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William Beatty Diary, 1858-1860
William Beatty Diary, 1858-1860_30.pdf
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| May 1 | went to caintown & heard the Revd Mr McKenzie |
| 2 | scraped A dich across the field below the Bull paster & fixed the fence around the field David went to Brockville for Map paper for Wat |
| 3 | Began to sow & sowed from John Young & 5 Bushel of our own & 1/2 bushel of Spring Rye in the Cristies place warm & dry {in left margin} 6 bushel of of Peas in all |
| 4 | David finished draging the cristies Place |
| 5 | draged the orchard very warm & dry {in left margin} woods look green |
| 6 | plowed in the orchard Do Do Do |
| 7 | draged the orchard fine day |
| 8 | went to Caintown & heard the Revd Mr McKenzie Preach in the afternoon |
| 9 | a little rain this morning plowed in the orchard |
| 11 | finished plowing the orchard that was for potatos & began the plow below the Bull paster |
| 12 | draged the orchard for the potatos begun to plant the potatos in the orchard |
| 13 | finished planting the potatoes 3 bushel of Thompsons west side then 5 bushel of the Dones 3 of cups then 2 rows of Morinees then the South Amarican & some Scotch Greays {in left margin} went to J. Hazelwood on A case between Wm Murry & J. Cavinaugh for trefspafs |
| 14 | Sowed 6 bushel of Chinia Wheat below the Bull paster sowed 3/4 of A bushel of timithy seed gave it one stroke of the drag ground very dry |
| 15 | went to caintown & heard the Revd Mr Mills preach in the forenoon & the Revd Mr McKenzie in the afternoon |
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