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William Beatty Diary, 1863-1867
Wm Beatty Diary 1863-1867 Wm Beatty Diary 1863-1867 21.pdf
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| May | 1 | Went to Thomas Scotts with Isabla she is going to teach school in his section got J Latimers Buggy Ad plowed a little east line the ground is to wet |
| white frost | 2 | Ad plowed east line in the forenoon I r{illegible} some stones at edge of gravel pit & then spread dung in the garden Ad plowed it in the afternoon I went around the persens at the Station per the School Bill white frost this morning |
| white frost | 3 | Ad plowed west side of the path wide field I planted 4 rows of young apple trees over 100 ma{probably maples} east side of garden and trime the trees at the old house |
| white frost | 4 | planted 5 rows of young apple trees in all over 130 sowed 4 bushel of Peas & oates east line widle field |
| 5 | Sowed 2 bushel of Spring Rye next the past seeded with Thimothy/ west side planted 1 1/2 bushel of potatoes | |
| 6 | heavy rain all day cleaned some grass seed | |
| 7 | the Revd r Carrol Preached in the church | |
| 8 | thrashed the hay that was over horses & cleaned the seed had nearly 2 bushel sifted the seed that was saved through the winter had nearly 4 bushel | |
| the woods look green | 9 | sold better than 3 bushel to Mr Vanarum at 11s.3d per bushel Ad plowed the ground rather wet planted 1/2 bushel of potatos in the garden |
| 10 | plowed between the ditches | |
| 11 | heavy rain last night & all day | |
| 12 | drew a few loads of dung to the orchard the land is too wet had to quite Ad got 12 bushel of oats from J. Bradly | |
| 13 | plowed next the road at the old house | |
| 14 | went to Escot & heard the Revd Mr Burton preach went down the track a little rain | |
| 15 | sowed 5 bushel of the oats that we got from Richard Coapland East side of the path | |
| 16 | sowed 2 bushel of Rye west side of the past the ground rather wet very warm day Ad cultivated | |
| 17 | Some of the New land East line planted a little corn in the garden but a small h{illegible} in the 3 or 4 rows from {illegible} |
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