SIDE A 00:00:04 -- 00:02:51
Discussion about his family and the family house; 1909, 1905, James Corcoran, Father Francis Corcoran, 1885, Dr. Gallant.
SIDE A 00:02:51 -- 00:05:38
Discussion about Christmas, with mention of gristmills; presents, Christmas, toy trains, Christmas stocking, bananas, Christmas goose, gristmill, Laird, Elmsdale, Austin Rix, Christmas tree, plum pudding, candles, Santa Claus.
SIDE A 00:05:38 -- 00:07:13
Discussion about his mother and her cooking; Mary Ann Kinch, May Corcoran, Ambrose Corcoran, baking, cooking, bread, butter, flour.
SIDE A 00:07:13 -- 00:08:23
Brief discussion about cheese factories; Alma, cheese factories, Tignish, cheese makers, Connick, Pete Burke.
SIDE A 00:08:23 -- 00:10:09
Discussion about family and clothing; clothing, clothes, beds, flour bag clothes, breakfast.
SIDE A 00:10:09 -- 00:11:23
Discussion about his mother continues; wool, knitting, washing clothes, washing machine, housework, May Corcoran.
SIDE A 00:11:23 -- 00:19:00
Discussion about his grandparents moving out west to Saskatchewan for the Harvest Excursion, with mention of the Great Depression; Saskatchewan, emigration, Alma, Kinch, Great Depression, farming, dust, Harvest Excursion, Corcoran, Justin Corcoran, train, 1919, 1909, James Corcoran.
SIDE A 00:19:00 -- 00:20:41
Discussion about home remedies; sulfur and molasses, pepper and molasses, home remedies, salt herring.
SIDE A 00:20:41 -- 00:22:37
Discussion about farming and chores and a story about getting wet; chores, farming, water pump.
SIDE A 00:22:37 -- 00:24:14
Discussion about horses and a story about his father clearing trees; farming machinery, farms, farming, clearing land, James Concoran, horses.
SIDE A 00:24:14 -- 00:27:40
Discussion about his grandparents, with mention of clearing land; Mary Ann Sheehan, James Corcoran, Tom Corcoran, Norboro, clearing land, stumping, 1909.
SIDE A 00:27:40 -- 00:30:22
Discussion about horses continues with mention of the traveling man and plowing; horses, driving horse, traveling man, plowing, Barrister, breeding, breeding insurance, John Corcoran, horse breeds, horse breeding, walking.
SIDE A 00:30:22 -- 00:31:19
A story about a crazy horse; horses, John Corcoran, Bloomfield.
SIDE A ends at 00:31:19.
SIDE B 00:31:28 -- 00:35:48
A story about a crazy horse continues, with mention of different breeds; Bloomfield, blood horse, horses, Hackney, driving horse.
SIDE B 00:35:48 -- 00:38:36
Discussion about blacksmiths; Harry Saunders, Albert Saunders, blacksmiths, horseshoeing, horses, horseshoe prices, cars, gas station, Alberton, 1930s.
SIDE B 00:38:36 -- 00:48:18
Discussion about cattle and milking; cows, cattle, milking, cattle breeds, cattle breeding, Red Roan, Blue Roan, cream, Alma, cheese factory, milk prices, cheese prices, butter prices.
SIDE B 00:48:18 -- 00:42:41
Discussion about sheep, with mention of bears; sheep, sheep breeds, wool, shearing sheep, bears, 1920s.
SIDE B 00:42:41 -- 00:44:34
Discussion about chickens and eggs; hens, chickens, eggs, egg trading, egg grading, egg prices, egg circles.
SIDE B 00:44:34 -- 00:46:58
Discussion about harvesting grain; grain, harvesting, binders, hay, sickles, scythes, hay coils.
SIDE B 00:46:58 -- 00:51:35
Discussion about his father having the first tractor in the area; 1920, tractors, International tractor, chain drive, Model-T Ford, wood cutting, wages, International 8-16, kerosene, tractor prices.
SIDE B 00:51:35 -- 00:52:18
Brief discussion about his father having the first manure spreader in the area; manure spreader, Massey-Harris, horsepower, 1900.
SIDE B 00:52:18 -- 00:53:45
Brief discussion about his first tractor; tractors, 1952, Oliver tractor, tractor prices.
SIDE B 00:53:45 -- 00:56:11
Discussion about grain and thrashing; grain, thrashing, oats, Acadia oats, White Banner oats, barley, fertilizer.
SIDE B 00:56:11 -- 01:02:44
Discussion about mussel mud; mussel mud, mud diggers, Cascumpec Bridge, mussel mud prices, Wallace, fertilizer.
Tape ends at 01:02:44.
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