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William Beatty Diary, 1883-1886

William Beatty 1883-1886 Diary 5.pdf

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1883

April 18 we finished setting the posts on the concession line
19 rain most of the day split some wood & fix the {illegible} to Wallace's {illegible}
20 Dan went to Gananoque with Jennet Bessie & Aunt Jane fine day with cold wind I put up the boards on the posts & finished the fence
21 Dan brought 15 bags of oats from the road Barn we cleaned them up & he took them to Escott got them ground for hens
22 Revd Mr Shane preached this morning
23 Dan began to plow in the midle field east line the half where the thisels was is rather wet the plow would not clean he then plowed the sod it did well
24 Dan plowed in the same field cold raw day I was {illegible} at the milk Buggy shaftes I have a bad cold
25 Sowed about 2 inches last night the ground is all white Dan drew dung to the Buckwheat ground this forenoon he plowed in the afternoon
26 Dan plowed all day cold day I fixed a pair of new shafts for the Milk waggon
27 Dan is plowing in the same field cold day
28 Dan finished plowing the sod ridges that run north & south in that field cold Day
29 Revd Mr Bailey preached this morning Mr Shane at night
30 Dan plowed in the North half of the same field where the thistles is he got the plow point laid I have been working at a stone boat when I was able I have a bad cold

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