Ask the Fellows Who Cut the Hay

Gave this to hubby as his topic of interest and he was very pleased with it.

I spotted this book at the Stowmarket Museum of Rural Life and decided to buy a copy for myself. I am very glad I did as it is packed full of fascinating history relating to Suffolk and particularly the village of Blaxhall.Growing up in Suffolk I remember some of the latest details in the book as related by my grandparents, such as covering the mirrors in a thunderstorm. I remember potato picking, stone picking and the gangs of men hoeing out the sugar beet. But almost all of the historical detail is way before my time, although I still remember the drawing matches.All fascinating stuff, painting a vivid picture of the poverty and hardships of the time and how hard the whole family had to work to survive.

Lost world. A valuable collection of oral history about farming.

This book was bought as a present for my grandmother who grew up in the area written about.She loves it, and it is beautifully decorated throughout with prints from the local area. Like other books by the same author that she has read, it is full of tales from times gone by, told by the local people themselves and recorded by the author in a thoroughly readable way.

brilliantly written book for those interested in linguistic and cultural regional history of the British Isles.

i only read a very old paperback with few illustrations, grew up in the south wales suburbs in the nineties but found so much to like in this book. i did not find it sentimental but hugely informative. the author goes into some detail about making beer and bread,traditions and practises. written in 1956 evans creates something both vibrant and deeply rooted.

I liked the cover illustration.

I bought this book for a friend having thoroughly enjoyed my own copy. An excellent reminder of days gone by.

.A farm worker in the featured village of Blaxhall on the Suffolk Coast of England sums up the theme of this book nicely: "The trouble with farming today is, it's such a lonely job. When I started as a back'us boy about thirty years ago at least you had plenty of company."I love this book about the old hand-tool, hands-on, methods of farming and its author's focus on the importance of oral history in understanding the past.Many years it when I was a student at Cooperstown, this book was required reading. I have recommended it to many in the intervening years and its title has almost become my mantra.I am delighted to have this reprint!Kim BurdickStanton, Delaware