tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-64658078323381972772023-11-15T15:49:00.295+00:00Farming in the 1920sA 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.Avrilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04060403664409773372noreply@blogger.comBlogger362125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6465807832338197277.post-60978310656353130612008-12-31T10:40:00.002+00:002008-12-31T10:42:35.976+00:00December 31st.Monday December 31st. 1923<br /><br />Fine<br />At home<br />E. Mayes & J. Howe threshing<br />Threshed 52 Combs Wheat<br /> 36 Barley<br /> 5 Beans<br /> 8 Oats<br />2 hrs. Chaff Cutting<br />J. Friston 8/3Avrilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04060403664409773372noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6465807832338197277.post-11134110445118679612008-12-30T21:25:00.001+00:002008-12-30T21:27:09.643+00:00December 30th.Suunday December 30th. 1923<br /><br />Frosty<br />All at homeAvrilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04060403664409773372noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6465807832338197277.post-3672717866866431612008-12-29T11:05:00.003+00:002008-12-29T11:06:47.411+00:00December 29th.Saturday December 29th. 1923<br /><br />Fine<br />At home<br />E. Mayes clearing up in stackyard<br />J. Howe in the yards<br /><br />Memoranda<br />Dec. 29th.<br />E. Mayes full week 30/0<br />J. Howe .. .. 30/0<br />W. Pearl 2 days 2/6Avrilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04060403664409773372noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6465807832338197277.post-67065895117822109832008-12-28T19:09:00.001+00:002008-12-28T19:11:15.575+00:00December 28th.Friday December 28th. 1923<br /><br />Frost<br />At home<br />E. Mayes getting beet in and clearing up in stackyard<br />J. Howe yardman<br />Paid Mr. Leoman 7/0 for coming to HorseAvrilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04060403664409773372noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6465807832338197277.post-14754421686546116812008-12-27T09:31:00.001+00:002008-12-27T09:33:07.726+00:00December 27th.Thursday December 27th. 1923<br /><br />Frost<br />Come home from Cotton<br />E. Mayes Carting muck on to bullace field for tares<br />J.Howe yardmanAvrilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04060403664409773372noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6465807832338197277.post-74812289495640527522008-12-26T13:14:00.001+00:002008-12-26T13:15:38.723+00:00December 26th.Wednesday December 26th. 1923<br /><br />Snow<br />Both men jobbing aboutAvrilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04060403664409773372noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6465807832338197277.post-66941351568643718272008-12-25T10:29:00.001+00:002008-12-25T10:31:01.967+00:00December 25th.Tuesday December 25th. 1923<br /><br />Frost<br /><br />Xmas dayAvrilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04060403664409773372noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6465807832338197277.post-30951181741010824502008-12-24T10:13:00.002+00:002008-12-24T10:15:22.014+00:00December 24th.Monday December 24th. 1923<br /><br />Frost<br />E. Mayes Ploughing in Big Brettenham field<br />J. Howe yardman<br />Horse queer (Short)Avrilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04060403664409773372noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6465807832338197277.post-90079903847323437622008-12-24T10:13:00.000+00:002008-12-24T10:14:10.743+00:00December 24th.Monday December 24th.Avrilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04060403664409773372noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6465807832338197277.post-67947759123444208642008-12-23T11:14:00.002+00:002008-12-23T11:17:15.311+00:00December 23rd.Sunday December 23rd. 1923<br /><br />Frost<br />Go to Cotton<br /><br /><br /><em>from Farm Work for the Year</em><br /><em>December</em><br /><em>Special Crops:</em><br /><em>Planting and pruning may be carried on in the orchard, and digging in the hop grounds, to which manures and poles may be carried in frosty weather.</em>Avrilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04060403664409773372noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6465807832338197277.post-25882823700125412282008-12-22T20:08:00.002+00:002008-12-22T20:10:31.049+00:00December 22nd.Saturday December 22nd. 1923<br /><br />Wet<br />At home<br />E. Mayes & J. Howe jobbing about<br /><br />Memoranda<br />Dec. 22nd.<br />E. Mayes full week 30/0<br />J. Howe .. .. 25/0<br />W. Pearl 1 day 1/6Avrilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04060403664409773372noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6465807832338197277.post-61052364030113076032008-12-21T11:53:00.001+00:002008-12-21T11:55:03.575+00:00December 21st.Friday December 21st. 1923<br /><br />Frost<br />At home<br />E. Mayes & J. Howe putting straw on Beet & loading up strawAvrilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04060403664409773372noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6465807832338197277.post-54170964755381184862008-12-20T14:25:00.001+00:002008-12-20T14:26:29.553+00:00December 20th.Thursday December 20th. 1923<br /><br />Frost & Snow<br />Go to stow<br />E. Mayes & J. Howe ploughing iin 12 acres<br />Mr. Kerry take eight Pigs to Stowmarket<br />Sold at 55/0 eachAvrilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04060403664409773372noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6465807832338197277.post-85271137655460635082008-12-19T08:14:00.000+00:002008-12-19T08:15:16.104+00:00December 19th.Wednesday December 19th. 1923<br /><br />Fine<br />At home<br />E. Mayes & J. Howe ploughing in 12 acresAvrilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04060403664409773372noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6465807832338197277.post-7442156359641515402008-12-19T08:13:00.001+00:002008-12-19T08:14:30.483+00:00December 18th.Tuesday December 18th. 1923<br /><br />Fine<br />At home<br />E. Mayes Ploughing in 12 acres<br />J. Howe & myself finish getting swedes offAvrilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04060403664409773372noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6465807832338197277.post-29110951106490105652008-12-17T19:30:00.001+00:002008-12-17T19:32:42.408+00:00December 17th.Monday December 17th. 1923<br /><br />Fine<br />At home<br />E. Mayes Ploughing in 12 acres<br />J. Howe & myself take Cow to Mr. Freemans<br />J. Howe & myself getting swedes off in the afternoonAvrilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04060403664409773372noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6465807832338197277.post-66781994769042690402008-12-16T23:25:00.004+00:002008-12-16T23:31:19.559+00:00December 16th.Sunday December 16th. 1923<br /><br />Fine<br />All at home<br /><br /><em>Farm Work for the Year</em><br /><em>December</em><br /><em>Stock Farm: (contd.)</em><br /><em>Yards and byres and boxes are cleaned out, and the manure carted during frosty weather, when the dung-cart can be worked without injury to the land, heaps of manure being made on properly-prepared layers of absorbent earth in the fields intended for green crops next year. The carts are driven over the heaps as they bring their additions, so as by condensation to check any premature fermentation.</em>Avrilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04060403664409773372noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6465807832338197277.post-91001123861543353252008-12-15T20:29:00.001+00:002008-12-15T20:31:18.808+00:00December 15th.Saturday December 15th. 1923<br /><br />Fine<br />At home<br />E. Mayes & J. Howe & W. Pearl finish getting beet off<br /><br />Memoranda<br />Dec. 15th.<br />E. Mayes full week 30/0<br />J. Howe .. .. 25/0<br />W. Pearl .. .. 1/6Avrilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04060403664409773372noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6465807832338197277.post-49875789292268505212008-12-14T15:10:00.002+00:002008-12-14T15:10:54.438+00:00December 14th.Friday December 14th. 1923<br /><br />Fine<br />At home<br />E. Mayes & J. Howe getting beet offAvrilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04060403664409773372noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6465807832338197277.post-5661592216757252102008-12-13T15:41:00.002+00:002008-12-13T15:46:20.588+00:00December 13th.Thursday December 13th. 1923<br /><br />Fine<br />At home<br />E. Mayes ridging in Bullace field<br />J. Howe taking up Potatoes<br /><br /><em>from Farm Work for the Year </em><br /><em>December:</em><br /><em>Stock Farm (contd.):</em><br /><em>On dairy farms the production of milk for sale is almost the only work going on. Some butter- making may be continued, and the earliest calves may be coming, but, as a rule, where cheese-making is the ordinary industry, cows are dry, and fed, either in fields or in shippons, on turnips with hay and straw.</em>Avrilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04060403664409773372noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6465807832338197277.post-45875198347294909952008-12-12T14:36:00.002+00:002008-12-12T14:42:20.761+00:00December 12th.Wednesday December 12th. 1923<br /><br />Fine<br />At home<br />E. Mayes start ridging in Bullace field<br />J. Howe taking up Potatoes<br /><br /><em>from Farm Work for the Year</em><br /><em>December</em><br /><em>Stock Farm (contd.):</em><br /><em>Sheep folded on turnips should receive ample dry food along with the cut turnip in the troughs, and ewes scattered over the grass fields require additional food, especially dry food, along with a few turnips or cabbages. Pigs should be sold as they fatten, and the larger stores with the sows, after their third litter, should be put in to fill up the blanks.</em>Avrilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04060403664409773372noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6465807832338197277.post-46635540447342415472008-12-11T18:55:00.001+00:002008-12-11T18:56:28.468+00:00December 11th.Tuesday December 11th. 1923<br /><br />Fine<br />At home<br />E. Mayes ploughing in 12 acres<br />J. Howe taking up PotatoesAvrilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04060403664409773372noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6465807832338197277.post-33769687008244980812008-12-10T20:23:00.001+00:002008-12-10T20:24:44.170+00:00December 10th.Monday December 10th. 1923<br /><br />Frosty<br />At home<br />E. Mayes & J. Howe ploughing in 12 acresAvrilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04060403664409773372noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6465807832338197277.post-11709125245342256702008-12-09T21:27:00.003+00:002008-12-09T21:46:41.546+00:00December 9th.Sunday December 9th. 1923<br /><br />Frosty<br />All at home<br /><br /><em>from Farm Work for the Year</em><br /><em>December</em><br /><br /><em>Stock Farm:</em><br /><em>Cattle in stalls are kept warm and dry and clean and well fed, cow stock being treated as to food according to their condition, whether dry or yielding milk, and fatting stock being fed better and better as they are getting fat. </em>Avrilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04060403664409773372noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6465807832338197277.post-44136381658353993122008-12-08T16:25:00.001+00:002008-12-08T16:27:01.232+00:00December 8th.Saturday December 8th. 1923<br /><br />Frosty<br />At home<br />E. Mayes & J. Howe ploughing in 12 acres<br /><br />Memoranda<br />Dec. 8th.<br />E. Mayes full week 30/0<br />J. Howe .. .. 25/0<br />W. Pearl 1 day 1/3Avrilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04060403664409773372noreply@blogger.com0