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William Beatty Diary, 1889-1892

William Beatty 1889-1892 Diary 31.pdf

1891

April

<table>
 <tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>21</td>
  <td>Ad gathered the Beetes ad Granma scald them Aunt Jennie Armstrong came Kingston on her way home to Lyn she was at Catterauckway</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>22</td>
  <td>Ad went to the North Field this morning & began the spring work he cultivated all day with the cultivator Aunt left for Lyn on the Express Ad & Willie cleand Six Bags of oats for seed</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>23</td>
  <td>Ad go the seed drill & sowed some oats</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>24</td>
  <td>Ad is cultivating with the cultivator this afternoon he went to Mat Conors to lay out a side line for him</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>25</td>
  <td>Ad is cultivating & sowing he has sowed about nine Bushel of oats in all fine day Herbit Beatty came from Toront yesterday on the Lightning he was at school he has passed his Examination as an Articteck he left on for Young on the Express</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>26</td>
  <td></td>
  <td>the Revd Mr Fairley preached this morning</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>27</td>
  <td>Ad is cultivating & sowing in the North field fine day he finished it he sowed nearly 15 bushel in all of oats </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>28</td>
  <td>Ad is cultivating in the field North & East of </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>29</td>
  <td>the Barns & has sowed 5 1/2 Bushels of wheat fine day</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>30</td>
  <td>Ad is rooling in the North field the ground is dry he finished & rolled the Northeast field of the Barn</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>May ground very dry</td>
  <td>1</td>
  <td>Ad plowed the garden & then went to center field cultivated part of it and Began to sow peas & oats</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>2</td>
  <td>Ad is working in center field</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>3</td>
  <td></td>
  <td>Revd Mr Fairley Preached this Evening rain most of the day</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>4</td>
  <td>Ad is working in the center field fine day</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>5</td>
  <td>the ground is with snow this morning it rained afterwards kind of snow Ad in the afternoon</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>6</td>
  <td>Ad is working in center field North part he sowed 7 1/2 of peas and 12 of Peas & oats fine weather</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>7</td>
  <td>Ad is working in the center field North half</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>8</td>
  <td>the ground is white with snow this morning rain afterwards no work done in the afternoon</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>9</td>
  <td>Ad went to Escot mill with 6 Bags of oats & 1 of Peas for feed he got them ground & got at noon</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>10</td>
  <td></td>
  <td>Revd Mr Fairley preached this morning fine day </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>11</td>
  <td>Ad plowed up the Fallwheat this afternoon </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>12</td>
  <td>Ad sowed where the Fall wheat was with at Spring wheat</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>13</td>
  <td>Ad is drawing dung to the midle field for corn he intends to plant there fine day the ground is dry</td>
 </tr>

<table>

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1891

April

	21	Ad gathered the Beetes ad Granma scald them Aunt Jennie Armstrong came Kingston on her way home to Lyn she was at Catterauckway
	22	Ad went to the North Field this morning & began the spring work he cultivated all day with the cultivator Aunt left for Lyn on the Express Ad & Willie cleand Six Bags of oats for seed
	23	Ad go the seed drill & sowed some oats
	24	Ad is cultivating with the cultivator this afternoon he went to Mat Conors to lay out a side line for him
	25	Ad is cultivating & sowing he has sowed about nine Bushel of oats in all fine day Herbit Beatty came from Toront yesterday on the Lightning he was at school he has passed his Examination as an Articteck he left on for Young on the Express
26		the Revd Mr Fairley preached this morning
	27	Ad is cultivating & sowing in the North field fine day he finished it he sowed nearly 15 bushel in all of oats
	28	Ad is cultivating in the field North & East of
	29	the Barns & has sowed 5 1/2 Bushels of wheat fine day
	30	Ad is rooling in the North field the ground is dry he finished & rolled the Northeast field of the Barn
May ground very dry	1	Ad plowed the garden & then went to center field cultivated part of it and Began to sow peas & oats
	2	Ad is working in center field
3		Revd Mr Fairley Preached this Evening rain most of the day
	4	Ad is working in the center field fine day
	5	the ground is with snow this morning it rained afterwards kind of snow Ad in the afternoon
	6	Ad is working in center field North part he sowed 7 1/2 of peas and 12 of Peas & oats fine weather
	7	Ad is working in the center field North half
	8	the ground is white with snow this morning rain afterwards no work done in the afternoon
	9	Ad went to Escot mill with 6 Bags of oats & 1 of Peas for feed he got them ground & got at noon
10		Revd Mr Fairley preached this morning fine day
	11	Ad plowed up the Fallwheat this afternoon
	12	Ad sowed where the Fall wheat was with at Spring wheat
	13	Ad is drawing dung to the midle field for corn he intends to plant there fine day the ground is dry

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