Saturday May 5th. 1923
Fine
At home
E. Mayes Rolling in seeds in Rattlesden meadow.
J. Howe & myself finish drilling seeds in Rattlesden meadow.
4 St Trefoil, Clover, & Rye Grass mixed
Memoranda
May 5th.
E, Mayes full week 30/0
J. Howe full week 25/0
April 28th. J. Howard white sow
May 2nd. Mr. Frost .. ..
Calendar
May 1st. Sow served. Susan
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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