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Theobald "Toby" Barrett Diary, 1915

Toby Barrett 1915 Diary 120.pdf

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came home this morning and we got his plots of wheat sowed. Frank and I went down to Sam Law's and got eight bushels of wheat and I got nearly half of I sowed bought. I think this is a fair summing up of the doings of the last ten days.

{Toby now resumes his diary}

Friday October 1st

Dad. finished drilling the four acres this morning and harrowed it I had to go over to Sam's and get about a peck more seed to finish the headland. This after noon Dad. Enah & the baby got all ready to go down to the Rural School Fair but the weather got so bad tey changed their. inds. Dad. gave a good cleaning instead, he is getting her looking & actibg petty nuicely I got my membership tickets for the fair this morning and expect to go up and enter Queen to-morrow Dad. didn't get the ditches run out in the wheat foeld yet. It is a pretty small field to put in but I guess to try to put in more now would be foolish I haven't done a y thing much all day It drizzled all morning and rained hard all the after noon and is still raining. East wind. GFrank came gome from schook but went right off again in the rain to go to the Millman's for tea ans sstay all night with Qunt.

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