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William Beatty Diary, 1880-1883
William Beatty 1880-1883 Diary 7.pdf
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1880
| May | 17 | Ezra came and began to plow in the sod in the middle field for peas |
| 18 | fine sower last night Ezra worked at the road till noon he plowed sod and finished it | |
| X left the cows out of the stable at night | 19 | sowed 4 bushel of peas on the sod Wallace helped him I sowed the flax seed that Ad sent from Toronto on the head ridge next the ditch and Browns sample of Early oats on the South East corner and a sample of Swiss Early oats on the south west corner of the flax all on the head ridge |
| 20 | Ezra went to the mill with a grist Jennie went to the Instue with him fine day Tom painting | |
| 21 | Ezra worked at the road that finished there work except the potato ground | |
| 22 | Ezra & me fixed up the fences at the gravel pit and round the church field and the lain & paster field | |
| 23 | Revd Mr Matthews preached this morning Mr Huston at night | |
| 24 | Ezra cultivated rolled & draged the garden I planted 1/4 lb Moons Eryrly Sweet Corn East side | |
| 25 | Ezra & me planted 1/4 lb Mammath sweet corn on this side Ad cent them down from Toronto the rest of the garden planted in potatoes & beans | |
| 26 | Ezra went to plow the potato ground at the road I sowed grass seed North of the house down to the oak tree where Ezra sowed a bushel of oats yesterday it missed seeding last | |
| Billie & Davison came this forenoon to work Ezra worked at the potato ground at the road I tosed up the old straw that covered the turnip & burned it | ||
| 28 | Ezra finished the potato ground at the road I painted & reglazed one of upstairs windows | |
| 29 | Ezra took some hefers to the 6 Con to paster in the forenoon we washed in the afternoon | |
| 30 | Revd Mr Garnet preached this morning Mr Matthews at night | |
| 31 | Ezra & Wallace worked on the Roads for this place {illegible} |
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