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William Beatty Diary, 1883-1886
William Beatty 1883-1886 Diary 8.pdf
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1883
| June | 1 | Fred & me took the {illegible} of the potatos to {illegible} out & cleaned out a lot of dust {illegible} out of the cellar this forenoon Fred went home at noon that makes 4 days that he helped me |
| 2 | I picked over some of the potatos Dan has {illegible} done no work yet he went together with Kate | |
| 3 | Revd Mr Shane preached this morning | |
| 4 | Dan sowed nearly 5 bushel of peas on the 6 ridges next to the midle line I draged {illegible} he sowed the ground drags well | |
| 5 | Dan is plowing on the ends of the midle field they run east & west they are wet enough | |
| 6 | finished plowing the head ridges & soed nearly 1 1/2 bushel of wheat on the North End | |
| 7 | sowed the south end this forenoon & sowed better than a bushel on it he then plowed rolled draged I rolled & cultivated the garden is it in bad order | |
| {illegible not in margin} | 8 | Dan worked at the garden cultivating rolling & dragging it is better then it was we planted the ridge next the fence with the cow corn put it in drills |
| 9 | we planted 2 1/2 bushel of potatos that is the first that we have planted in the garden I went to Fairfax to the meeting of the session with William Cornett | |
| 10 | Revd Mr Shane preached this evening | |
| 11 | Dan plowed parts of the field back of the {illegible} drew dung for the potatos & some {illegible} of the Barn he took the {illegible} for the potatos | |
| 12 | I raked & made some beds for beets & carrots & {illegible} Ellen helped me I planted some beans that for {illegible} | |
| 13 | Dan {illegible} for the potatos to the midle field & at the ground back of the Barn for the corn & roots it is very rough he rolled & cultivated | |
| 14 | John Coslow sheared the sheep in the forenoon Dan furrowed out the potato ground him & {illegible} planted 1/2 bushel of the Erely Rose that is {illegible} | |
| 15 | Dan plowed back of the old Barn cultivated {illegible} rolled & cultivated {rest of line {illegible} |
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