Diary of Arthur Bryan Bass

Tuesday, November 16, 2010

Week of September 20, 1960--Peanuts

Monday, September 19, 1960
Fair and hot
Digging Stack Rows in PM & digging holes erecting poles & slats
Land Very Wet
Mowed Hay in cemetery lot
Lewis came home @ 2 pm got his car and went to Raleigh
Turner and Warren Boys still @ beach
I put 2716 lbs wage tobacco Ry Mt (Rocky Mount) Market
Norville 1858  wage tobacco
Curtis and Norville drove ¾ T truck

Tuesday, September 20, 1960
Fair and Hot
Plowing up stacking
Poles & Slats in Pea Nuts
Started Stacking in Field @ wind mill tower
Sold 3516 lbs tobacco @ $280500
Farmers tobacco wharehouse Rocky Mt
Norville & 9 others went to sale

Wednesday, September 21, 1960
Fair and Cool
Stacking PM
Post Hole Rows
Digging PM & pole rows
Packing poles
Brick mason rebuilding fire place in den @ home

Thursday, September 22, 1960
Cloudy and Cool
Digging PM Post Holes & packing poles & stacking stack rows
I attended a Hospital Meeting all pm, 3 to 530

Friday, September 23, 1960
Fair and Warm
Stacking & plowing up p/nuts
Cherry tree field planted April 29 (5 months)
Hauled up hay that was bailed in cemetery lot

Saturday, September 24, 1960
Fair and Cool
Plowing up peanuts
Stacking peanuts
Breaking up land for cover crop
Big Pay Roll
Did not get home for dinner till 4 pm
counted peanuts stacked this month 774 stacks

Sunday, September 25, 1960
Fair and Cool
Sarah, Turner and I @ home
Nice Cool Fall Day
Frank Warren came by @ 7 pm & got the last of our dogs
 
Monday, September 26, 1960
Fair and Cool
Plowing up peanuts
Stacked peanuts which were plowed up Saturday
Bailed Hay at house lot
Had to get a mechanic to take head off  motor, to Rocky Mount,
the valve seat had come out.
Restacking down peanut stacks
Picking cotton for Norville as he is stacking his peanuts

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