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Theobald "Toby" Barrett Diary, 1920-1921
Theobald Toby Barrett 1920 Diary 95.pdf
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| + | Dad. ploughed all morning and got about half drowned wading through the mud-holes so this after noon Frank went out. This morning Frank went down to the mill to get the barley chiop we took down on Friday but it wasn't done they not having got their chopper working right yet. He and I then went over to Jack Martin's amnd got his corn stalk chopping box and brought it over to chop staslks for the bulls as they | ||
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Tuesday November 23rd
It has been a very dull damp dismal day sputting rain quite a lot, but we went out and pulled the rest of the turnips this forenoon and this after noon put them all in the pit and Dad. covered it, they appear to be all right in spite of their freezing but we don't know how they will keep. Oliver Mann came over to-night and I charted him. He charted up very well.
Wednesday November 24th
We put in the whole fore-noon just doing chores and puttering around. It was a very wet gloomy day. This after noon I stayed home and put on all the storm windows and it was quite a job to make them all fit. Marj. had a worse job as she was bound to wash them all thoroughly before I put them on, so was tired out to-night.
Thursday November 25th
Dad. ploughed all morning and got about half drowned wading through the mud-holes so this after noon Frank went out. This morning Frank went down to the mill to get the barley chiop we took down on Friday but it wasn't done they not having got their chopper working right yet. He and I then went over to Jack Martin's amnd got his corn stalk chopping box and brought it over to chop staslks for the bulls as they
