Wednesday, January 6, 2016

January 5, 1966 Aunt Estelle wrote

Wed.  Rain all day

Our tobacco was sold today.  The Wells boys picked up the check.  I went to Big Stone with them to get the check cashed.  Ruth & I visited Mrs. Daughtery this evening. 


Footnote:  Would be interesting to know how much the tobacco sold for.  I know it wasn't nearly enough for 8-9 months worth of work and hard work too.    Then they had to share the payoff with the workers who processed the tobacco.    I wonder how those workers lived thru the months of work for no immediate pay.  Somehow they all made it.  Certainly better planners than we are today.  I don't know many people who could go 6 months with no income. 

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