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William Beatty Diary, 1871-1874
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1872
May | 17 | sowed 1/2 lb of carrot seed on the peace east of the {illegible} plowed part of the potato ground it is very dry |
hailed | 18 | finished plowing the potato ground and draged ready to furrow out atended a meeting of the trustees to {illigible} the foundation of the schoolhouse is same {illigible} a spring meeting |
19 | no meeting to day find steady rain all day no one came | |
20 | got the horses shod and drew some rails to the midle fence north field they were taken away last fall | |
21 | worked at the fence and settled with P. Moor paid him 15 Dollars & 60 cents fine growing time | |
22 | finished the fence in the forenoon sowed about {illigible} barrels of plaster on the field below the house beginning of {illegible} | |
rain | 23 | fine rain last night and this morning H&H Young helped me to turn up part of The midle fence in the north field find growing time made {illigible} for a {illegible} |
24 | washed the sheep Samuel Johnson and son helped me fix part of the fence in the lane | |
25 | attended a school meeting as trustee to select a new site or see if the people will build on lot we have the foundation is bad they voted {illegible} hill 16 for the hill 13 for the lot at the station | |
26 | the Revd Mr Weire preached in the school house this morning | |
rain | 27 | planted better than two pails of Early Rose potatos in the garden and four half rows of sweet corn next the path and house and the rest of the {illegible} in common corn in the forenoon heavy rain then tried to plow the ground too wet |
28 | got some potatos went and laid out the foundation of the schoolhouse on the hill the ground is very wet | |
rain | 29 | bored and made a pair of barbunks |
30 | made another barbunk can do very little there is rain almost every day | |
31 | drew a load of stones for Mr Thompson that is {illigible} loads there was 2 loads {illegible} |