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William Beatty Diary, 1886-1889

William Beatty 1886-1889 Diary 33.pdf

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1887

August Wm McConnell Newman do & see Stewart Bruce & Wm McNiel & others helped all they could to get things ready 17 Ad sent a letter from Brockville that he did not leave Brockville till 6 oclock this morning change of time rain this morning it did a great deal of good Jo & me fixed the old Barn floor & other chores to find {illegible
18 Jo finished hooking the peas I got a shoe on Charly horse
19 Jo cut the White Russian notes to day with the syth got Charles Armstrong horse shod all round
20 Ad came home this afternoon Jo & him drew in the peas they put the pick ones over the Sheep pen the others over the cows there was not a good load of both kinds Jo went with Bruce home before dinner with the team to help them to draw in fine warm day
21 Mr Snodgrass a student preached this morning
22 Jo Bruce & his 2 sons went out to Sand Bay & cut the oats there raked them up but them in cocks
23 Jo raked up the White Russian oats with Charlie I helped him to load them & he drew them into the Barn he put them on the scafold Philo helped
24 Bruces Boys & their team & Jo took team & all went to Sand Bay & brought 2 loads of Oats that was them all there a shower of rain just as they got there loaded & wet them
25 Jo began to plow for the fall wheat in the forenoon ground is very dry I have been fixing the Barn doors
26 Jo went to help Bruce to draw sand from the river St Lawrence they drew I thrashed the peas
27 Jo went with Bruce again to day very dry weather
28 Mr Wilson a student preached here at night
29 Jo is drawing dung he takes a load dung with him & then he draws from the heap that is in the field & puts it in little heaps in the center of the ridges that he plowed before
30 Jo is drawing dung the same as yesterday
31 Jo drew dung this forenoon we then went down to the gravel pit for to scrap out the water holes as they dried nearly up Philo drove the horses & Jo held the scraper it was no go I went & got Dave Coplands man he held the scraper & Jo drove we got both holes cleaned out with plenty of water

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