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William Beatty Diary, 1889-1892
William Beatty 1889-1892 Diary 19.pdf
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June 22 | Revd Mr Firlay Preached this morning fine day | |
23 | Ad is plowing and cultivating for the cow corn this forenoon he sowed the corn with the Drill | |
24 | Ad is plowing for the Buckwheat in N East field | |
25 | Do Do | |
26 | Do Do fine day | |
27 | Do Do | |
28 | Philo got S. Johnstons Roller & rolled A little it was not in order too do mutch | |
29 | Revd Mr Fairley preached this Evening | |
30 | Ad rolled in the forenoon went to the Instude in afternoon | |
July | 1 | Ad went to the River & got 3 pigs in the forenoon |
2 | Ad went to Line Mill this morning heavy rain last night | |
3 | Ad got home this afternoon with his grist he same {illegible} | |
4 | Jennie & Miss Hutchinson came from Brockville on the Mixed and Philo Ad is fixing the mower Wallace is helping | |
5 | Wallace is mowing at home with our mower | |
6 | REvd Mr Fairley Preached this morning | |
7 | Ad is fixing the strabery festival for tomorrow | |
8 | heavy rain last night & this fornoon there was a good turnoout this afternoon night for the weather | |
9 | Ad went through the potatos with the horse fine day | |
10 | the Mair foaled this forenoon all right it is horse colt | |
11 | Ad is helping Wallace to draw in his hay fine day | |
12 | Ad began to mow he mowed in the orchard fine day | |
13 | Revd Mr Fairley preached this Eving | |
14 | Ad raked in the orchard Wallace raked round the fences they drew in put it over the cow stable and took a load home | |
15 | Ad & Wallace drew the straw out out of the old barn & made a stak in the little field & moad some heavy clover in the midle East field fine day | |
16 | Ad & Wallace is shaking the clover this forenoon they drew it in this aftenoon it fine day | |
17 | rain this morning Ad worked among the potato | |
18 | Ad mowed this afternoon fine day | |
19 | Ad raked and drew in what he cut yesterday | |
20 | Revd Mr Fairley preached this morning | |
21 | Ad mowed in the North field day |
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