Cows Don't Know It's Sunday (Paperback)

Hilda Chaulk Murray

ISBN 10: 0919666531 / ISBN 13: 9780919666535

Published by Memorial University Press, 2002

About this Item

Paperback. Before 1950, the greatest number of Newfoundland farmers lived in the St. John's area. They and the townsfolk were interdependent, with the farmers providing meat, poultry, garden and dairy products to the city, while St. John's served as a ready market and a source of cash income. Although many street names serve as reminders of those who once worked the land, and others perpetuate old homesteads, the farmers of St. John's are as unknown today as though they had never been. Cows Don't Know It's Sunday gives a historical overview of farming and its importance to the economy of Newfoundland, and describes in detail, using the words of more than eighty people who grew up on or near farms, what it was like to farm in and around St. John's in the period within living memory. Farmers worked seven days a week throughout the year. This study of both the work life and social life of the farmers of St. John's is a tribute to the farming families who were the mainstay of the city during the first half of the twentieth century. Explore the intertwined history of St. John's and its once-thriving farming community before 1950. Through firsthand accounts, witness how dedicated farmers sustained urban life by providing vital foods and forging communal bonds, shaping the economic and social fabric of the region. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Cows Don't Know It's Sunday (Paperback)
• Publisher: Memorial University Press
• Publication Date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0919666531
• ISBN 13: 9780919666535
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

Before 1950, the greatest number of Newfoundland farmers lived in the St. John's area. They and the townsfolk were interdependent, with the farmers providing meat, poultry, garden and dairy products to the city, while St. John's served as a ready market and a source of cash income. Although many street names serve as reminders of those who once worked the land, and others perpetuate old homesteads, the farmers of St. John's are as unknown today as though they had never been.

Cows Don't Know It's Sunday gives a historical overview of farming and its importance to the economy of Newfoundland, and describes in detail, using the words of more than eighty people who grew up on or near farms, what it was like to farm in and around St. John's in the period within living memory. Farmers worked seven days a week throughout the year. This study of both the work life and social life of the farmers of St. John's is a tribute to the farming families who were the mainstay of the city during the first half of the twentieth century.

About the Author

Hilda Chaulk Murray, who resides in Mount Pearl, grew up in Maberly, Newfoundland. She taught in various communities as well as in St. John's. After recieving her M.A. in folklore in 1972, she taught English at the College of Trades and Technology (now College of the North Atlantic). Her first book, More Than 50%: Woman's Life in a Newfoundland Outport, based on her thesis, was published in 1979.