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William Beatty Diary, 1880-1883
William Beatty 1880-1883 Diary 6.pdf
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1880
| May | 1 | Ezra read up the lain & fence split some wood |
| 2 | Revd Mr Huston preached this morning Mr Matthews at night cold day with a little rain | |
| 3 | Ad & Ezra cleaned up a grist & other chores | |
| 4 | they all worked on Wallaces place with both teams they all done that they could do | |
| 5 | Ad & Ezra scraped what dirt was thone out of a grass ditch in the northeast field and down the East line to north ditch | |
| 6 | Wallace & Ezra is working in the {illegible} field they plowed draged and sowed 9 bushel of oats the ground places hard fine day | |
| the Woods begin to look Red | 7 | Ad and Jennie went on the Express for Hosc{illegible} Ezra plowed in the same field fine day |
| 8 | Ezra & Wallace worked in same field they sowed 6 bushel of oats | |
| 9 | Revd Mr Matthews preached this morning Mr Houston at night | |
| 10 | Wallace & Ezra finished the Northeast field sowed 4 bushel of oats Ezra plowed part of the garden on the East side a fine showr in the forenoon A Miss Snider came this afternoon to help Ellen to do the work | |
| 11 | Ezra & Wallace worked at the road expect a little that Wallace did here with the cultivater in the garden where Ezra plowed to break the lumps | |
| 12 | I planted a bushel of potatoes in the garden & 2 quarts of multiplier onions | |
| planted more potatos and some Beets seed Ezra & Wallace worked at {illegible} | ||
| 14 | Ezra & Wallace worked at the road | |
| 15 | Ezra & Wallace worked at the road very dry time with wind I sowed timothy & clover seed on the peice where Ad put Abs oats I sowed grass seed in the Northeast field | |
| 16 | Revd Mr Huston preached this morning Mr Matthews at night |
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