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William Beatty Diary, 1858-1860
William Beatty Diary, 1858-1860_53.pdf
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1860
| May 1 | Begun to sow & sowed 5 1/2 bushel of chinnie Wheat in the field below the Bull paster ground very dry {in left margin} 7 in all of peas |
| 2 | Sowed 7 bushel of peas at cristies place 3 of them I got from John Younge Sowed the Hungarian grafs seed in the garden |
| 3 | {in left margin} wood look green split rails at cristies in the forenoon went to A raising off a house of Mr McClearys in the afternoon very warm & Dry weather |
| 4 | Sowed poll 7 bushel of poll oats at cristies |
| 5 | Sowed 9 bushel of oats 5 of them poll 4 off them I got of John Young they are next Edgleys line very warm & dry no rain this spring yet |
| 6 | the Revd Mr McKenzie preached in caintown Granpa went to Lyn yesterday & came home to Day on foot to the Quarterly meeting |
| 7 | David finished draging at Cristies I planted corn in the Garden put plaster in the drill the first row on the top next the Barn next row leached ashes then 3 rows with ashes on the top {in left margin} planted Sugar Beets thunder showers to the East |
| 8 | split rails at cristies John Edgley helped very warm |
| 9 | {in left margin} a little shower this morning sowed 1 1/2 bushel of Rye next the barn David plowed there yesterday plumb Trees in full blossom |
| 10 | laid up the fence at the foot of the hill at cristies |
| 11 | laid up the fence next the woods at cristes |
| 12 | went to Farmsvill with 32 firkins 8 to Mullvenue 10 to Demin 14 to Green warm Day |
| 13 | the Revd Mr Willson preached in caintown |
| 14 | sowed 5 bushel of scotch wheat 2 of it I got from Mr Lawson & 3 from Ferguson the first 4 ridges is Lawsons the Fergusons al in the west of the Barn |
| 15 | David plowed the potato ground Ad helped Jock to plant very dry weather |
| 16 | I trimed some dry limbs of the apple trees & spread dung for the corn |
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