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William Henry "Harry" Barrett Diary, 1911-1912
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back & finished rolling oats and then covered the potatoes. Bill Donald began ploughing for buck wheat. | back & finished rolling oats and then covered the potatoes. Bill Donald began ploughing for buck wheat. | ||
| − | Friday June 2<u>nd</u> A lovely day looking very like rain a good part of the time but keeping off until 5 O'Clock when it came in a heavy shower, a splendid rain. We got started hauling out the manure this morning it looked like an endless Job. I went over and saw Bob Blakie {rented? too | + | Friday June 2<u>nd</u> A lovely day looking very like rain a good part of the time but keeping off until 5 O'Clock when it came in a heavy shower, a splendid rain. We got started hauling out the manure this morning it looked like an endless Job. I went over and saw Bob Blakie {rented? pen too light to read} him the East end of the Gulch for the season for $25,00. Toby stayed in the field and spread the manure as Bill hauled it out. I harrowed the corn field, bob Law hauled two loads of gravel. |
June 3<u>rd</u> A lovely Growing day. Cloudy and warm and damp. In the forenoon, I helped Bill pitch on the loads of manure and while he was gone to the field with them I set out tomato plants. I put out fifty. Toby spread three loads of manure but got his feet so wet he came in and helped me. In the afternoon he and I sowed carrot seed. Dick was down town three times. Bill went home tonight I let him take Harry. | June 3<u>rd</u> A lovely Growing day. Cloudy and warm and damp. In the forenoon, I helped Bill pitch on the loads of manure and while he was gone to the field with them I set out tomato plants. I put out fifty. Toby spread three loads of manure but got his feet so wet he came in and helped me. In the afternoon he and I sowed carrot seed. Dick was down town three times. Bill went home tonight I let him take Harry. | ||
Sunday June 4<u>th</u> Showery looking weather all day but did not rain. Dick and Toby walked into Sunday School and Hattie & I | Sunday June 4<u>th</u> Showery looking weather all day but did not rain. Dick and Toby walked into Sunday School and Hattie & I | ||
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back & finished rolling oats and then covered the potatoes. Bill Donald began ploughing for buck wheat.
Friday June 2nd A lovely day looking very like rain a good part of the time but keeping off until 5 O'Clock when it came in a heavy shower, a splendid rain. We got started hauling out the manure this morning it looked like an endless Job. I went over and saw Bob Blakie {rented? pen too light to read} him the East end of the Gulch for the season for $25,00. Toby stayed in the field and spread the manure as Bill hauled it out. I harrowed the corn field, bob Law hauled two loads of gravel.
June 3rd A lovely Growing day. Cloudy and warm and damp. In the forenoon, I helped Bill pitch on the loads of manure and while he was gone to the field with them I set out tomato plants. I put out fifty. Toby spread three loads of manure but got his feet so wet he came in and helped me. In the afternoon he and I sowed carrot seed. Dick was down town three times. Bill went home tonight I let him take Harry.
Sunday June 4th Showery looking weather all day but did not rain. Dick and Toby walked into Sunday School and Hattie & I
