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Theobald "Toby" Barrett Diary, 1919
Theobald Toby Barrett 1919 Diary 92.pdf
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We took the rack to the back field this morning and brought a load up with us at noon. I raked all that was fit and Dad. & Dick cocked up. Frank fixed the pitman rod on the mower and after I finished raking, cut a few more rounds. This after noon we put off the load we hauled up and then went back and cocked up and Frank finished cutting. We didn't get back very early as we had to change the pulley to the other end of the barn and that delayed us a little. We brought up another load to-night. Louise came over here to dinner. Jim brought her over with the mail. Enah drove her down with Mexico this after noon. She can't walk very far yet since having the Flu. Dick Tibbitts was over for awhile at noon. He had some papers for Dad to sign. We three boys went for a swim at the bridge to-night. Fine and cool. | We took the rack to the back field this morning and brought a load up with us at noon. I raked all that was fit and Dad. & Dick cocked up. Frank fixed the pitman rod on the mower and after I finished raking, cut a few more rounds. This after noon we put off the load we hauled up and then went back and cocked up and Frank finished cutting. We didn't get back very early as we had to change the pulley to the other end of the barn and that delayed us a little. We brought up another load to-night. Louise came over here to dinner. Jim brought her over with the mail. Enah drove her down with Mexico this after noon. She can't walk very far yet since having the Flu. Dick Tibbitts was over for awhile at noon. He had some papers for Dad to sign. We three boys went for a swim at the bridge to-night. Fine and cool. | ||
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| + | We all went back this morning and Frank finished Ricky and then helped us cook up. We got it all up and cook by about 11. Chris Cranbury came after dad to go and look at Jack's plans. One died yesterday and the sort to wear sick, they were not too dad said and the one that died had a big will ball in stomach which dad phoned 20 opened it. This afternoon I went up to ham Thompsons to see Appletree calling demonstration. Flashy from the college with stone and showed h how to pick out the hens that hadn't laid much during the winter and spring by their yellow lakes. Dad and the boys got in two loads while I was gone, but it was very windy and myself consequently hard to pitch | ||
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Simcoe on the 12 o'clock car and got a new one and also got Joe Howell to fix the old one, but he didn't get home in time to do any more cutting to-day. Dad. Dick and I wemt back this morning and cocked up what Frank raked yesterday. This after noon we hauled in what was left in the field east of the orchard and did it in two loads, but for some reason or other it took us about all the after noon. Getting it out of the little gully made it harder pitching and harder loading. Then the lift jammed once in the car but I got it loose by getting over on it and prying the latch off the gate. Cool day.
Wednesday July 9th
We took the rack to the back field this morning and brought a load up with us at noon. I raked all that was fit and Dad. & Dick cocked up. Frank fixed the pitman rod on the mower and after I finished raking, cut a few more rounds. This after noon we put off the load we hauled up and then went back and cocked up and Frank finished cutting. We didn't get back very early as we had to change the pulley to the other end of the barn and that delayed us a little. We brought up another load to-night. Louise came over here to dinner. Jim brought her over with the mail. Enah drove her down with Mexico this after noon. She can't walk very far yet since having the Flu. Dick Tibbitts was over for awhile at noon. He had some papers for Dad to sign. We three boys went for a swim at the bridge to-night. Fine and cool.
Thursday July 10th
We all went back this morning and Frank finished Ricky and then helped us cook up. We got it all up and cook by about 11. Chris Cranbury came after dad to go and look at Jack's plans. One died yesterday and the sort to wear sick, they were not too dad said and the one that died had a big will ball in stomach which dad phoned 20 opened it. This afternoon I went up to ham Thompsons to see Appletree calling demonstration. Flashy from the college with stone and showed h how to pick out the hens that hadn't laid much during the winter and spring by their yellow lakes. Dad and the boys got in two loads while I was gone, but it was very windy and myself consequently hard to pitch
