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William Beatty Diary, 1863-1867
Wm Beatty Diary 1863-1867 Wm Beatty Diary 1863-1867 14.pdf
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1864
| June rain | 1 | Sowed better than 2 bushel of Black see fine shower last night the ground is rather wet to drag finished planting the corn planted about 1 acre got the seed from White George began to plow in the orchard for potatos fine day |
| 2 | plowed in orchard the wind is south at noon finished plowing the orchard & then draged it | |
| 3 | {in left margin} planted 30 bushels of potatos in all began to plant the potatos one bushel of all sorts next the East fence then 8 bushel of Cork reds then 6 bushel of Prince Alberts Sowed 2 bushel of Black see Ad north of the first ditch planted 5 bushel of Garnet Chillas & 7 bushel of Cups & sowed better than 2 bushel of black see | |
| 5 | the Revd Mr Reeve preached in the school house & the Revd Mr Carrol in the church | |
| 6 | {in left margin} 12 bushel of peas in all Sowed 4 Bushel of peas John Johnston helped with his teem planted some beans in the garden Ad furred 3 drills for beets next the fence in the orchard | |
| frost | 7 | planted the 3 drills with mangels sugar beets & kola Raba Sowed 3 bushel of peas that makes 7 of the Gardner Peas all sowed north of the first ditch west side of the path received a letter from Mr Watson with three dollars in it wanting me to go to Wadinton |
| hard frost last night | 8 | went to Brockville with the night Express saw Mr Watson & we went to Wadinton to see the Flax Machinery it workes fine stopted all night then came home at night Ad sowed 1 1/2 bushel of flax seed north of the old houe & began to plow in the north Field John Johnston helped him in the afternoon fine day very dry |
| rain | 9 | plowed & sowed 5 1/2 bushel of oats J. Johnston helped Herny Armstrong helpe likewise fined rain to day |
| 10 | plowed draged & sowed 12 1/2 bushel of peas oats Henery Armstrong & J. Johnston helped | |
| 11 | Sowed 2 1/2 bushel of oats & peas H. Armstrong & H Johnston helped to plow | |
| 12 | {in left margin} in all 33 bushels oats the Revd Mr Reeves preached in the school house | |
| 13 | sowed 4 1/2 bushel of peas & oats that finished the sowing |
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