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William Beatty Diary, 1889-1892
William Beatty 1889-1892 Diary 4.pdf
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1889
| July | 17 | Ad and Wallace drew in 3 loads of hay from the North East corner of the north field put part of it in the New Barn and took a load home |
| 18 | they drew in 3 loads of he took one home they raked and drew 2 loads from the orchard | |
| 19 | They drew in 1 load of hay from the North field he take it home they put up that in cocks heavy rain in the afternoon so that they could do nothing | |
| 20 | heavy rain last night nothing done to day | |
| 21 | Mr McPhail preached this morning | |
| 22 | Ad & Wallace raked and drew in 2 loads {cut off} them home and cocked up a lot fine day Henery Young has been fixing the Reaper all day fine day | |
| 23 | heavy rain last night he got is so that Ad put the horses to it and got into the lain and brock {cut off} | |
| 24 | Ad and Henry got the Reaper started this foreman and cut and bound the fall wheat it did well Wallace {cut off} they drew in 3 loads of the hay that was in cock took in | |
| 25 | Ad and Wallace drew hay that was in cock 4 loads Took 2 to Wallows I hear and home | |
| 26 | Av and Wallace drew in 3 loads of hay one here and two home fine day Philo helped | |
| 27 | heavy rain this forenoon and nearly all day no work done | |
| 28 | Mr McPhail preached this morning | |
| 29 | heavy rain this foreroon Ad hoed in the little field in the afternoon among th{cut off} they are not much the flyers hunt the {cut off} | |
| 30 | Ad plowed in the North East corner of the North field the ground is rather wet | |
| 31 | Ad and Wallace drew in the Fall wheat and the Rye that he sowed where the grass seed m{cut off} last fall |
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