Wednesday May 30th. 1923
Showery
At home
E. Mayes start ridging for Swedes
J. Howe Harrowing for swedes & start carting muck for same
from Farm Work for the Year
May
Hop Garden: Nitrate of soda and other soluble manures may be applied with advantage if growth is backward or stunted.
Special Subjects: Silos may be got ready or stacks arranged to receive green rye, trifolium, and other forward green stuff, under pressure.
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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