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William Beatty Diary, 1886-1889

William Beatty 1886-1889 Diary 50.pdf

1888

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  <td>April</td>
  <td>20</td>
  <td>I did some tinkering &  split wood a little hail &  snow this afternoon the ground is white at night </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>21</td>
  <td>snow all gone this morning Bud had a heffer calf this morning Ad is boring post holes on the side road North field </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>22</td>
  <td></td>
  <td>Mr McPherson preached this evening hard frost morning Mr Millard had to go to Morsburg</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>23</td>
  <td>cold day Ad bored post holes &  set posts</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>24</td>
  <td>Ad went to raisn of James Hortons he is putting up a large  Barn they got it at night</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td> X oats 3</td>
  <td>25</td>
  <td>Ad sowed 3 bushel bushel of oats Black Barley &  peas in the midle field South end that is the first that he has sowed</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>26</td>
  <td> Ad took 5 bushels to the field this morning he took 2 more at noon fine day</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>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</td>
  <td>27</td>
  <td>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</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>28</td>
  <td>Philo draged this forenoon and Ad shoveled the furrows fine day they got a small load of hay at Bruces</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>29</td>
  <td></td>
  <td>Revd Mr Millard preached this morning </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>30</td>
  <td>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 </td>
 </tr>

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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

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