The Father:
He would have to wake up early, around 5:00 a.m. At 5:30 a.m., he would start milking the cows. Once the milking was completed, it was time to feed all the animals and to clean out the barn where the calves and cows were kept. By 8:00 a.m., he was finally able to sit down and eat breakfast. After breakfast, when all the animals were safe and had been fed, it was very likely that the man of the house would spend the rest of his day in the fields, tending his crops.
The Mother:
The woman of the house also got up very early. By 5:30 a.m., she also would have been out in the barn helping to milk the cows and feed the animals. Once this was done, she returned to the house to wake and dress the children and to prepare breakfast. The rest of her day, consisted of looking after the garden, making and mending clothes and preparing the meals. In the evening, she usually worked as the accountant for the farm, doing book-keeping, banking and letter writing.
The Children:
The children of the family would often help out the family with the farm. After school, children had many chores to complete. In many cases, once a young man reached a certain age he would quit school to help his family with the farm.
