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William Beatty Diary, 1889-1892

William Beatty 1889-1892 Diary 17.pdf

1890

<table>
 <tr>
  <td>April </td>
  <td>25</td>
  <td>Ad sowed the little field with Wheat</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>26</td>
  <td>Ad took 4 bags of oats to the center field and he sowed 3 of them fine day</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>27</td>
  <td></td>
  <td>Rev Mr Fairley preached this morning</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>28</td>
  <td>Ad went up to Leeds to lay out a Road</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>29</td>
  <td>Revd Mr Gracie preached & had A Congregational for to chose A Minister All was in favour of Revd Mr Fairley and all that was there signed the call it was unamouse</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>30</td>
  <td>Ad is choring at home the ground is very wet from yesterdays rain</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>May</td>
  <td>1</td>
  <td>Ad went to Charles Armstrong Barn raising</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>2</td>
  <td>Ad sowed grass seed with the seeder in the little field & the N East field fine day</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>4</td>
  <td></td>
  <td>Mr Johnston A student preached at night he stayed here </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>5</td>
  <td>heavy rain last night Ad is coming at home</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>6</td>
  <td>Ad is working in the northeast field fine day</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>7</td>
  <td>he working in the North field</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>8</td>
  <td>Ad sowed 5 bushel of peas in the North field Wallace is helping him sowing grass seed</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>9</td>
  <td>Ad worked in the N field in the fornoon & at in the afternoon at home little rain</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>10</td>
  <td>Ad worked at home in forenoon went to Gananoque in afternoon</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>11</td>
  <td></td>
  <td>there was meeting to day no Minister</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>12</td>
  <td>Ad & Wallas worked in the S.East field sowed 3 bags of oats fine day they draged with two teams</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>13</td>
  <td>rain last night Ad sowed grass Seed there this forenoon</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>14</td>
  <td>Ad worked at home he is fixing up A Buttery & Kittchen</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>15</td>
  <td>Ad and Wallace is draging with 3 teams fine day</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>16</td>
  <td>Ad shoveled furrows in the S. East field in forenoon he fixed at home</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>17</td>
  <td>Ad helped Wallace to drag on his place to day</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>19</td>
  <td>Ad draged at Wallaces uper farm all day</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>20</td>
  <td>heavy rain last night and all day there is more Water on the ground now then was when the Snow went</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>21</td>
  <td>Ad is fixing in the Hogpen and overhead of it</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>22</td>
  <td>Ad is fixing at home</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>23</td>
  <td>Ad took the spoted Red Ayrshire to Abs Holsten Bull fine day</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>24</td>
  <td>Ad and Wallace & Phillo took our tow & Wallaces yearling to the chanty for to Paster fine day</td>
 </tr>
<table>

Revision as of May 25, 2025, 11:24:00 AM, edited by 10.0.2.100

1890

April	25	Ad sowed the little field with Wheat
	26	Ad took 4 bags of oats to the center field and he sowed 3 of them fine day
27		Rev Mr Fairley preached this morning
	28	Ad went up to Leeds to lay out a Road
	29	Revd Mr Gracie preached & had A Congregational for to chose A Minister All was in favour of Revd Mr Fairley and all that was there signed the call it was unamouse
	30	Ad is choring at home the ground is very wet from yesterdays rain
May	1	Ad went to Charles Armstrong Barn raising
	2	Ad sowed grass seed with the seeder in the little field & the N East field fine day

4		Mr Johnston A student preached at night he stayed here
	5	heavy rain last night Ad is coming at home
	6	Ad is working in the northeast field fine day
	7	he working in the North field
	8	Ad sowed 5 bushel of peas in the North field Wallace is helping him sowing grass seed
	9	Ad worked in the N field in the fornoon & at in the afternoon at home little rain
	10	Ad worked at home in forenoon went to Gananoque in afternoon
11		there was meeting to day no Minister
	12	Ad & Wallas worked in the S.East field sowed 3 bags of oats fine day they draged with two teams
	13	rain last night Ad sowed grass Seed there this forenoon
	14	Ad worked at home he is fixing up A Buttery & Kittchen
	15	Ad and Wallace is draging with 3 teams fine day
	16	Ad shoveled furrows in the S. East field in forenoon he fixed at home
	17	Ad helped Wallace to drag on his place to day

	19	Ad draged at Wallaces uper farm all day
	20	heavy rain last night and all day there is more Water on the ground now then was when the Snow went
	21	Ad is fixing in the Hogpen and overhead of it
	22	Ad is fixing at home
	23	Ad took the spoted Red Ayrshire to Abs Holsten Bull fine day
	24	Ad and Wallace & Phillo took our tow & Wallaces yearling to the chanty for to Paster fine day

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William Beatty Diary, 1889-1892

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