Tuesday March 13th. 1923
Rain
At home
E. Mayes jobbing about in the morning.
E. Mayes & myself & F. Reynolds put Colt in Cart for the first time take it to Gedding Mill & home by Rattlesden
J. Howe at home
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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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