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William Beatty Diary, 1883-1886
William Beatty 1883-1886 Diary 17.pdf
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1883
| Oct | 17 | Dan plowed in the East midle field I got in the beets & in the beans in the barn hard frost |
| 18 | we picked up & drew of the stones at the East west ridge on the south end of the {illegible} field there was some very large ones we had the stone boat at fine day | |
| 19 | Dan plowed the East & West Ridge he finished plowing began to plow the {illegible} half of it | |
| 20 | Dan is plowing in the same field cold day I atended an Agriculture meeting at Deans | |
| 21 | Mr {illegible} a student preached this morning he stoped here JP McCormick took him to Fairfax | |
| 22 | Dan is plowing I cut corn for the cows it was frozen & is laying almost flat | |
| 23 | we drew in two Jags of the corn & put it on the barn floor this morning & 1 {illegible} to Abby's Dan is plowing now I cut & the cows every morning | |
| 24 | Dan is plowing I went to the River as a fence viewer to view a fence between Charles Shipman & Finnan Cross Wm Robinson & Wm Trickie where the other viewers | |
| 25 | Dan plowed & I cut some corn for the cows & finished digging the parsnips they are poor | |
| 26 | Dan is plowing {illegible} | |
| 27 | {illegible} | |
| 28 | Mr Neil preached this {illegible} Mr {illegible} this morning {illegible} | |
| 29 | {illegible} finished plowing in the midle {rest of entry illegible} | |
| 30 | Dan {illegible} in field below the house at the North east corner & {illegible} little done he plowed some in the garden | |
| 31 | Dan {illegible} plowing the garden & cleaning out the {illegible} it is {illegible} good {illegible} the spring we put the cows in stable to night first time cold raw |
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