Huff and Jenny (part 2)

March 6, 2010 by g · Leave a Comment
Filed under: Southern Piddling 

A tater diggin' crew consists of one man to drive the tractor and four to six women on a wagon pulled behind. The tractor has a scoop that pushes the taters up onto a conveyor line. The women grab them, shake the dirt off, sort 'um by size and stack them in crates. The work day started at sunrise and Jenny showed up ready to work. She was wearing an old straw hat that belonged to her grand dad and carrying a grocery store sack with her lunch in it; two slices of white bread with a thick slice of country ham, a dozen tea cakes and...

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