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William Beatty Diary, 1858-1860
William Beatty Diary, 1858-1860_54.pdf
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1860 snow & rain last nigth
snow & rain
| April 14 | Went to Mallortown to an Agriculture Meeting the boys choped wood hard frost this morning |
| 15 | Mr Fletcher preached at caintown Mr Mills sick |
| 16 | David began to plow at cristies place below the road I split rails on the line next Ackland |
| 17 | {in left margin} shower of rain Sowed some cabbage seed in the hot Bed & dug up some old trees in the orchard |
| 18 | planted 11 trees in the orchard 4 at the house |
| 19 | made A waggon box fine Day |
| 20 | went to Brockville with Jonney he is going to Packinham to work Bougth 4 barrels of Plaster 1 of waterlime 1 of salt the plaster 6s.3d lime 7s.6d salt 7s.6 roads very good |
| 21 | Sowed 2 barrels of Plaster on the frount of Lizies next the line west side on the line got a hefer calf from Adam |
| 22 | the Revd Mr McKnzie preached of caintown |
| 23 | went to Thomas Scotts to get him to come & plaster the scistren |
| 24 | began to make the line fence on the cristies place next Ackland {in left margin} little snow last night Do this morning |
| 25 | Planted 6 Appel trees in the orchard David finished plowing below the Barn at cristies very bad with my stomac |
| 26 | Thomas Scott plastered the cistren plowed the Garden & 1/4 acre for carrots & Beets in the orchard |
| 27 | hard frost this morning planted Early potatos in the garden David plowed in the field below the Bull paster |
| 28 | hard frost this morning David Do in forenoon went to Samuel Younges & got 10 bushel of oats 1s.9d per bushel |
| 29 | the Revd Mr Willson preached in caintown |
| 30 | fnished plowing below the bull paster then draged furowed up the carrot ground the boys raked a& sowed the carrots & 1/4 lb Mangol seed 1 row & 1/2 I took Elen to Lynn she is going to school there & board at the Clows {in left margin} Woods begin to look Red |
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