Der Bauer als Ackermann

By Erich Röth, 184 pages, paperback, linguistic and folkloristic reports published from the estate by Diether Röth. Linguistic and folkloristic reports. Volume 2 of 5

About the book: The records in this second volume, "The Farmer as Plowman," deliberately focus on agricultural activities in the fields before the use of labor-saving motor vehicles. The author himself often had to carry out tasks in the small farm of his older sister in the years following the war, including plowing, sowing, harvesting, and even transporting manure. This experience allowed him to document these activities not only from his childhood but also through his own actions in great detail. These texts hold an invaluable worth, as the mechanization of agriculture has rendered the tools and methods of that time largely unknown.

Contents: Preface, Crop Rotation, After the Separation, Farm and Hayfield, The Farmer as Plowman, Between Sowing and Harvesting, Grazing, Occasional Work between Spring and Late Autumn, Weeding and Hoeing, Hay and Clover Harvest, The Farmer and the Weather, The Grain Harvest, Between Harvests, The Root Crop Harvest, Glossary, Literature.