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William Beatty Diary, 1886-1889
William Beatty 1886-1889 Diary 2.pdf
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1886
| May | 31 | took the spoted cow to | Ads Holstein Bull |
| June | 15 | Do the Bud cow to | Bruces Do |
| 17 | little Hefer | Do Do Do | |
| 20 | Mary Cow | John Johnston | |
| Kittee cow | & Coplands | ||
| 21 | J Cook Hefer | Bull is & was was in our fields since the 20th | |
| Dutch cow | |||
| 25 | J Cooks Heffr | Bruces Bull | |
| July | 12 | Ad took the Jersy cow to | A Jersy Bull at Houstons Bay |
| 14 | Do Do took Kittee cow to | Bruces Bull | |
| August | 23 | Ad took Lillie to | Abs Holstein Bull |
| again October 1 | Bruces again | ||
| 10 | Do Kittie | Bruces Do | |
| 11 | Do White Cow | Do Do | |
| Oct | 7 | Mullie 2 year old | Johnstons Bull |
| 25 | croked horn yearling | Do Do | |
| 29 | John Johnstons Bull here for 2 days think that Pet cow that we have put dry took him | ||
| 1887 | |||
| June | 8 | Duch cow | to Bruces Bull |
| 11 | Spoted cow " | Do Do | |
| 14 | Jessie Cook | Do Do | |
| 17 | Mary Cow | Do Do | |
| August 11 | Bud or Lineback cow | Do John Do Johnston | |
| 24 | Whie heffier | A Bull that was on the Road | |
| July | 19 | White Cow | Bruces Bull |
| August | 5 | Lill cow | Do Do |
| October | 2 | Crooked horn or Red heffer | Bruces Bull |
| 1888 | |||
| May | 19 | Grea cow took to | Bruces Bull |
| the White Holstein 2 year old | Do | ||
| June | 15 | again Do | Do Do |
| August | 1 | yearling spoted holstein | Do |
| 1889 | |||
| June | 5th | Spoted Cow | Bruces Bull |
| 27 | Pett cow | Do Do |
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