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William Beatty Diary, 1880-1883
William Beatty 1880-1883 Diary 10.pdf
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1880
| July | 16 | finished the east field in the forenoon |
| 17 | finished the east field in the forenoon and drew in Billie helped them that finishedthe haying | |
| 18 | Rev Mr Matthews preached this morning Mr Huston at night | |
| 19 | we mowed at the road Bruces man helped we finished cuting the west front field in the forenoon on Bruces team drew in I went to to the North field and mowed till tilled it rained | |
| 20 | finished cuting the north field & drew in the most of it | |
| 21 | finished cutting Wallaces and drew in that finished our haying for this year the hay it too ripe we aught to have began a week earlyer | |
| 21 | Ezra & the man went to the shanty this morning I took Jennie to her school | |
| 22 | Bruce and Wallace riged up the reaper and cut a good lot of the fall wheat it is about half a crop it was winter killed | |
| 23 | finished the fall wheat Wallace & Ezra bound I stacked some of it Ezra cradled some grass in the distant field | |
| 24 | Billie came home in the night Ezra took him to gananoque this forenoon he is going to Parnaham to work for J Miller superintending the buildings for him I intend going to Young for Bissie & Jenie | |
| 25 | I heard the Revd Mr Richards in caintown Mr Matthews preaching at night | |
| 26 | came home this forenoon all well Wallace & Ezra got in two loads of the fall wheat there was a fine rain this afternoon Ezra worked at the turnips | |
| 27 | Ezra worked at the turnips fine day | |
| 28 | Ezra finished the turnips they look well | |
| 29 | I went to Delta with Bruces old Maire left here at Mr Floods all night and took {illegible} |
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| 30 | got home this afternoon very warm day Wallace finished cuting the oats at the road they are a fair crop | |
| 31 | I raiked up the bundles that the reaper left there Ezra & Wallace drew in 4 loads & Bruce 2 they were very large loads & got 1 large in here of the oats that we got {rest of line illegible} |
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