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Theobald "Toby" Barrett Diary, 1918

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Tuesday July 30<u>th</u>
 
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As soon as it dried off this morning and Frank went out and cut some more of the blue grass. Dad. cultivated the garden an i hoed a few more mangels Neff came over for awhile, he said an inspector was over at our potato patch looking for diseases on them so he came over here to wait for him. Aunty Alice and Rebecca and Lila were over here to dinner. This after noon Frank went down to Joe Howell's and got the collar for the binder and then hoed a few strawberries Dad.
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As soon as it dried off this morning and Frank went out and cut some more of the blue grass. Dad. cultivated the garden an i hoed a few more mangels Neff came over for awhile, he said an inspector was over at our potato patch looking for diseases on them so he came over here to wait for him. Aunty Alice and Rebecca and Lila were over here to dinner. This after noon Frank went down to Joe Howell's and got the collar for the binder and then hoed a few strawberries Dad. paris greened the potatoes in the old garden and I did a little hoeing for awhile there I started to rake and Dad. cocked up hay. I didn't get it all done. I went over to the potato patch to-night but it was too dark to do any thing by the time I got there. I found Tige McBride, Alex England and Bill Sidway there. Much cooler to-day & breezy.
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Wednesday July 31<u>st</u>
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Dad. and I cocked up hay most of teh day and Frank finished raking what weas cut and then hoed the strawberries and set the runners. He helped us cock up a little this after noon, We didn't quit finish as we quit early to get the chores done so that Frank and I could go up to Simcoe

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Tuesday July 30th

As soon as it dried off this morning and Frank went out and cut some more of the blue grass. Dad. cultivated the garden an i hoed a few more mangels Neff came over for awhile, he said an inspector was over at our potato patch looking for diseases on them so he came over here to wait for him. Aunty Alice and Rebecca and Lila were over here to dinner. This after noon Frank went down to Joe Howell's and got the collar for the binder and then hoed a few strawberries Dad. paris greened the potatoes in the old garden and I did a little hoeing for awhile there I started to rake and Dad. cocked up hay. I didn't get it all done. I went over to the potato patch to-night but it was too dark to do any thing by the time I got there. I found Tige McBride, Alex England and Bill Sidway there. Much cooler to-day & breezy.

Wednesday July 31st

Dad. and I cocked up hay most of teh day and Frank finished raking what weas cut and then hoed the strawberries and set the runners. He helped us cock up a little this after noon, We didn't quit finish as we quit early to get the chores done so that Frank and I could go up to Simcoe

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