Total : 34,872 item
1841. Reference : MM-1-18-143
| October 4, 1959. Dealers bought rice directly from the farmers. The price of rice was dependent on the market price in the town of Phayao. The rice was then exported to Japan, Korea and India for dessert making. | Punch card
1842. Reference : MM-1-18-144
| September 16, 1959. Mary Ann was searching for a house to rent in Chiangkam district. However, the most important issue was the W.C., which was not favourable. | Punch card
1843. Reference : MM-1-18-145
| September 30, 1959. Mary Ann went to the market to buy food stuff. She stopped by a chinese store to look for clothes in order to quilt blankets. | Punch card
1844. Reference : MM-1-18-146
| September 23 , 1959. Mary Ann Chum cooking. | Punch card
1845. Reference : MM-1-18-147
| February 20, 1961. Rice from Tung Lo was mainly sent to the Huaykaewkam mill, which could process up to 60 tons per day. High-capacity rice mills (such as Huaykaewkam) tended to hoard rice and to sell when prices were good. On the contrary the small rice-mills could not hoard rice due to expenses. Kamnan T. Yuan (one of the partners of the Huaykaewkam mill) believed that if the road conditions were improved, the farmers could sell rice at a good price and the mill would increase its capacity. | Punch card
1846. Reference : MM-1-18-148
| 15 July 1960. Many teachers had insufficient salary, and they tended to borrow money through an informal system. It did not require collateral like a bank loan, and interests charges were 6-10 percent per month dependent upon the loan agreement with the creditor. Alternatively, they ‘played money sharing’ [credits within certain groups - translator]. | Punch card
1848. Reference : MM-1-18-150
| October 13, 1959. Caru:n's sister did not own land. Caru:n allowed his sister and her family to help in the farming of his land. Foreigners in Thailand could not hold titles to land. | Punch card
1849. Reference : MM-1-18-151
| February 3, 1960. The smaller rice mill in Chiang Kham district had a capacity of 15 tons of unhusked rice per day. The milled rice was of three grades: rice grade 1 would be sent to Bangkok for sale; rice grade 2 sent to Lampang for sale; and rice grade 3 sold in Chiang Kham district. The mill owner told Moerman that if the condition of the roads were better, rice transport would be more convenient. But then he would face a different challenge, his mill might be in competition with the mills in Lampang and the town of Phayao. They would aim to purchase rice from farmers. | Punch card
1850. Reference : MM-1-18-152
| January 27, 1961. The capacity of the mill was 30 kwian [measure for paddy (equal to 16 piculs) – translator] of unhusked rice per day, and the price of rice was dependent on the price set in Bangkok. Milled rice would be sent to Bangkok for sale, and exported for sale in Taiwan, Japan and Laos. The mill owner told Moerman that if the condition of roads were better, rice transport would be more convenient. But then he would face an additional challenge - his mill might be in competition with mills in Lampang and the town of Phayao, and they would attempt to purchase rice from the same farmers. | Punch card
