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Last updated: April 26, 2002
Farm Life
Life Growing Up On A Texas Farm
My early life on the farm.
A book in progress.
By:John Watson
Split rail correll on family homeplace.
The following is a short history of my family's life on the farm.
Early day farm life
could be very demanding and at the same time, there were times of enjoyment. A history
of farm life will have to include stories of those hardships as well as the pleasures
of fullments and accomplishments associated with life on the farm. This is the story
of some of those farm life adventures.
Life without electricity! No running water! No central heat and air! What was life like
before these modern conveniences came into existence? It was only two or three
generations back that some of us did not have any of these modern facilities.
Since my retirement I have decided to write some short stories about everyday life ‘in the
rough.’ A few of you may be old enough to remember some of the things I speak of and
you younger generation may find it ‘intriguing,’ ‘unbelievable,’ or maybe just plain
‘funny.’
At first I had thought about putting all the stories together into a book and getting it
published, but who knows, I may never get enough written to fill a book and if I do there
would be the problem of finding a publisher. So, I came up with another idea.
Back in the ‘30’s and ‘40’s they would show serial movies at the local theater every
Saturday. You would go and watch your favorite here get himself in a predicament and
then have to go back the next Saturday to see how he got out. Then in the ‘50’s these
evolved into the soap operas on TV.
So, here is my plan. I have set up this web site and as I write each story, or chapter, I will
post it on this web site for everyone to read. I will try to post one new chapter each
week. Each chapter is a complete story within itself. You may look down the list of
chapters/stories and pick out one that sounds interesting to you and just read that story.
After you read what is here now, come back next week to see what is new.
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Chapter 1 - A Little Background
Chapter 2 - Coping Without Electricity
Chapter 3 - Washday
Chapter 4 - The Wood Burners
Chapter 5 - Saturday Night Special
Chapter 6 - Bath Time
Chapter 7 - Hog Killing Time
Chapter 8 - Harvest Time
Chapter 9 - Winter Wonderland
Chapter 10 - Revival At The Well
Chapter 11 - The Original Sack Dress
Chapter 12 - The Old Fishing Hole
Chapter 13 - The Old Gate Post
Chapter 14 - Woodland Lore
Chapter 15 - Late Night Visitors
Chapter 16 - Soaping The Tracks
Chapter 17 - Moon-Shine Holler
Chapter 18 - Peaches For The Pigs
Chapter 19 - Lighting Up The Night
Chapter 20 - Homemade Toys
Chapter 21 - The Big Fireworks
Chapter 22 - The Country Schools
Chapter 23 - Hunting The Texas Jack Rabbit
Chapter 24 - Riding The Rail
Chapter 25 - The Run-A-Way Train
Chapter 27 - The Pigeon That Went To School
Chapter 28 - Small Town Saturday Night
Chapter 29 -Conserving Gasoline
Chapter 30 - Stormy Weather
Chapter 31 - Train Crash At Crush
Chapter 32 - The Missing Ticket Stub
Chapter 33 - The Outlaw Syndrome
Chapter 34 - The Traveling Salesmen
Chapter 35 - Gypsy Furniture
Chapter 36 - Rovers Christmas
Chapter 37 - Riding With A Rattler
Chapter 38 - What Goes Around Comes Around
Chapter 39 - Is Your Mule In The Well?
Chapter 40 - Good Ol' 'Horse Sense'
Chapter 41 - The Drugstore Cowboy
Chapter 42 - A Sobering Situation
Chapter 43 -Plowing A Straight Row
Chapter 44 - When Cotton Was King
Chapter 45 - Utopia
Chapter 46 - Low Cholesterol Diet?
Chapter 47 - Saturday Matinee
Chapter 48 - The Spider Sat Down Beside Her
Chapter 49 - Modern Fashions
Chapter 50 - The Four Seasons
Chapter 51 - The Sweet Potatoes
Chapter 52 - Work - A State Of Mind
Chapter 53 - Cutting Cedar Posts
Chapter 54 - Quarantine
Chapter 55 - A Dedicated Golfer
Chapter 56 - Quotes from the 1950's
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