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Theobald "Toby" Barrett Diary, 1920-1921

Theobald Toby Barrett 1920 Diary 69.pdf

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Dad. and I cocked up hay all morning while Frank cultivated the corn. We didn't quite finish by noon as it mostly bluegrass and slow to handle. Jack Ivey was over and wanted frank to go over and rake up some hay for them, so he went over after dinner. Neff was in with a Mr. Frances on their way down to Charlie Blake's to a poultry culling demonstration and wanted me to go but i didn't. They gave me a few poinyters thpugh on picking out the poor-laying old hens. Dad. and I finished cocking our field about four o'clock and rankl got home about the same time.We started to put off gthe load of hay that qwas on the barn floor but when we got three lifts off a heavy thinder shower came up and as Dad. didn't want to get the rope wet we didn't unload ther last lift. I took Aunty's milk down to her to-night anfd got afew pointers on the Sunday school lesson got home about ten o'clock and culled out my hens before I went to bed.
 
Dad. and I cocked up hay all morning while Frank cultivated the corn. We didn't quite finish by noon as it mostly bluegrass and slow to handle. Jack Ivey was over and wanted frank to go over and rake up some hay for them, so he went over after dinner. Neff was in with a Mr. Frances on their way down to Charlie Blake's to a poultry culling demonstration and wanted me to go but i didn't. They gave me a few poinyters thpugh on picking out the poor-laying old hens. Dad. and I finished cocking our field about four o'clock and rankl got home about the same time.We started to put off gthe load of hay that qwas on the barn floor but when we got three lifts off a heavy thinder shower came up and as Dad. didn't want to get the rope wet we didn't unload ther last lift. I took Aunty's milk down to her to-night anfd got afew pointers on the Sunday school lesson got home about ten o'clock and culled out my hens before I went to bed.
  
thursday july 22nd
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Thursday July 22nd
  
 
it was too wet to do any haying to day so Dad. plowed
 
it was too wet to do any haying to day so Dad. plowed

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Zealand died about noon, Ada told me last night that she was threatened with diphtheria but I didn't know it was so serious. Cool and windy all day.

Wednesday July 21st

Dad. and I cocked up hay all morning while Frank cultivated the corn. We didn't quite finish by noon as it mostly bluegrass and slow to handle. Jack Ivey was over and wanted frank to go over and rake up some hay for them, so he went over after dinner. Neff was in with a Mr. Frances on their way down to Charlie Blake's to a poultry culling demonstration and wanted me to go but i didn't. They gave me a few poinyters thpugh on picking out the poor-laying old hens. Dad. and I finished cocking our field about four o'clock and rankl got home about the same time.We started to put off gthe load of hay that qwas on the barn floor but when we got three lifts off a heavy thinder shower came up and as Dad. didn't want to get the rope wet we didn't unload ther last lift. I took Aunty's milk down to her to-night anfd got afew pointers on the Sunday school lesson got home about ten o'clock and culled out my hens before I went to bed.

Thursday July 22nd

it was too wet to do any haying to day so Dad. plowed

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