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William Beatty Diary, 1886-1889
William Beatty 1886-1889 Diary 53.pdf
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1888
| June | 1 | Ad worked on the road with the team |
| 2 | Ad cultivated part of the corn ground & took out some stones there was a fine shower at noon I attended the Preparatory service in our church Mrs C Stewart & Mrs Wm Landon was admitted as members Mrs Wm was baptized three children & one of Mrs Stewarts | |
| 3 | Mr Millard preached & dispensed the communion 40 partook | |
| 4 | Ad washed the Sheep cold day there was a little frost | |
| 5 | Ad worked on the road with the team | |
| 6 | Do Do Do Do Do Philo was on with to day we had 6 days | |
| 7 | Ad worked on the road in the forenoon he cultivated for the SMS corn in the afternoon | |
| 8 | Ad got Mr Findley's seeder & sowed 4 ridges in North half west side of East field the ground is very dry I planted 15 Hills in the little field at the milk shed I put a handful of old hen dung in each then put 4 kernels in hill he then sheared 8 of the sheep fine day | |
| 9 | Ad sheared the rest of the sheep this morning | |
| 10 heavy rain & thunder with hail this afternoon | Revd Mr Millard preached at Fairfax and Sand Bay at noon there is no preaching here they are repairing our church | |
| 11 | Ad & Philo is putting a wire fence on the North field West side to midle of it | |
| Robert Beatty came up to day they are all well | 12 | Ad drew rails from where he put the wire fence yesterday to a cross fence in Southeast field in the forenoon we put in 3 large posts & a number of small ones along the midle of the field front of house & 1 wire for a lane to take the cows Midle East field |
| 13 | Ad put up the rails that he drew from the road across the midle of Southeast field | |
| 14 | Ad bored & dug holes along the side road | |
| 15 | Ad Do Do Do the ground is very dry | |
| 16 | Ad put wire on on the posts that he down along the road warm dry day |
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