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William Beatty Diary, 1860-1863
William Beatty Diary, 1860-1863_38.pdf
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1862
| April | 15 | Drew rails along the road from the house field |
| 16 | finished drawing the rails they are a poor lot | |
| 17 | drew dung to the field North of the ditch back of the Barn drew it with the waggon | |
| rain | 18 | worked at the dung in the forenoon a little this afernoon snow going fast |
| X | 19 | worked at the dung fine Day Cabbage seed at the door & tomatoes sowed some |
| 20 | went to Cristies Younges Do Do | |
| rain | 21 | worked at the dung in the forenoon rain in the afternoon |
| 22 | Ad went to Ben Younges for some carrots I worked at the old harnefs mending them rain most of the day David came up from young he is going to help me to get the fences fixed | |
| Snow | 23 | began to make fences commenced at the South East corner a little snow to day |
| 24 | the ground all white this morning worked at the fence got the fence on the consesion made & the corner turnedup a pice fine day | |
| 25 | worked at the fence along the Road runing North fine Day the Plow that I sent for to Brantford came to the station this morning | |
| 26 | went to Yonge this morning on the cars then went to Jonney Armstrong & got a double cle{cut off} made they are well | |
| 27 | went to caintown & heard the Revd Mr Armstrong preach fine day | |
| 28 | got Thomas Williams little waggon & took old Bet & brought over to Mallorytown some currenbushes roses & other things & came up on the cars rain most of the Day | |
| 29 | worked at the fence & drew some dung the {illegible} | |
| X 9 in April | 30 | began to plow & plowed a ridge for the garden then plowed on the sod North of the 2nd ewnt to a raisin of Mr Johnstons |
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