Figure 1.--Here noys are involved with fruit picking sometime around the turn of the 20th century. Notice the sun hats many of the boys are wearing. |
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Boys were heavily involved with farm labor. The usual tasks were scaring off birds, tending animals, driving the plough and assisting the “carter” or cowman. Small farms employed very few servants and only a
limited seasonal agricultural labour when necessary. During harvest the crop-picking work was carried out by all members of the family, including the children and
usually unwaged at that.
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