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William Beatty Diary, 1883-1886
William Beatty 1883-1886 Diary 56.pdf
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1885
| June | 1 | Ezra & Ad they drew dung from Ads stable to the North field in the forenoon Ad went to Gananoque in the afternoon we had very heavy rain in the afternoon |
| 2 | Ad & Ezra went to Sand Bay this morning they took a plow & drag with them they |
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| 3 | Ad came home this afternoon they planted 1/4 bushel of potatos 2 bushel of oats there | |
| 4 | Ad is fixing up fences drawing rails from the road where the wire fence is | |
| 5 | rain most of the day | |
| 6 | Ad cultivated with the wheel cultivator the piece of ground between open dich & the lain fence & then plowed it for cow corn fine day | |
| 7 | Mr Ross preached at night I heard Revd Mr Tye in the morning | |
| 8 | Ad & Ezra is working his road work at the station he has 3 days to do for his work he has the team on Ad took his mother to see Margret she has had paraletic stroke | |
| washed the sheep | 9 | Ad got home at noon Margret is no better Ellen stoped there Watt came here this morning he took Charlie & went to Gananoque left his horse till he came back |
| 10 | Ezra draged the corn ground & then went to the chanty with the horses he is going log & burn | |
| 11 | Ad is fixing a place in the hog pen for the young pigs we planted the cow corn about a bushel | |
| 12 | Ad finished the place for the pigs & put in it fine warm day Ellen came home on the Express Margret is no better | |
| 13 | I mended the Buggy harness Ad is working at home | |
| 14 | Mr Ross preached this morning fine day | |
| 15 | Ezra and me worked on the roads Charley is lame Ad took Kate to Bradleys & put her to the Purchen horse | |
| 16 | Ezra & Freeman he had their mares with Maude drawing gravel & me that made 6 days that finished our work |
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