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William Beatty Diary, 1877-1879
William Beatty Diary, 1877-1879_52.pdf
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1878
| August | 1 | Ad & Wallace drew in six loads of oats at home fine drying wind |
| rain | 2 | Ad & Wallace id drawing drew in 3 loads then there was a little rain that stopt them |
| 3 | Ad & Wallace got all in at home heavy rain this afternoon | |
| 4 | Revd Mr Nicholson preached this morning Mr Garrat at night | |
| 5 | began to hook the peas rain at night | |
| 6 | they hooked peas in the forenoon Ad cut some of the oats in the North field rain in the afternoon so that he could do nothing | |
| 7 | Ad cut some of the oats in the North field rain in the afternoon Wallace hooked peas | |
| 8 | Ad went out to the 6th Concession to see the fence there was cattle in the oats in the afternoon him & Wallace & Lattimer worked at the peas hooking a while Ad then finished the cuting of the oats all done now expect a few peas | |
| 9 | there was heavy thunder & rain last night & this morning there fell about 5 inches on the level the roads & fields is a flood of water no work {left margin} water runing on the road about inches at the first ditch | |
| rain | 10 | we turned over the peas & oats this forenoon but there came up heavy rain at noon & flooded the ground so that the water runs over the road |
| 11 | fine day Revd Mr Garret preached this morning and Mr Nicholson at night | |
| rain | 12 | turned over the peas & oats got in 3 loads all in the field below the house & 1 load of oats out of the North field that is 4 loads in all to day then there was very heavy rain |
| 13 | Ad & Wallace worked at Wallaces seller opisit the school house the ground is very wet the grain in {illegible} | |
| 14 | We spread & turned over the peas & oats this forenoon got all in except a little peas that is to hook | |
| 15 | Ad & Wallace hooked the peas & took them home this forenoon they helped Bruce in the afternoon |
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