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William Beatty Diary, 1886-1889
William Beatty 1886-1889 Diary 26.pdf
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1887
| May 1 | Revd Mr A Tunk preached Revd Millard assisted | |
| 2 | Ad Philo & Jonnie took 3 calves a red the crack heffer Lill cow to Sand Bay they fixed up the fence there fine day | |
| 3 | Ad plowed Matthews garden in the forenoon Jonnie went with him he dug in the garden in the afternoon | |
| I planted some onion plants & a Russian cherry tree at milk house raspberry I got them Fruit Growers Association | 4 | Ad went to James Latimers this morning Philo & Mr Millard took the milk with Mr Millards horse when Ad came back from the river he went to the North field & cultivated & sowed 3 bags of the White Russian oats next the road |
| 5 | Ad sowed 3 bushel more of the Russian in all 9 bushel of the White Russian oats there | |
| 6 | they are breaking in midle field west side & sowed 6 bushel of the Manitoba Scotts wheat in the midle field South west side | |
| the woods begin to look green | 7 | Ad & Philo went to Charleston with Watts horse they took the 2-year-old Colt with them for 2 paster on Watts Iland Watt came here from Gananoque last night there was a fine shower last night |
| 8 | Revd Millard preached this evening | |
| 9 | Ad sowed 5 bushel of the White Russian oats there was sowed in the midle field alongside of the wheat | |
| plum trees in full blossom | 10 | Johne & me planted 1 1/2 bushel of potatos in the garden on the 2 East ridges side of the garden & fourth ridges |
| 11 | Ad sowed 6 bushel of oats Black barley & peas mixed in the North field dry time | |
| 12 | Ad finished working in the North field this morning he went to the funeral of George Kyres wife in the afternoon Jonnie shoveled the furrows | |
| 13 | Ad sowed 14 1/2 bushel of peas oats & black barley in the midle field very dry time | |
| 14 | I finished the midle field this afternoon | |
| 15 | Revd Mr Richards preached this morning Philo went with him to Sand Bay Mr Millard went to Lyn Caintown & Mallorytown | |
| 16 | Ad & Jonnie went to Sand Bay to work they took Mullie cow with them fine day |
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