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William Beatty Diary, 1883-1886
William Beatty 1883-1886 Diary 29.pdf
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1883
| April | 19 | {blank} |
| 20 | Revd Mr Shane preached this morning | |
| 21 | Ad went to Delta with the milk waggon for a heifer calf from Watts Jersey cow then split wood in the forenoon we drew dung & the dirt that came out of seller way into the garden north of the buried grape in the afternoon heavy frost & high wind | |
| 22 | Dan is fixing up the fences Ad came home this afternoon & brought the calf with him | |
| 23 | Ad began to saw Dan cultivated he sowed 4 bushel of the White Russian spring wheat he draged | |
| 24 | Dan went to a bee of Humphrey Youngs to plow Ad sowed 2 bushel more of the White Russian | |
| 25 | Ad sowed 2 bushel of the White Russian wheat that we got from Rennies in Toronto on the 7 ridges West of the other 6 bushel & 3 ridges from the West fence they saved about 4 bushel of Austrilan oats North half of the center field | |
| 26 | they have sowed 16 bushel of the Austrilan in all the ground is in good trim | |
| 27 | Revd Mr Tygh preached this morning Mr Shane at night | |
| 28 | they finished the midle field Ad rolled where the fall wheat was last year & the Clover {illegible} he says that the fall wheat stubble is very stiff the Clover is very bracket | |
| 29 | they are cultivating & dragging in the field below the house & here sowed 12 bushel of black oats that he got from Bruce all next to the lower ditch & the ridges runs east & west & they have a mair Wm McNeil's | |
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