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Theobald "Toby" Barrett Diary, 1913

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Wednesday July 30th

We hauled wheat to-day. Dad. loaded because he can do it so much faster than I can and I pitched on. We only got in two loads before dinner and at noon I thought I was tuckered out but this afternoon got rested some way by working harder than ever and we got in three loads. This morning I laid them in the mow and Dad. pitched off but after dinner we made a change Dad. could mow them twice as fast as I could so I got on and pitched off. I took my shirt off and left it in the sun to day and then I everlastingly threw them, I just about covered olf Frank up two or three times as I couldn't get time to turn them but we made things hum. The neighbours are hauking in wheat to-day too. Sam Law we thought was going a little faster than we were but he could go from the field right into the barn. Mr. Fleming was going about the same and John Wess was too far away for us to twell....

Quint came home last night for a couple of days and this after noon came over here for a little while, he seems to like is job well and is enjoying himself. Tonight I went down to band concert, and didn;t get home till about eleven as

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