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William Beatty Diary, 1877-1879
William Beatty Diary, 1877-1879_51.pdf
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1878
| July | 19 | Ad went to Gananoque for a spring for the Reaping Machin Bessie went with him got back at noon cut some of the Fallwheat it good |
| 20 | finished the cuting & drew it in it was after dark Billee came from Delta I met the Revd Hugh Taylor at the Station it first time I have been out | |
| 21 | Revd Mr Taylor preached this morning Mr Garret at night | |
| 22 | Ad & Wallace helped Bruce this forenoon they cut the church field in the afternoon the had the two machins & drew it in put 1 load over the horses the other over the cows | |
| 23 | Ad & Wallace cut the spring wheat East of the Barn it very light in the head on acount of the dry weather they also cut the oats in the same field very warm day Bruce man helped them | |
| 24 | Ad & Wallace worked at home cut there wheat & part of the oats Billie came out brought Mr Laforta with him to help Ad | |
| 25 | Ad Wallace & Laforta drew in 4 large load of wheat & 5 loads of oats & took one load of oats & wheat rakings home to feed the horses fine day but very windy | |
| 26 | rain all day & most of the night it must have fell 5 or 6 inches on the level Bessie went to Gananoque & took the boat for Toronto she is to see her Aunts | |
| 27 | Ad went to Whites & got the horses Shod I met the Revd Mr Cormick at the station he is to preach for Mr Nicholson | |
| 28 | Revd Mr Garnat preached this morning Mr Cormick at night fine day Wm Cornett took him to Fairfax | |
| 29 | Mr Cormick went away on the Express rain today | |
| 30 | Ad went out to 6th Consession there sheep in there oats there in the morning he mended the roof of the Barn in the afternoon | |
| 31 | little rain very bad harvest time Ad helped Bruce to Reap wheat |
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