Saturday May 19th, 1923
Fine.
At home.
E. Mayes & J. Howe & myself hoeing beans.
from Farm Work for the Year
May:
Special Crops: It may be well to prepare , under glass if necessary, young plants of maize and tobacco, to prick out in sheltered spots towards the end of June, where it is desired to speculate in either crop during the coming summer; or maize may be sown in rows 15 inches apart on properly prepared land after the first week in June if it is only desired to grow leaf for ensilage.
MEMORANDA
May 19th
E. Mayes full week 30/0
J. Howe full week 25/0
A diary kept by Fred Knott in 1923, when he was 46, detailing working life on his Fen Farm at Rattlesden, near Stowmarket. There were 84 acres of land, worked with horses; Fred reared pigs and bullocks, and grew crops which included potatoes, turnips, swede and sugar beet. Four men worked for Fred, including a head horseman. The days were 12 hours long, with only Sundays and Christmas Day off - and, of course, the animals still needed attention on those days too.
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