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Theobald "Toby" Barrett Diary, 1913
Toby Barrett 1913 Diary 163.pdf
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| − | Dad. got another fine start this morning, got out soon after seven and got a nice lot plowed, the corn roots bother a little but every thing else is all right now. I did up about all the chores.Huby came over about nine and wanted to try the hay knife which he sharpened yesterday so we cut a big stripe of | + | Dad. got another fine start this morning, got out soon after seven and got a nice lot plowed, the corn roots bother a little but every thing else is all right now. I did up about all the chores. Huby came over about nine and wanted to try the hay knife which he sharpened yesterday so we cut a big stripe of the stack, the then went back and shovelled ditches he got pretty well through with the field over the gully and has started in the oat stubble which Dad. plowed next the timothy sod. |
I went out tis. orning and tore down a lot mor eof the old gully fence. Dad. hauled the weaggon out there at noon and I loaded it up with rails and he hauled it up to the house to-night. I also worked for alitle while at the old ouse. There was no word from Aunty whether he will get here or not as the last we saw of the Algonquin reported was at Detroit. Beautiful day, sunny and warm. | I went out tis. orning and tore down a lot mor eof the old gully fence. Dad. hauled the weaggon out there at noon and I loaded it up with rails and he hauled it up to the house to-night. I also worked for alitle while at the old ouse. There was no word from Aunty whether he will get here or not as the last we saw of the Algonquin reported was at Detroit. Beautiful day, sunny and warm. | ||
Saturday December 6th | Saturday December 6th | ||
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Friday December 5th
Dad. got another fine start this morning, got out soon after seven and got a nice lot plowed, the corn roots bother a little but every thing else is all right now. I did up about all the chores. Huby came over about nine and wanted to try the hay knife which he sharpened yesterday so we cut a big stripe of the stack, the then went back and shovelled ditches he got pretty well through with the field over the gully and has started in the oat stubble which Dad. plowed next the timothy sod.
I went out tis. orning and tore down a lot mor eof the old gully fence. Dad. hauled the weaggon out there at noon and I loaded it up with rails and he hauled it up to the house to-night. I also worked for alitle while at the old ouse. There was no word from Aunty whether he will get here or not as the last we saw of the Algonquin reported was at Detroit. Beautiful day, sunny and warm.
Saturday December 6th
