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William Beatty Diary, 1858-1860

1860

Jan 13	Thrashed Jocks fall wheat fine Day
14	Do our Scotch wheat this forenoon David went to Mallorytown & ought a great coat for $8 dollars gave 5 yards {illegible} fullcloth 4s.6d per yard paid the rest in {illegible}
15	the Revd Mr Randals preached a mifsionary sermon this forenoon a the Revd Mr McKenzie preached in the afternoon
16	went to Mill 6 bushel of Buckwheat & 10 bushel oats fine Day
17	cleaned the scotch wheat had 13 1/2 Bushel
18	thrashed the chinne wheat this forenoon
19	cleaned & went to the Mill with 12 bushel of wheat
20	cleaned part of the wheat in the forenoon then went to Mallorytown to the Annual Agriculture meetting was put President again the nearly gon roads bare
21	finished cleaning the chinnee wheat had 46 Bushel good crop we have raised 100 Bushel of wheat in all this season
27	began to cut pine saw logs in the swamp Jonney helped Jock ade & me our teem
28	all hands worke a the logs & both teams
29	went to Meeting
30	worked at the logs
31	Do Do Do

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