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William Beatty Diary, 1883-1886
William Beatty 1883-1886 Diary 55.pdf
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1885
| May | 19 | with the seed drill & sowed Timothy Red & Alsike clover on the wheat ground he then sowed the oats with the drill |
| 20 | Ad sowed 2 1/2 bushel of the black barley on the cross ridges below the fall wheat & on the potato ground south of the midle field | |
| Lizie went to Brockville on the mixed this morning she is going to Delta | 21 | Ad plowed & cultivated field east of the barn & sowed 1 1/4 bushel of wheat & 2 1/2 Ridges of flax seed next to the Barn the ground is getting dry |
| 22 | ||
| 23 | Ad went to the North field to cultivate the peas he sowed grass seed front of the house this morning very cold | |
| 24 | Mr Ross a student preached at night I heard Mr | |
| 25 | Ad sowed bushel of the Black oats in the North field this forenoon Ezra draged it they are going going to the chanty in the afternoon fine day | |
| 26 | Ad sowed to 1/2 bushel of Black oats at the Shanty | |
| 27 | Freeman McNiel helped Ad to plow in the North field the clover is all killed so that the meadow is no good fine day the ground is very dry | |
| 28 | Freeman is with Ad plowing Ad sowed bushel peas & oats & a little black Barley mixed | |
| 29 | Freeman helped to plow & drag in the North field they sowed 2 1/4 bushel of the grass peas & 2 1/4 bushel of the common peas | |
| 30 | they are plowing next to the road the clover is all killed out it was no use for meadow sowed 6 bushel peas oats & black Barley mixed | |
| 31 | Revd Mr Green preached this morning on the spread off the Bible & its circulation there was a good meeting the collection was two dollars |
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