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William Beatty Diary, 1858-1860
William Beatty Diary, 1858-1860_38.pdf
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1859
| Sept 1 | Finished cuting the little oats very short |
| 2 | finished hooking the peas part of them took a second growth they are green |
| 3 | drew in Peas fine Day |
| 4 | the Revd Mr Harvy preached in our school house |
| 5 | draged & drew stones of the pea ground dull & wet time |
| 6 | drew dung on part of the pea ground for fall wheat |
| 7 | plowed for the wheat |
| 8 | Do Do Do & drew some dung |
| 9 | Sowed about 2 1/2 bushel of the Blue Stem wheat on the cristies place |
| 10 | very wet Day shod the horses |
| 11 | the Revd Mr Willson preached in caintown very rain & wind this afternoon |
| 12 | thrashed for Jock |
| 13 | plowed for the Rye drew the last of the peas |
| 14 | Sowed 2 1/2 Bushel of Rye in the morning then went to Thomas Davis dung Bee fine Day |
| 15 | went to the Funeral of Thomas Sharp he was Buried in caintown the Revd Mr Mills preached drew in the last of the oats they are the poll oats |
| X 16 | very hard frost last night everything is Killed David plowed where the Rye was I cut some of the corn |
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