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Theobald "Toby" Barrett Diary, 1914
Toby Barrett 1914 Diary 24.pdf
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| − | Dad. and I did chores most of the morning besides taking the wire off the posts in the hen yard so we could get through with the other hen house which | + | Dad. and I did chores most of the morning besides taking the wire off the posts in the hen yard so we could get through with the other hen house which we in tend to put in the north east corner of the yard. We had to pump water for the cattle this morning as there wasn't enough wind to turn the windmill, it took us over half an hour to pump half a tank full, we took turns at it, it is the first time we have had to pump for them this winter, and if we had a bigger tank which would hold two or three days supply, it wouldn't matter about it being quiet for one day. |
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Wednesday February 18th
Dad. and I did chores most of the morning besides taking the wire off the posts in the hen yard so we could get through with the other hen house which we in tend to put in the north east corner of the yard. We had to pump water for the cattle this morning as there wasn't enough wind to turn the windmill, it took us over half an hour to pump half a tank full, we took turns at it, it is the first time we have had to pump for them this winter, and if we had a bigger tank which would hold two or three days supply, it wouldn't matter about it being quiet for one day.
