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William Beatty Diary, 1863-1867

Wm Beatty Diary 1863-1867 Wm Beatty Diary 1863-1867 20.pdf

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1865

April 15 Ad plowed in the midle field east side of the road {illegible} I made a gate for the road heavy rain this afternoon the {rest of line to faint to decipher}
16 No meeting to day snowed in the forenoon then rained
17 hard frost last night {line too faint to decipher} plow on our own place. Ad went to help Ben Young plow sod
18 rain this forenoon Ad helped Ben Young to plow I went to {illegible line} stays all night
x 19 I went to {two words illegible} to fixe Jonnies grave & all the rest of our graves. then came to the Armstrong got dinner then to Margrets & {illegible} three grapes Ad drew dung for Mr Tannerman half the day
20 I stopted all night at Granpas got some black cherry & brought them to Mallorytown took the cars & came home at night Ad plowed in the forenoon rain in the afternoon the ground very wet
21 rain in forenoon drew stones to the Barnyard & planted the cherry trees
22 cleaned the flax seed it is very poor went to an Agriculture meeting at Johnstons schoolhouse at night
23 the Revd Mr White preachd in the schoolhouse
24 Ad tried to plow it is too wet sett posts for a gate at the road Ad plowed in the afternoon very drying with high winds
25 Ad plowed I thrashed & cleaned the flax seed it is very poor & only about 3 bushel
X 26 began to sow & sowed 3 bushel of Poll oats in the afternoon draged with the colt
the Millin Black cow dead this morning 27 Sowed 5 bushel of Poll oats that {several words too faint to decipher} midle field east side of
28 Ad plowed the ground is heavy
29 heavy rain most of the day no plowing the trees look Red
30 the Revd Mr Carrol preached in the curch

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