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Theobald "Toby" Barrett Diary, 1918

Theobald Toby Barrett 1918 Diary 35.pdf

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Tuesday March 12th

Frank went down first thing this morning to unload the Association car. Dad. and I put on another load of manure and took it down to Aunty's but had quite a time getting down as the sleighing was gone in places. We went down to the car and got our bag of oil cake but our clover seed didn't come. Smith from down on the town line had been up and got four bags of oil cake and left his sacks to be filled with corn so Frank wanted me to stay and help bag it after. We had dinner at Aunty's and were down at the car all this after noon. I called up Johnson right after dinner and he said the oil cake should have been weighed and Frank let Smith have his without, thinking there was just 300 lbs in abat. We dot Smith's bags all filled and he came after them about four o'clock. Lorne Myers was down and bagged up some for himself and Ham & Bert Thompson took two bags of oil cake which cleaned us out of it. It has been very windy and soft all day.

Wednesday March 13th

Whan Frank first went out this morning he found one of the four year old ewes {?} with a fine ewe lamb. Frank went down to the car right after breakfast and didn't get home till about seven o'clock to-night, but said he got it all unloaded except a load or two for Charlie Ivey which Murray said he wuldn't charge demurrage for. As soon as they could get ready Dad. took Tid down to Aunty's and then came back got Enah and went out to the Shand's for dinner and spent the afternoon noon not getting home till after half past six. They had dinner & the Harvey Shand's and spent part of the afternoon at Willie's. I spent the day doing chorires and scraping a few of the apple trees. I had my dinner at one and sat around quite awhile reading the paper after wards. I went out to look at the sheep about three o'clock and found old Lop ear (117) just at the bumping performance. In about half an hour she had two nice ones a buck & a ewe up and running around.

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