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William Beatty Diary, 1886-1889
William Beatty 1886-1889 Diary 32.pdf
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1887
| August | 1 | Ad doing chores & him Bruce & went to see a Reaper work at John Johnstons it is a new one it did not work right |
| 2 | Ad went out to Dulcimain to look a man to work he got one that is working Mr Ferguson he will come next week | |
| 3 | Ad went out to help Bruce to stook he has a Reaper & binder it came here at noon & cut our fall wheat it does good work it is Mr Landon of Fairfax | |
| 4 | they worked all day at the oats in the midle & North field they are on the green side they cut the flax at night | |
| a little rain last night everything is wetted | 5 | Ad went to look for some cattle to take to the N.West he got some at J Starks |
| 6 | Ad & Birion drew in the spring wheat this afternoon it was a little damp in the morning | |
| 7 | Revd Mr Nicholson preached this morning | |
| 8 | Ad & Birion McNiel drew in Nine loads of peas oats & barley & clear oats I do not know money spent of each | |
| Joseph Prior is the name of the man Ad hired he commenced to day | 9 | Ad & Philo drew in 1 load then his new man came & they drew 2 loads of oats & 1 of raking I raked the wheat & the oak ground the man went back to Fergusons after supper |
| 10 | Ad & Philo & Harrie went to Gananoque to meet J Stark with the cow & calf they went T Haigh & got 2 calves A Bull & heffer all full bred Durham | |
| 11 | Ad is getting things ready for the N West he went to Brockville on the Mixed came home on the Express a little rain it is very light | |
| 12 | Bruce is cuting the oats with the Reaper this afternoon he finished them all but an acre they are too green | |
| 13 | Ad & me got the 2 calves that he got from Mr Haigh to suck the Mullie cow and | |
| 14 | Revd Mr Nicholson preached this evening | |
| Joseph begins work this morning | 15 | Ad Bruce & Joseph drew in 3 loads of oats & peas oats & barley & 1 load of rakings I raked |
| 16 | Ad {illegible} last night he loaded up early this morning there 5 oclock or 6 oclock helped all that could be done they put in the 3 cows & 3 calves & then 4 horses all by 5 oclock the train came About 1 oclock & took him {torn off} |
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