Jo & Philo went Abs for the 2 yearling Holsteins that was there this summer & brought them home Rob brought L what here this morning he is going to look & get machinery for his Factory side note stormy day most of the time Jo got the Colt home from Bruces
	22	Jo drew banking from the pit to bank the house with the slaugh fine day
	23	Jo plowed in the Southeast field Philo & me break the 4 you lambs & then we let Ram out to the Sheep fine day side note X that the ram to the Sheep
	24	Jo took cair of the horses & split wood for ABIA very hard Frost last night
	25	rain last night & this morning Jo drew 2 loads of done with the slaugh to the Little field near the milk shed he helped Bruce to thrash in the afternoon
	26	Jo helped Bruce to thrash to day fine day they finished
27		Revd Mr Millard preached this morning
	28	plowed in the Southeast field
	29	there was rain & snow last night & most of the day I shoveled up part of the Barnyard I shoveled up a place to get to the Barn door it is most Knee Deep he shoveled from that to the new stable door side note I sold the yearling Ram to James McDonald for $5 he looked very bad with the snow & rain
	30	Jo drew a few loads of done to the Little field we killed the Hogs or rather the pigs there was 3 Bruce & Eddie helped stormy day or rather very windy

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William Beatty Diary, 1886-1889

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