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William Beatty Diary, 1886-1889

William Beatty 1886-1889 Diary 59.pdf

1888

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 <tr>
  <td>Sept</td>
  <td>1</td>
  <td>Ad went to a bee of T Burnss to draw bricks from Gananoque fine day uncle Jonnie came from Lyn to get Ellen &  me to sign Uncle Robs property to Jane we did</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>2</td>
  <td></td>
  <td>Revd Mr Millard preached this morning</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>3</td>
  <td>Ad  drew dung to the North field fine day</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>4</td>
  <td>Ad finished the drawing the dung &  began to plow for the fall wheat this afternoon </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>5</td>
  <td>Ad is plowing for the fall wheat fine day</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>6</td>
  <td> Ad finished the plowing &  got Bruces seeder &  began to sow</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>7</td>
  <td>Ad finished the fall wheat he sowed 5 1/4 five bushels and a peck the ground is in good order</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>8</td>
  <td>fine rain last night &  this morning Ad thrashed peas for the hogs &  shoveled the furrows &  ditches in the fall wheat ground</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>9</td>
  <td></td>
  <td>Revd Mr Millard preached this evening</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>10</td>
  <td>Ad plowed in the southeast  field East Side in the forenoon he helped A Cornett to thrash in the afternoon</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>put the Ram &  Lambs from the Sheep</td>
  <td>11</td>
  <td>Ad helped A Cornett to thrash this morning then we took the Ram &  Ram Lambs from the sheep</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>12</td>
  <td>Ad &  Abia went to the funeral of Mrs Miller to Gananoque she was buried at the Ebenezer Church </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>13</td>
  <td>Ad thrashed peas for the hogs in the forenoon &  began to cut the corn frost last night</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>14</td>
  <td>Ad cut corn with the syth it is {illegible}  there Philo came home on the Mixed from Brockville </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>15</td>
  <td>Ad &  Philo worked at the corn they it with the mower &  gathered up in there arms &  put in stocks it is a good crop</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>16</td>
  <td></td>
  <td>Revd Mr Millard preached this morning there was very few out rain most of the day</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>17</td>
  <td>raining still ground very wet Philo went to Brockville to the school on the Mixed</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>18</td>
  <td>Ad went to Gananoque to get Rye to sow in the midle west field he got 8 bushel from a Mr Cowan above Gananoque paid 85 cents a bushel fine day </td>
 </tr>

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Revision as of May 10, 2025, 11:13:50 AM, edited by 10.0.2.100

1888

Sept	1	Ad went to a bee of T Burnss to draw bricks from Gananoque fine day uncle Jonnie came from Lyn to get Ellen & me to sign Uncle Robs property to Jane we did
2		Revd Mr Millard preached this morning
	3	Ad drew dung to the North field fine day
	4	Ad finished the drawing the dung & began to plow for the fall wheat this afternoon
	5	Ad is plowing for the fall wheat fine day
	6	Ad finished the plowing & got Bruces seeder & began to sow
	7	Ad finished the fall wheat he sowed 5 1/4 five bushels and a peck the ground is in good order
	8	fine rain last night & this morning Ad thrashed peas for the hogs & shoveled the furrows & ditches in the fall wheat ground
9		Revd Mr Millard preached this evening
	10	Ad plowed in the southeast field East Side in the forenoon he helped A Cornett to thrash in the afternoon
put the Ram & Lambs from the Sheep	11	Ad helped A Cornett to thrash this morning then we took the Ram & Ram Lambs from the sheep
	12	Ad & Abia went to the funeral of Mrs Miller to Gananoque she was buried at the Ebenezer Church
	13	Ad thrashed peas for the hogs in the forenoon & began to cut the corn frost last night
	14	Ad cut corn with the syth it is {illegible} there Philo came home on the Mixed from Brockville
	15	Ad & Philo worked at the corn they it with the mower & gathered up in there arms & put in stocks it is a good crop
16		Revd Mr Millard preached this morning there was very few out rain most of the day
	17	raining still ground very wet Philo went to Brockville to the school on the Mixed
	18	Ad went to Gananoque to get Rye to sow in the midle west field he got 8 bushel from a Mr Cowan above Gananoque paid 85 cents a bushel fine day

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William Beatty Diary, 1886-1889

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