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William Beatty Diary, 1863-1867
Wm Beatty Diary 1863-1867 Wm Beatty Diary 1863-1867 22.pdf
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1865
| May | 17 | Sowed 3 1/2 bushel of Black see Wheat east line on the New land that was brock up last fall & this spring Robert Armstrong came to help us with the spring work they are all done a little rain this afternoon after night |
| 18 | Ad & Rob plowed north of the North ditch very cold day high winds | |
| 19 | Sowed 2 1/2 bushel of John youngs peas on the first 5 ridges in the north side east of the path then 3 bushel of peas that we bought at Cris young | |
| 20 | Sowed better than 1 bushel more of peas & 4 1/2 of Barley Sowed 8 ridges of it with with timothy Robert Armstrong went home at noon young elan went with him we got a fine job done this week | |
| 21 | the Revd Mr Burns preached in the school house fine warm day | |
| 22 | Sowed 3 1/2 bushel of Barley North of the north ditch East side fine showr last night very warm | |
| 23 | very cold this morning a little rain last night Sowed 2 bushel of barley in the same field that is 10 bushel of Barley in all | |
| 24 | plowed the head ridge in the north field & some a pail full of flax seed on it then plowed the head ridge at the head of the Ry and sowed it sowed 2 bushel of Black see in the {illegible} field | |
| 25 | Sowed 1 3/4 bushel Skinlege Barley in the New field 1 1/2 bushel Black see the finished fi{illegible} | |
| 26 | Sowed 1/4 bushel of barley & 1 {illegible} at the old house in the {illegible rest of line}. | |
| 27 | drew dung to the orchard with two waggons Bill the loads | |
| 28 | no meeting to day | |
| 29 | plowed for the corn roller & harrowed it it is very dry & lumpy | |
| 30 | plowed at the old Barnyard for corn the gournd so dry tht we had to quite the horses could not plow {illegible} young helped plow in the orchard planted some corn | |
| 31 | plowd in the orchard H Young helped in the forenoon planted some more of the corn |
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