BYC Member Interview - Lady of McCamley

[The Farmers' Daughter]

Nice to meet you Tammy!
Thanks so much for sharing your amazing family story!

 

[The Farmers' Daughter]

Perhaps the greatest interview to date, and I've read them all. Thanks for sharing the family story.

Maybe @sumi should quit while she's ahead and make this the last one. It'll be darn near impossible to top Tammy's interview.

 

[sumi]

Maybe @sumi should quit while she's ahead and make this the last one. It'll be darn near impossible to top Tammy's interview.

Heck no, don't say things like that. I'm having enough trouble with getting people willing to do this!

She did great though, didn't she? All the history and those pics. I love her

 

[pennyJo1960]

Nice to meet you do not believe we have crossed paths before but wonderful
story

 

[rosemarythyme]

Wow what a great family story! The part about your daughter heading back to live a farmer's life was fantastic and really warmed my heart - I'm sure your Gram was there in spirit every step of the way.

 

[Lady of McCamley]

I knew this would be a good one!!
@Lady of McCamley you always have the best answers and your font of knowledge and grasp of language has taught me so much over the years..Thank You!

Funny, I was just thinking about this as I emptied another plastic feed bag the other day, wishing there was a good second use for them.

While I can't make clothes out of the plastic feed bags, I do use them as liners for my coops. If you look close at the broody hutch inside photo, you'll see cut up feed bags under the shavings. It really helps keep coops clean (ie no crusted on poop, etc.) Roll up like a burrito, toss shavings into run for deep litter, apply next clean cut up bag, top with shavings. Clean coop!

LofMc

 

[bruceha2000]

Terrific interview/stories.

https://www.littlethings.com/flour-sack-dresses/10

I knew people made clothes out of feed sacks, didn't know about the flour sacks. It must have cost the flour sellers a bit more to have the pretty patterned fabric but they did it for the sake of the people. Very thoughtful of them. I could see any one of those patterned fabrics sold today by the yard.

 

[aart]

While I can't make clothes out of the plastic feed bags, I do use them as liners for my coops. If you look close at the broody hutch inside photo, you'll see cut up feed bags under the shavings. It really helps keep coops clean (ie no crusted on poop, etc.) Roll up like a burrito, toss shavings into run for deep litter, apply next clean cut up bag, top with shavings. Clean coop!

LofMc

Yeah, I use them for several things, bale bag below....but still.

 

[ronott1]

Terrific interview/stories.


I knew people made clothes out of feed sacks, didn't know about the flour sacks. It must have cost the flour sellers a bit more to have the pretty patterned fabric but they did it for the sake of the people. Very thoughtful of them. I could see any one of those patterned fabrics sold today by the yard.

I remember seeing the flour sacks with patterns on them up to the 1970s here

 

[TomZilla43]

Absolutely wonderful interview, captures family history and life from a simpler(although not easier) period in our national history. I really enjoyed reading this.