Sunday June 17th. 1923
Fine
All at home
David Pollie & Nellie came
Cash accounts for January
Receipts
2nd. 6 1/2 sc Eggs at 3/9 £1..4s..4 1/2d
4th. 8 1/2 lb. Butt at 2/0 17s..0d
4th. 5 Duck at 4/1 £1..0s..5d
9th. 7 sc. Eggs at 3/9 £1..6s..3d
11th. 8 1/2 lb. Butt at 2/0 17s..0d
12th. Young Sow to Mr. Venner (?) £11..0s..0d
16th. 10 1/4 sc. Eggs at 3/10 £1..19s..2d
18th. 9 lb. Butt at 2/0 18s..0d
23rd. 11 1/4 sc. Eggs at 3/9 £2..2s..2d
2/0 to come
25th. 11 lb. Butt at 2/0 £1..2s..0d
30th. 13 1/2 sc. Eggs at 3/4 £2..4s..0d
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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