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Theobald "Toby" Barrett Diary, 1917
Theobald Toby Barrett 1917 Diary 50.pdf
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Miss McQueen. It was drizzling when I started home so I went down and spent the night at Aunty's.
Monday April 30th
I got home this morning just as the family were at breakfast. Frank disked on the oea ground all morning and said it worked fine. Dad. trimmed up all the ewes and I soent tje morning with him although I didn't do myuch to help We akso docked the two last lambs. This after noon Dad. and Frank went out to England's to orin's funeral and Dad. took Enah and ther baby down toewn and called for them on his way home. Enah wanted to practice a duet with Mr. Jihnson. I sowed a few lbs of clover seed on the oats at the road end of the foeld as Dad. didn't have quite enough seed to go over it all when he drille dit. I also sowed about four lbs of rape seed in the plum orachrad and I think I got it on a luittle too thick. Alan Law brought back the manurw spreader I gave Tom Abbot a setting of eggs to-night It is the only way I can pay him for hauling the butter milk. Art. Quanbury was in to-night to ask about his new lamb. Milder but cloudy
Tuesday April May 1st
