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William Beattie Diary, 1866-1867
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JULY, MONDAY, 9. 1866.
Sundy morning rained verry weighty fair to day & colder we began to plough our summer fallo at John Elmslies place took the reper to Galt to get repaired
TUESDAY, 10.
Warm & drie ploughing sumer fallo
WEDNESDAY, 11.
Warm ploughing I was scarifing potatoes
JULY, THURSDAY, 12. 1866.
Drie & hot cutting thistles in fore noon was at Fletchers raising in the after noon
FRIDAY, 13.
Very warm I started to hoe turnips to day thunder & some rain in the evinging
SATURDAY, 14.
Very warm thunder & rain ploughing & howing turnips
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