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William Beatty Diary, 1874-1877

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1876

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  <td>May the woods look redto day </td>
  <td>17</td>
  <td>Vest got a load {rest of line illegible}  to day he want  {rest of line illegible}  Ad got a telagram  about {rest of line illegible} to Delta with Bruce McNiel  Wallace helped with {illegible} all day  sowed part of the old house field  with the White see wheat  worked the two teams cultivated with the wheel coulter first then with {rest of line illegible}</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>18</td>
  <td>finished the old house field 4 1/2 bushel of the White See Wheat on it Vest & Ad got home at night</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>19</td>
  <td>Ad & Vest went out to the road & finished what was to do there & began the southwest part of the north field sowed some peas there fine day </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>the wood begin to look green</td>
  <td>20</td>
  <td>worked in that field we sowed 8 bushel of peas & about a bushel of oats</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>21</td>
  <td>21</td>
  <td>I went with Revd Mr Walker to Fairfax he preached here in the morning Mr Mathews at night </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>22</td>
  <td>rain this morning most of the day no work fixed the wheel of the cultivator there was very heavy rain yesterday morning</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>23</td>
  <td>very cold this morning Vest & Ad the south west half of the north field I dug a little in the garden sowed some Beets & planted <s>onion</s> unions </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>24</td>
  <td>they sowed 5 bushel of oats & 2 bushel of peas in the North west half of the north field & cultivated the part that he intends to summerfallow I was in bed most of the day</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>25</td>
  <td>Vest went to Delta this afternoon he took Davids things & the children with him fine cold day I planted Halls beens in the garden next to the house </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>26</td>
  <td>I planted 3 bushel of E<s>yrely</s> rley Roses potatos in the garden </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>27</td>
  <td>planted some sweet corn in the garden & 4 rows of parch corn Ad plowed East of the Barn he has been picking stones of yesterday & part of to day cold day ground dry</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>28</td>
  <td></td>
  <td>Revd Mr Walker preached in the morning Mr Stewart at night</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>29</td>
  <td>planted 3 bushel Erely Roses potatos in the garden</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>30</td>
  <td>Sowed about a pailfull & a half of Millet seed behind the Barn where Ad plowed & picked stones he draged & cultivated the ground there </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>31</td>
  <td>John McDonald with Mrs Torrance & Mrs Frank Hall Margret Hall & Jennie Gedin came here on {rest of page cut off}</td>
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1876

May the woods look redto day	17	Vest got a load {rest of line illegible} to day he want {rest of line illegible} Ad got a telagram about {rest of line illegible} to Delta with Bruce McNiel Wallace helped with {illegible} all day sowed part of the old house field with the White see wheat worked the two teams cultivated with the wheel coulter first then with {rest of line illegible}
	18	finished the old house field 4 1/2 bushel of the White See Wheat on it Vest & Ad got home at night
	19	Ad & Vest went out to the road & finished what was to do there & began the southwest part of the north field sowed some peas there fine day
the wood begin to look green	20	worked in that field we sowed 8 bushel of peas & about a bushel of oats
21	21	I went with Revd Mr Walker to Fairfax he preached here in the morning Mr Mathews at night
	22	rain this morning most of the day no work fixed the wheel of the cultivator there was very heavy rain yesterday morning
	23	very cold this morning Vest & Ad the south west half of the north field I dug a little in the garden sowed some Beets & planted ~~onion~~ unions
	24	they sowed 5 bushel of oats & 2 bushel of peas in the North west half of the north field & cultivated the part that he intends to summerfallow I was in bed most of the day
	25	Vest went to Delta this afternoon he took Davids things & the children with him fine cold day I planted Halls beens in the garden next to the house
	26	I planted 3 bushel of E~~yrely~~ rley Roses potatos in the garden
	27	planted some sweet corn in the garden & 4 rows of parch corn Ad plowed East of the Barn he has been picking stones of yesterday & part of to day cold day ground dry
28		Revd Mr Walker preached in the morning Mr Stewart at night
	29	planted 3 bushel Erely Roses potatos in the garden
	30	Sowed about a pailfull & a half of Millet seed behind the Barn where Ad plowed & picked stones he draged & cultivated the ground there
	31	John McDonald with Mrs Torrance & Mrs Frank Hall Margret Hall & Jennie Gedin came here on {rest of page cut off}

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