Tuesday May 29th. 1923
Wet
At home
E. Mayes Ploughing in Beet
J. Howe Chopping over Barley in the morning, at home 1/2 day
Calendar for May:
1st. Sow served. Susan
14th. Heifer Stocked. Rosie
28th. Daisy Stocked. Sow Served. Poppie
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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