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William Beatty Diary, 1889-1892
William Beatty 1889-1892 Diary 31.pdf
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1891
April
| 21 | Ad gathered the Beetes ad Granma scald them Aunt Jennie Armstrong came Kingston on her way home to Lyn she was at Catterauckway | |
| 22 | Ad went to the North Field this morning & began the spring work he cultivated all day with the cultivator Aunt left for Lyn on the Express Ad & Willie cleand Six Bags of oats for seed | |
| 23 | Ad go the seed drill & sowed some oats | |
| 24 | Ad is cultivating with the cultivator this afternoon he went to Mat Conors to lay out a side line for him | |
| 25 | Ad is cultivating & sowing he has sowed about nine Bushel of oats in all fine day Herbit Beatty came from Toront yesterday on the Lightning he was at school he has passed his Examination as an Articteck he left on for Young on the Express | |
| 26 | the Revd Mr Fairley preached this morning | |
| 27 | Ad is cultivating & sowing in the North field fine day he finished it he sowed nearly 15 bushel in all of oats | |
| 28 | Ad is cultivating in the field North & East of | |
| 29 | the Barns & has sowed 5 1/2 Bushels of wheat fine day | |
| 30 | Ad is rooling in the North field the ground is dry he finished & rolled the Northeast field of the Barn | |
| May ground very dry | 1 | Ad plowed the garden & then went to center field cultivated part of it and Began to sow peas & oats |
| 2 | Ad is working in center field | |
| 3 | Revd Mr Fairley Preached this Evening rain most of the day | |
| 4 | Ad is working in the center field fine day | |
| 5 | the ground is with snow this morning it rained afterwards kind of snow Ad in the afternoon | |
| 6 | Ad is working in center field North part he sowed 7 1/2 of peas and 12 of Peas & oats fine weather | |
| 7 | Ad is working in the center field North half | |
| 8 | the ground is white with snow this morning rain afterwards no work done in the afternoon | |
| 9 | Ad went to Escot mill with 6 Bags of oats & 1 of Peas for feed he got them ground & got at noon | |
| 10 | Revd Mr Fairley preached this morning fine day | |
| 11 | Ad plowed up the Fallwheat this afternoon | |
| 12 | Ad sowed where the Fall wheat was with at Spring wheat | |
| 13 | Ad is drawing dung to the midle field for corn he intends to plant there fine day the ground is dry |
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