From Linda Sokalofsky
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Thomas PLOWRIGHT's account (as he wrote it) of his work experience as a lad in
Wrangle before he came to Canada at age 16 in 1882:

"I started to work when I was 6 years old for I wanted to Earn something so
the first job I did was spud thistles and mind Crows off the Peas and Beans
and the Linnetts off the Mustard which was a tiresome job as the Crows &
Linnetts would just fly from one End of the Field to the other and tire me
out and the wages I got was 2 Pence a day or 4 Cents in Canadian Money.  
And as the years went on and I got 6 Pence a day I thought I was a Man in the
Year.  I was 13, I hired out and received 15 Dollars for the year which was
in English Money 3 Pounds and had to take my Washing home at that..."
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Added 6-December-2013