,VILLAGE ,LIFE 9 ,DORSET%IRE 

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,PEOPLE 3 

,$ITOR 3 ,*>LOTTE ,WILSON 

,TAGS 3 POTATOES & CABBAGE1 BE] MONEY1 DORSET%IRE1 LABOR]S1 H>VE/1 POTATOES1 WAGES1 MONEY1 PAID1 WORK4 

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,PHOTO BY ,JAKOB ,MONTRASIO1,C,C ,B,Y ,LIC5SE ,I REMEMB] :5 LABOR]S W]E PAID ONLY SEV5 OR EI<T %ILL+S A-WEEK1 & !IR FOOD WAS MO/LY B>LEY CAKE & POTATOES4 ,!Y US$ TO HELP !MSELVES TO SW$E TURNIPS \T ( ! FIELDS1 & TO ALL ! FUEL !Y COOK$ )4 ,!Y >E BETT] (F N[1 BUT /ILL IT IS SAD 5\<4  

,! PEOPLE HAVE BE5 DRIV5 \T ( ! VILLAGES TO SEEK WORK 9 ! T[NS4 ,9 #aheg ! POPULATION ( ?IS VILLAGE WAS #e#i#e1 & 9 #ahha IT WAS #d#b#b-A DECREASE ( #agc 9 #c YE>S4 ,! NUMB] ( H\SES IS LESS BY #b#d4 

,AT ! PRES5T TIME A F>M LABOR] HAS ELEV5 %ILL+S A-WEEK WAGES1 & A H\SE VALU$ AT FROM ONE %ILL+ TO EI<TE5 P5CE A WEEK R5T4 ,9 HAY-MAK+ TIME HE GETS T5 %ILL+S BE] MONEY4 ,AT :EAT H>VE/ HE HAS ,G,B,P#a1 & DUR+ :EAT TY+1 :I* LA/S AB\T SIX DAYS1 HE CAN E>N FIVE %ILL+S A-DAY1 H>VE/ WORK BE+ PAID BY ! JOB4 ,! SAME HOLDS GOOD ( HOE+ ROOT CROPS1 AT :I* A MAN CAN GET ?REE & SIXP5CE OR F\R %ILL+S A-DAY = AB\T FIFTE5 DAYS 9 ! YE>4  

,C>T]S RECEIVE FROM TWELVE TO ?IRTE5 %ILL+S A-WEEK1 A H\SE & WOOD FUEL FREE1 & TWO HUNDR$WEI<T ( COAL1 BESIDES ,G,B,P#a AT HAYMAK+ & ,G,B,P#b AT H>VE/ = BE] MONEY4 ,%EPH]DS GET ! SAME WAGES & BE] MONEY AS C>T]S1 & AN ALL[ANCE ( AB\T ONE P5NY ON EA* LAMB !Y RE>4  

,!RE IS G5]ALLY ON EA* F>M1 BESIDES ! ABOVE1 A 0H$GE-C>P5T]0 & RICK ?AT*]1 :O IS PAID F\RTE5 OR FIFTE5 %ILL+S A-WEEK4 

,ALL !SE LABOR]S HAVE #b OR #c LUG ( GR\ND1 R5T FREE1 TO GR[ POTATOES4 7,A LUG IS #e #a_/#b SQU>E Y>DS1 YE>LY R5T VALUE #bD4747 ,BUT ,I V]Y MU* D\BT IF ! M5 GET MU* B5EFIT FROM !SE POTATO GR\NDS1 :I* !Y HAVE TO PLANT1 HOE1 & DIG :5 !Y COME HOME1 TIR$ \T AFT] A LONG DAY'S WORK4 ,!Y REQUIRE MORE & BETT] FOOD & DR9K TO 5ABLE !M TO /& ?IS EXTRA EX]TION1 & !Y HAVE TO F9D !IR [N TOOLS4 

,DUR+ HAY-MAK+ & H>VE/ ! LABOR]S >E WORK+ FROM F\R OR FIVE 9 ! MORN+ TILL N9E OR T5 AT NI<T4 ,C>T]S ALWAYS HAVE TO BE 9 ! /ABLE AS E>LY AS #d A4M4 ,!Y GO \T ) ! PL[S AT SIX O'CLOCK1 & RETURN TO ! /ABLE AT TWO 9 ! AFT]NOON1 FE$ ! HORSES & GO HOME TO D9N]4 ,AT ?REE !Y MU/ BE BACK AGA9 TO CLEAN D[N ! HORSES & ! /ABLE4 ,!N !Y GO HOME TO TEA1 & AT EI<T HAVE TO RETURN TO ! F>M TO FE$ ! HORSES AGA9 & B$ !M = ! NI<T4 ,NOT MU* TIME = POTATO HOE+ AFT] ?AT6 

,AS = ! %EPH]DS1 DUR+ ,JANU>Y & ,FEBRU>Y1 ! LAMB+ SEASON1 !Y HAVE TO SLEEP 9 ! FIELDS 9 A COV]$ C>T1 CALL$ ! %EPH]D'S LAMB+ H\SE1 OR UND] SOME ?AT*$ HURDLES2 = MANY TIMES DUR+ ! NI<T !Y MU/ GET UP & SEE IF ! %EEP WANT ASSI/ANCE4  

,! PLAN ( GRANT+ A H\SE R5T FREE AS P>T ( WAGES PUTS ! LABOR]S UND] ! F>M]'S ?UMB1 & N[ ALL ! L&[N]S LET !IR COTTAGES TO ! F>M]S4 ,?US ! LABOR]S CAN BE EVICT$ IMM$IATELY )\T ! CASE GO+ TO ! C\NTY C\RT4 ,A FEW YE>S AGO ,I SAW ?REE LABOR]S11 ) !IR WIVES & *ILDR51 & !IR FURNITURE1 BY ! ROAD-SIDE AT ,MILBORNE ,BT4 ,&REWS4 ,!Y HAD BE5 EVICT$ BY ! F>M]1 BECAUSE !Y W]E UNION M5 & W\LD NOT WORK = ! WAGES HE (F]$4 ,ONE ( !M HAD ! PLUCK TO TURN A HIVE ( BEES LOOSE 9 HIS COTTAGE TO PREV5T ! FURNITURE BE+ ?R[N \T4 ,?IS SAME F>M] WAS A QUE] FELL[ AS WELL AS A H>D MA/]4 ,ONCE HE HAD A WAGON PLAC$ BE=E HIS W9D[1 & SET A MAN TO TURN ! :EEL ALL DAY LONG4 ,A CONVICT'S TASK2 ONE TO MAKE A FOOL ( A MAN BUT ! LABOR] HAD TO DO IT OR GET TURN$ (F4 ,9 ! 5D ?IS VILLAGE TYRANT %OT HIMSELF4  

,IT MU/ NOT BE SUPPOS$ ?AT LABOR]S >E ABLE TO SP5D !IR EXTRA H>VE/ MONEY ON EXTRA COM=TS OR 5JOYM5TS4 ,ALAS6 !Y >E RUN TOO %ORT ALL ! RE/ ( ! YE> = ?AT4 ,AS SOON AS A MAN GETS HIS H>VE/ WAGES1 HE MU/ PAY ! %OPKEEP]1 ! %OEMAK]1 ETC41 = ! BILLS RUN UP 9 W9T]4 ,& !N HE HAS TO BUY HIS PIG ( ! F>M]4 ,?AT CO/S ,G,B,P#a1 PAID 9 9/ALLM5TS ( ONE %ILL+ A-WEEK4 ,BY H>VE/ TIME ! HOG-TUB IS G5]ALLY FULL ( POTATO P>+S1 & ) !SE & SMALL POTATOES & A LITTL] BRAN & B>LEY1 PIGGY IS FATT5$4 ,AB\T ,*RI/MAS-TIME HE IS KILL$1 BUT !N HALF ( HIM MU/ BE SOLD TO PAY ! GROC]'S BILL4 

,! FOOD ( A LABOR]'S FAMILY IS BREAD1 SKIM MILK *EESE1 FRI$ POTATOES & CABBAGE OR P>SNIPS = BREAKFA/1 ) A LITTLE C(FEE TO DR9K4 ,D9N] CONSI/S ( BACON1 ) POTATOES & CABBAGE BOIL$2 SUPP] ( BREAD & BUTT]1 ) ! 9V>IABLE POTATOES & CABBAGE OR P>SNIPS FRI$1 OR P]HAPS /EW$ TURNIPS = A *ANGE4 ,! WIFE ALWAYS BOILS AN EXTRA QUANTITY ( VEGETABLES AT D9N]-TIME1 SO AS TO HAVE PL5TY READY TO FRY MORN+ & EV5+4 

,!RE IS NO POSSIBILITY ( PUTT+ BY MONEY OR FE$+ USELESS M\?S1 ALL ! OLD FOLK HAVE TO GO TO ! UNION WORKH\SE4 

,SU* IS ! LIFE ( A ,DORSET LABOR]4 ,A LIFELONG1 EXHAU/+ R\ND ( LABOR = ! B5EFIT ( ! MONOPOLI/S ( L& & CAPITAL1 ! L&LORD & ! F>M]4 ,A SLAV]Y :I* TAKES ALL JOY \T ( ! HEAL?IE/ & MO/ NATURAL ( HUMAN OCCUPATIONS1 & DRIVES M5 \T ( ! C\NTRY TO OV]CR[D \R L>GE T[NS1 :]E !Y >E (T5 F> WORSE (F 9 ! 5D4 

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