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Theobald "Toby" Barrett Diary, 1920-1921

Theobald Toby Barrett Jan-Apr 1921 Diary 35.pdf

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There were four more lambs tis mornng when I went out one ewe had twins and twomothers had single lambs, one fo the single ones wasnt as big as a small cat. It seems queer that there are so many single ones. We bagged up a grist for the mill this morng and hauled over a waggon box load of hay to the horse stable. This after noon Frabk took the oats to the mill and went on down toen and got the clover seed at Harry Misener's It cleane dup to nearly three bushels. He also got the maple syrup that Marj's Dad sent to her. He got the chop on his way home.Dad. and I just did chores this after noon. The Tuxis boys four of them came over here to-night Mild and a strong south west wind all day which had dried up a great deal of mud on the roads & fields.

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for a long time. About eleven o'clock Frank and I hauled a jag of hay over to the horse stable and then took a small load of manure down to Uncle Ward and brought back some corn stalks. This after noon Frank went down to Buck's sale, rode Joe down, and said he would be back early to but Dave Ward got him to go down and fix his seperator and he didn't get back till about eight o'clock. I had to do his chores after dark. Marj. went down town this after noon and sold the eggs we took down the other day for 26 cts a dozen. I did chores most of the after noon but took about an hour off to walk down the road with her and around the sheep pasture and through Ivey's, their wheat & clover looks pretty well Lovely day Dad. Enah & Tid. got home about half past nine.

Thursday March 31st

Dad. has felt very miserable all day so didn't go out except to help me milk. It rained and snowed nearly all day any way so we didn't do any thing but chores. I spent most of the morning making a rough sketch of one of my new lessons in show cards. It is the final examination and very much more elaborate than the others. I have to get some mat. board to do them on. Marj. & I were going down town to-night to order it but I got a bad pain in my tummy so couldn't go down. Frank went down instead.

Friday March April 1st

Frank and I spent most of the day hauling manure down to Uncle Ward's. We hauled three more loads one a small one and brought back corn stalks on the empty waggon. Dad. hung the pork in the smoke-house this morning and started a fire. It took Frank and me a long time to put on a load as we cleaned out the box stalls in the cow horse stable.There were two more ewes out in the barn this morning each with a buck lamb. It has been fine to-day but a raw wind.

Saturday April 2nd

There were four more lambs tis mornng when I went out one ewe had twins and twomothers had single lambs, one fo the single ones wasnt as big as a small cat. It seems queer that there are so many single ones. We bagged up a grist for the mill this morng and hauled over a waggon box load of hay to the horse stable. This after noon Frabk took the oats to the mill and went on down toen and got the clover seed at Harry Misener's It cleane dup to nearly three bushels. He also got the maple syrup that Marj's Dad sent to her. He got the chop on his way home.Dad. and I just did chores this after noon. The Tuxis boys four of them came over here to-night Mild and a strong south west wind all day which had dried up a great deal of mud on the roads & fields.

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