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William Beatty Diary, 1880-1883
William Beatty 1880-1883 Diary 11.pdf
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1880
| August | Revd Mr Mathews preached this morning | |
| {two lines illegible} | ||
| {illegible} after breakfast he took Bruces Bull out & left him there | ||
| 3 | got in the rest of the oats that Ad got of White and the peas that was Sowed early they are very heavly loaded & good Ezra cradled oats in the North field | |
| 4 | he finished the south part of the field & cut part of the midle field I attended the Council | |
| 5 | Ezra finished the oats in the midle field then he went to cradle Wallaces Wallace & me drew in the oats of the south part of the northeast field had 3 good load they were very thisley | |
| 6 | Wallace & me drew in 1 load of the oats of the midle this forenoon and 4 in the afternoon | |
| 7 | we all worked at Wallaces oats to day I raked Ezra and Wallace drew they are a good crop | |
| 8 Mr Matthews preached in St Pauls | Revd Mr Greer preached this morning Mr Atkins preached at night Mr Matthews is in Montreal | |
| 9 | Ezra cut the oats in our field nearly I went Lydenhurst with potatoes. Stacie & I came part {illegible} & get the cornmeal grout help for {illegible} they organized to do somthing for it | |
| 10 | Ezra finished cuting we then raked & drew in 2 loads they are a fair crop | |
| 11 | we raked and drew in 1 large oad & 1 small load | |
| 12 | I pulled some of the flax I am not well Ezra finished pulling the Peas {illegible} | |
| 13 | We drew in the peas there was 2 large loads in the spare room Ezra went to the road & began to cut spring wheat {illegible} in a load of oats in his {illegible} very high wind | |
| finished our harvesting here last night | 14 | Ezra is working at the wheat I got Charley shod at Fullertons Jennie went to Gananoque this afternoon Mis Innis of Farmersville with her |
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