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William Beatty Diary, 1886-1889

William Beatty 1886-1889 Diary 35.pdf

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1887

Sept 21 Jo dug potatos we intended to take them to Ads a fine this afternoon we run the waggon into the new Barn out of the rain
22 Jo took the waggon to the field this morning with the potatos in it he dug the rest of them that was left there we took them to Ads Jo caired them into the cellar there was 16 baskets of them fine day
23 Jo dug potatos in the little field at the milk shed he dug baskets & caired them into the cellar here they are very poor
24 Jo cut wood for the steam thrashers we expect it here on Monday I put the beans in the barn
25 Revd Millard preached this evening
80 bushels of wheat 26 the Warren Boy came at noon with their thrasher & thrashed the wheat we had 80 bushels of wheat all together they then over 100 bushel oats
153 of other grain 27 they finished this forenoon before 10 oclock & went to JP Latimers we had 353 bushels peas oats & barley I paid them $10.25 cents H Young D Johnston & his boy D Copland & his man 2 of Bruces Boys JD Latimer helped there was 3 of the Warren Boys Jo went to help Latimer this afternoon
28 Jo & me cleaned up 10 bushel of spring & fall wheat it was the mixture of the floor in the thrashing & we filled 5 bags oat peas & black barley & put the chaff & straw on the floor into the mouth I cut of 3 off the sideboards & put a lot of straw in
29 Jo Philo & me got in all the straw into the Barn this forenoon & we filled 6 more bags of feed that is in bags of feed 5 of spring 1 1/2 bushel of fall wheat for to crack Jo & me went to tenent mill this afternoon stoped at Margrets all night
30 we went to the mill this morning they had brock the belt & we did not our grist till 2 oclock we then came home Jo got his dinner at the Millers I got mine J McIntoshs

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