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William Beatty Diary, 1886-1889
William Beatty 1886-1889 Diary 50.pdf
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1888
April | 20 | I did some tinkering & split wood a little hail & snow this afternoon the ground is white at night |
21 | snow all gone this morning Bud had a heffer calf this morning Ad is boring post holes on the side road North field | |
22 | Mr McPherson preached this evening hard frost morning Mr Millard had to go to Morsburg | |
23 | cold day Ad bored post holes & set posts | |
24 | Ad went to raisn of James Hortons he is putting up a large Barn they got it at night | |
X oats 3 | 25 | Ad sowed 3 bushel bushel of oats Black Barley & peas in the midle field South end that is the first that he has sowed |
26 | Ad took 5 bushels to the field this morning he took 2 more at noon fine day | |
in all in that half 14 1/2 8 Philo dragged this forenoon & Ad shoveled the furrows fine day they got a small load of hay at Bruce's | 27 | Ad sowed in all the south half of the midle field 14 1/2 bushel of the mixture of peas oats & Black Barley fine day |
28 | Philo draged this forenoon and Ad shoveled the furrows fine day they got a small load of hay at Bruces | |
29 | Revd Mr Millard preached this morning | |
30 | Ad worked in the midel field & bushel of the same oats Matthes shoveled & I spread dung in the North field & in the little field at the milk shed heavy rain most of the night I planted 2 of the Jesse strawberry that I got from Fruit Growers Socitie |