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1831. Reference : MM-1-18-133
| 22 September 1959. Mary Ann described various insects which she found disgusting, such as a large colony of bees with a nest in the trees next to the house, a big cricket, and the insects in the pond - which were the reason she must boil water before use. 28 September 1959. Villagers were chasing out a wolf which was roaming in the village. | Punch card
1832. Reference : MM-1-18-134
| October 6-7 1959. Caru:n revitalized the abandoned land next to his house for planting beans and lettuce. | Punch card
1833. Reference : MM-1-18-135
| January 6 and 7, 1960. Moerman gave presents to Chum, Caru:n and his wife. Dorothy and Imogene told Moerman that Thai people consider it impolite to unwrap a gift in the presence of the gift giver. February 7, 1960. Moerman received gifts from guests during the housewarming. October 31, 1960. Villagers like to exchange watches. | Punch card
1834. Reference : MM-1-18-136
| August 3, 1960. The Chiang Ban school principal explained to Moerman the meaning and custom of che: ngën or money sharing [illegal money credit - translator]. | Punch card
1835. Reference : MM-1-18-137
| March 9, 1960. Moerman collected information about two rice mills in the Chiang Kham district. During that time the price of rice declined. Rice that was cultivated in the Chiang Kham district was of a shorter grain than the rice grown in the Northeast. Japan and Taiwan preferred to specially order the rice from Chiang Kham district. | Punch card
1836. Reference : MM-1-18-138
| October 30 ,1959. In addition to cultivation, farmers also needed to rear buffalo. They also raised a breed of small chicken, the Leghorn. Although they laid eggs daily, Leghorn had low immunity levels and needed attention. [Leghorn was a breed of chicken from Italy. The government of Field Marshal. P. Pibilsongkram encouraged the villagers to raise chickens, especially Leghorn. - translator]. | Punch card
1837. Reference : MM-1-18-139
| October 29, 1959. If any farmers did not have land, buffalo or carts, they could rent at a rate agreed upon with the owner. For example, when renting land for cultivation, the tenant had to share one-half of the produce with the owner. But if the tenant also rented buffalo for plowing, he then needed to share two thirds of the produce with the landlord. | Punch card
1838. Reference : MM-1-18-140
| October 30, 1959. The farmers rented tractors for plowing the fields before sowing seeds. Within a day, a tractor could plow up to 100 rai, whereas buffalo could do only two rai. The rental cost 25 baht per day. | Punch card
1839. Reference : MM-1-18-141
| March 14, 1960. Moerman attended a drinking party, including with Pa and his brother. They discussed a competitor who planned to reduce the rental fee for a tractor down to just 20 baht per rai. But Pa did not worry much because they owned four tractors, and could reduce their price against the competitors down to 10 baht per rai. | Punch card
1840. Reference : MM-1-18-142
| January 22, 1961. Though he was the owner of a rental tractor, Chaweng also had his own land and continued to cultivate rice. January 27, 1961. Tractor owners mainly owned a large area of land. The government did not set a criteria for tenure. People could possess as much land as they wished if they could afford to purchase it. | Punch card
