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William Beatty Diary, 1858-1860
William Beatty Diary, 1858-1860_41.pdf
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1859
| October 14 | diged Potatos the ground very dry |
| 15 | fine rain last night & to Day huskcd at corn it is very poor the white corn is the best |
| 16 | the Revd Mr Harvy preached at our school house |
| 17 | went to Brockville with 2 barrels of apples 1 1/2 of snows & 1/2 f calvels 12s.6d per barrel sold 1 tub of butter 17 cents per lb |
| 18 | diged potatoes hard frost at night |
| 19 | finished diging the potatos & killed a hog |
| 20 | went to Farmersville with a hog sold it for 5 .1/4 dollars per hundred it weigh 257 lb bought a plough for 9 3/4 dollars 1 extra mold & 2 extra shares |
| 21 | shod the horses |
| 22 | david began to plow on the cristie place |
| 23 | the Revd Mr McKenzie preach in caintown in the afternoon |
| 24 | david plowed the ground very dry I cam home from John Younge I went there on Saturday he got himself hurt he is better |
| 25 | dug the carrots good crop |
| 26 | David went to Brockville with A load of turnips for Hucheson 1d per bushel |
| 27 | puld turnips hard frost |
| 28 | finished the turnip fine crop hard frost |
| 29 | drew in the potatos |
| 30 | the Revd Mr Harvy preach in our school house |
| 30 | drew wood a sleepers for the stable |
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