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William Beatty Diary, 1854-1857

William Beatty Diary, 1854-1857_82.pdf

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Sept 1857

17 Finished drawing in the wheat very dull day worked at the oats they are down so that we have to mow them

18 finished cuting the oats & drew in some of them

19 finshed drawing in the oats & that is the last of our harvest the crops ginarely good

20 the Revd Mr Mills preached in caintown

21 draged the stuble in the harper field before plowing Jock Robert Armstrong & John Youngs went to look at Roses farm in Montague

22 began to plow the harper field for Rye rain this afternoon

23 Plowed Do Do Jock got home he made A bargin for the Roses place 2500 dollars heavy rain last night

24 plowed in the harper field

25 finished plowing in the harper field

26 sowed 5 bushel of Rye

27 the Revd Mr McMurry preached in caintown

28 heavy rain this morning & heavy hail about noon finished sowing the Rye except the head ridges

29 went to Lyn for Elingham with 30 pork barrels & 12 butter firkens took 1/2 bushel of wheat to mill

30 plowed the head ridges cleaned the furrows of the Rye sowed in all 6 1/2 bushel in the harper field

October 1 thrashed for John Ackland his buckwheat

2 killed A hog & then picked the corn & husked it at night

3 sorted the corn had about 75 bushel of good corn in the ear ]

4 the Revd Mr Benning preached in caintown

5 went to Brockville with Rob Armstrong got {illegible} for the stove oven 3s.9d & A {illegible}

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