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Theobald "Toby" Barrett Diary, 1914
Toby Barrett 1914 Diary 134.pdf
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drilled it, he says it will need harrowing and rolling again. The wheat on the buckwheat ground is up nicley now Frank and I got out about nine o'clock and finsihed cutting the row there were 13 more shocks in it. We didn't begin another as we didn;tknow whether it is quite ripe enough or not and thought e eould leave it a day or two to see if more of it isn't glazed. We stated to pull the two rows of beans then Frank got his row done by noon but I only got about half of mine done, however Frank finishe dit after dinner. This after noon Dad. Enah & Tiddums lit out for Simcoe. Enah went up to attend the Deanery meeting and she stayed to come down by train to-nihgt. Dad. brought Tid. home had his tea and has riven down again to Pinafore praqctice where he is to met Enah. They have left Frank & me in charge again with Tiddums asleep. We have just finished washing the dishes, Huby didn;t come over till noon and he Frank and I hauled rails this afternoon, we only got two loads as we had a few visitors Charlie Shand cam ein just after Dad left with is old dog who had=s a lump on its jaw about the six eof a baseball. I told him to leave it till Dad came home and come after it to-night but when dad came home the old dog wouldn;tlet him touch him, however MrShand came in before tea and between them they managed to tie him
