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00:00:03 - The time periods Mr. Wery and his wife spent on the farm.

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00:00:40 - Their inheritance of the farm.

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00:03:21 - History of farms ownership.

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00:03:57 - House. Built prior to Tureur (Mrs. Wery's family's) ownership.

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00:05:05 - Summer kitchen, shed and garage put up by her father. Use of summer kitchen; once an outdoor oven on property.

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00:07:01 - Gardens and orchards. Strawberries, potatoes, etc. on east side of house.

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00:07:40 - Hay seeded on swamp on property.

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00:08:35 - Garage and woolshed.

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00:09:39 - Speaking "Belgian" on the farm.

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00:10:31 - Basement--entrance added after their marriage. Had earthen floor. Making beer and moonshine on farm. Made in summer kitchen, stored in basement. "Mash" kept upstairs in house.

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00:13:39 - Pigpen. Always same use; pigs in chicken coop in winter.

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00:15:27 - Cattle's grazing area across road to south of house.

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00:15:57 - River in swamp. Fished some brook trout, suckers, pickerel. Grandfather had smokehouse for herring and chubs bought in Algoma.

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00:18:11 - House trailer put up in 1970. He lived in it first with his wife, while her mother stayed in the house. His daughter now lives in trailer, and they've moved back into house.

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00:18:50 - Barns over 85 years old. Doorways on eastern side where cows come out. Describes use of barn interior.

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00:22:28 - Milk house. Situation difficult today with no bulk tank. Once had 17 cows, now have 12 (built in 1973).

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00:24:43 - First electricity came "late." Had light plant in house basement; describes.

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00:26:16 - Barn on east side. Lean-to on southern end of barn for young stock.

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