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William Beatty Diary, 1883-1886
William Beatty 1883-1886 Diary 78.pdf
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1886
| May | 6 | David & Vive & the oldest Daughter came down on the Express they are all well Ad sowed 5 bushels of peas in all |
| 7 | David & Vive went to Delta on the Express Ad cultivated with the wheel cultivator in the North field & sowed of oats 2 bushel of Black Barley & 1 bushel peas all mixed together in that field | |
| Kate had a Colt this morning | 8 | Ad finished that part of the field fine day ground very hard |
| 9 | Revd Mr Millard preached this evening | |
| 10 | Ad plowed draged & furrowed out the garden cold day cows let out for the first time Jimmie & Philo planted 12 1 half bushel of potatos in the garden | |
| 11 | very heavy rain all night it rained 1 1/2 inches on the land Ad plowed in the North field | |
| 12 | Ad plowed in the North field the Boys spread dung in the afternoon where Ad is plowing fine day Ellen went to Mallorytown on the Express Margret is very sick | |
| Jimmie left Ad paid him 5 dolars heavy rain in the afternoon | 13 | Ad is plowing in the North Field the Boys spread dung in the forenoon he sowed better than 2 bushel of wheat with S Johnston seeder |
| 14 | Ad went to Escott with 3 1/2 bags of wheat the ground is too wet | |
| rain last night | 15 | Ad worked in the North field |
| 16 | Revd Mr Millard preached this morning | |
| John Grea began to work | 17 | Ad worked in the North field |
| 18 | Do Do Do Johnston team helped | |
| David & Vive came on the Express | 19 | Do Do Do Do Do they finished he sowed 7 bushel of wheat in all 1 bushel of Black Barley & about 1/4 of flaxseed that finished all the sowing there fine weather |
| 20 | Ad is helping Johnston to plow | |
| 21 | Do Do frost last night John planted beans in the garden | |
| 22 | heavy rain this morning no work done | |
| 23 | Revd Mr Millard preached this evening | |
| 24 | Ad helped John Johnston at his work plowing & draging | |
| 25 | John rolled in the North field Ad went to Gananoque this afternoon Mary {illegible} went with him | |
| 26 | Jonney |
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| 27 | Jonnie rolled the midle field then drew dung from Ad to the North field | |
| 28 | Ad drew all the dung that was at his place a lot of straw from horse on to where he sowed the wheat in the North field Jimmie spread | |
| 29 | Ad drew a load of straw from the Barn to the wheat this morning the wind was too high they could do nothing he then plowed for the potatos where the cow corn was last year he went to the raisin of Hugh McKays | |
| 30 | Revd Mr Millard preached this morning I walked to the church that is the time I have done it since I got hurt | |
| 31 | Ad drew straw down to the North field and it on the spring wheat then him & the Boys washed the Sheep Ad went to The chanty to plow & sow corn back at night could do nothing the ground is {illegible} Ad went to Lidenhurst to annual meeting of the Conservative meeting |
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