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William Beatty Diary, 1889-1892

William Beatty 1889-1892 Diary 49.pdf

1892

May

<table>
 <tr>
  <td>1</td>
  <td></td>
  <td>Revd Mr Fairley preached this Evening</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>2</td>
  <td>Ad and Jonnie took the young cattle to Sand Bay to paster 4 to year heffers and 2 one year old</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>3</td>
  <td>Jonnie is {<s>strike through</s>} over haling the Road fence he began at the North end where  where the wire fence stoped fine day Ad is Rolling old house field the ground is in fine order for the Roller</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Ad sowed 7 Bushel of oats that he got from Ab McNiel & he sowed 8 1/2 Bushel {rest scratched out}</td>
  <td>4</td>
  <td>Ad is working in the North field with the team</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>5</td>
  <td>Robbie Brought Ellen home Margret is better  Do </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>6</td>
  <td>Jonnie is quaring stones in the Field below the house opiset the stack where the 3 trees is he has got A fine lot of stones fine day</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>7</td>
  <td>Jennet is buisy clening house fine day cold at fine time for {illegible} Work Ad is done sowing</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>8</td>
  <td></td>
  <td>Revd Mr Fairley preached this Morning fine day</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>9</td>
  <td>Ad is working at home in the garden</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>10</td>
  <td>Ad plowed our garden this afternoon fine day Jonney planted some potatoes and Beans</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>11</td>
  <td>rain this morning Bessie came home on the Express yesterday no work done out side the house</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>12</td>
  <td>Ad & Jonnie is drawing dung to the field North East of the Barn for the corn & potatoes fine day</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>15</td>
  <td></td>
  <td>Revd Mr Fairley Preached this Evening fine day</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>16</td>
  <td>Ad is drawing to the calf paster at the milk shed he intends to plow it up</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>17</td>
  <td>he is drawing to A pile in the field below the Lain</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>18</td>
  <td>Bessie & here Mother went to Gananoque this morning with Wallaces horse fine day Ad is drawing dung to pile in the field below or North of the house fine day</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>19</td>
  <td>Ad & Jonnie took the roof of the horse stable & piled up the logs up against the fence fine day</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>20</td>
  <td>rain this morning no work done out of dorrs Jonnie took down the old grainery the cows and sheep with the Lambs in all day & night</td>
 </tr>
<table>

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1892

May

1		Revd Mr Fairley preached this Evening
	2	Ad and Jonnie took the young cattle to Sand Bay to paster 4 to year heffers and 2 one year old
	3	Jonnie is {~~strike through~~} over haling the Road fence he began at the North end where where the wire fence stoped fine day Ad is Rolling old house field the ground is in fine order for the Roller
Ad sowed 7 Bushel of oats that he got from Ab McNiel & he sowed 8 1/2 Bushel {rest scratched out}	4	Ad is working in the North field with the team
	5	Robbie Brought Ellen home Margret is better Do
	6	Jonnie is quaring stones in the Field below the house opiset the stack where the 3 trees is he has got A fine lot of stones fine day
	7	Jennet is buisy clening house fine day cold at fine time for {illegible} Work Ad is done sowing
8		Revd Mr Fairley preached this Morning fine day
	9	Ad is working at home in the garden
	10	Ad plowed our garden this afternoon fine day Jonney planted some potatoes and Beans
	11	rain this morning Bessie came home on the Express yesterday no work done out side the house
	12	Ad & Jonnie is drawing dung to the field North East of the Barn for the corn & potatoes fine day
	13	Do Do Do Do Do
	14
15		Revd Mr Fairley Preached this Evening fine day
	16	Ad is drawing to the calf paster at the milk shed he intends to plow it up
	17	he is drawing to A pile in the field below the Lain
	18	Bessie & here Mother went to Gananoque this morning with Wallaces horse fine day Ad is drawing dung to pile in the field below or North of the house fine day
	19	Ad & Jonnie took the roof of the horse stable & piled up the logs up against the fence fine day
	20	rain this morning no work done out of dorrs Jonnie took down the old grainery the cows and sheep with the Lambs in all day & night

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William Beatty Diary, 1889-1892

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