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William Beatty Diary, 1886-1889

William Beatty 1886-1889 Diary 56.pdf

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1888

<table>
 <tr>
  <td>July</td>
  <td>14</td>
  <td>Ad mowed front of the house &  drew in 3 loads and them over the cow stable </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>15</td>
  <td></td>
  <td>Revd Professor Ferguson preached here at night </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>16</td>
  <td>Ad cut or mowed in the North field & drew 1 load &  put it over the cows I helped Wm A Cornet at the church fence dry time</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>17</td>
  <td>Ad  drew &  3 loads of hay from the North field he them home I help Church fence </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>18</td>
  <td>fine rain this morning Ad  drew in a load of rakings</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>19</td>
  <td>Ad &  Philo fixed up part of the church  field next the woods so as to keep the Sheep out of it in the forenoon he went to Wm McNiels  Barn rain in the afternoon fine day</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>20</td>
  <td>Ad &  Philo  drew &  2 loads of hay from the North field &  cocked up the rest then rain </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>21</td>
  <td>Ad &  Philo raked & drew in 2 1/2 loads of hay from the  field below the house a fine day it was cut yesterday </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>22</td>
  <td></td>
  <td>Revd Mr Millard preached this morning</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>23</td>
  <td>Ad &  Philo  drew in 2 loads of hay from the North field &  finished the cuting  field below the house that finished our cuting here</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>finished our haying</td>
  <td>24</td>
  <td>Ad mowed for Wallace this forenoon he then raked & drew in all in1 load that was below the house &  took it home</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>25</td>
  <td>Ad is working at Wallace's hay Fine Day</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>26</td>
  <td>Do Do finished his haying</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>27</td>
  <td>Ad &  Philo helped Bruce at his hay with the team</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>28</td>
  <td>Ad got Bruces Reaper &  cut our fall wheat in the forenoon bound in the afternoon </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>29</td>
  <td></td>
  <td>Revd Mr Millard preached this evening</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>30</td>
  <td> Ad finished the fall wheat he is alone fine day</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>31</td>
  <td>Ad went to Leeds to lay out a road there by order of the council </td>
 </tr>

<table>

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1888

July	14	Ad mowed front of the house & drew in 3 loads and them over the cow stable
15		Revd Professor Ferguson preached here at night
	16	Ad cut or mowed in the North field & drew 1 load & put it over the cows I helped Wm A Cornet at the church fence dry time
	17	Ad drew & 3 loads of hay from the North field he them home I help Church fence
	18	fine rain this morning Ad drew in a load of rakings
	19	Ad & Philo fixed up part of the church field next the woods so as to keep the Sheep out of it in the forenoon he went to Wm McNiels Barn rain in the afternoon fine day
	20	Ad & Philo drew & 2 loads of hay from the North field & cocked up the rest then rain
	21	Ad & Philo raked & drew in 2 1/2 loads of hay from the field below the house a fine day it was cut yesterday
22		Revd Mr Millard preached this morning
	23	Ad & Philo drew in 2 loads of hay from the North field & finished the cuting field below the house that finished our cuting here
finished our haying	24	Ad mowed for Wallace this forenoon he then raked & drew in all in1 load that was below the house & took it home
	25	Ad is working at Wallace's hay Fine Day
	26	Do Do finished his haying
	27	Ad & Philo helped Bruce at his hay with the team
	28	Ad got Bruces Reaper & cut our fall wheat in the forenoon bound in the afternoon
29		Revd Mr Millard preached this evening
	30	Ad finished the fall wheat he is alone fine day
	31	Ad went to Leeds to lay out a road there by order of the council

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