Reference : MM-1-28-3

Name of creator(s) : Michael Moerman

Scope and content : Economic changes at Ban Phaed. The forests between Ban Phaed and Chiang Ban and between Ban Phaed and Pha Lad no longer existed, and the area was converted into plantation. The trees had been used for making house poles and firewood. Now, to find firewood was challenging because the police arrested trespassers in the forest, and imposed a fine. So the villagers went to collect firewood on the mountainside. Kham Pings daughter farmed the land purchased by her father. The cultivation of tobacco took place following the rice harvest, and water from the irrigation system, instead from the Waen River, was utilized for the cultivation of tobacco leaves. The Den Chai village chief related that approximately 40% of the crop was damaged by drought. Girls from Chiang Ban came to find to work in the area.

Extent and medium : Punch card