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William Beatty Diary, 1889-1892
William Beatty 1889-1892 Diary 39.pdf
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1891
October
| 15 | Ad is fixing for the Tharshers he expects tehm to day | |
| Mr Moorehead was Buired today Revd Mr Fairley preached in the church this morning | 16 | the Tharshers last night night after dark and got the Thrasher into barn they trashed the Wheat in the forenoon & had 96 Bushel they are at the Oats now they Brock the Faning Mill of the trashing & do no more |
| 17 | they got it this morning finished the oats had 508 bushel and Pas 148 Buckwheat 33 Bushel all together there is 755 Bushel of Grain thrashed by them it is Alexander Cornths thrasher it did good work | |
| 18 | Revd Mr Fairley preached at night fine day | |
| 19 | Ad and Watts drew in cornstalk from lower field fine dry time & some of them East of the |
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| 20 | Ad went to Young this morning he took the Ram with him he is looking for A house for the Boys in the Northwest he did not one that he liked | |
| 21 | there was heavy rain last night Ad got home to night he exchang Rams with or sold and bought A Lamb A Southdown from Mr McNish he lives at the cheasfacktore then | |
| 22 | Ad began to Fall plow in the Midle stublefield | |
| 23 | Ad is plowing in stublefield fine day | |
| 24 | Ad is helping Wallace at thrashing machin fine day | |
| 25 | Revd Mr Fairley preached this morning fine day | |
| 26 | Ad is plowing in the stuble field Do Do | |
| 27 | Do Do Do | |
| 28 | Do Do I helped Wallace to clean up some of his Barley he selling it at the station | |
| 29 | Wallace finished cleaning up he had | |
| 30 | Ad is plowing and has been plowing & has has Been all week it is A fine fall for work | |
| 31 | Ad plowed this forenoon he then went to the sail of Mrs William McNiel she sold all the stock they sold well he says fine day |
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