Stories, quotes and anecdotes from Appalachia. 1880s-1950s era.

Category: Farmers/farming

Away back in the early days they had disagreed

Landowners might wrangle bitterly over boundaries with neighbors, and disputed areas became known as “the devil’s lane.”

When apples were ripe, they would peel a couple of bushels at night by kerosene lamplight, then they would work them up the next day.

My cousin had a row with a pig. This pig refused to eat when he came down to feed it. It pawed the ground & ran to the other side of the sty.

Jesse Jewell started what was to become Georgia’s largest agricultural crop—poultry. He pioneered vertical integration in that industry.

My concentration shifted to driving the team as they strained in their collars. The wagon’s wood creaked as they pulled the massive load.

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