Show h i v. v z ark j. j r Lo stor Denmark Nov 1 18 1001 1901 DITOn ENTERPRISE Dear Sir I have now been in inthe inthe the little country of Denmark six months month and in that time I have witnessed many of the tho ways an and habits of tho the people pe I r will j endeavor endeavor endeavor en en- deavor to write about a few v of oi them In the tho field may be bo seen oen men With large scythe cutting gra s for forhay hay and their wives or the hired girls with rakes raking it together to together together to- to gether A little later lator on in the season Beason tho the grain is being cut and this goes goeson goeson on in the tho same manner only the women folks bind the grain Then Thon when the time comes to haul in tho the hay and grain Wain the women women folks take tako their share spare of the work along with the tho men and andall andall all goes to and comes from froth work poking as cheo cheerful ful as can be bo Nearly all the tho hay and grain is put under shelter tho the latter being I Afterwards threshed with flails I and nd cleaned by a I Most of the of-the tho rye ryo is sowed in the fall of the year This being the I principal grain raised A little wheat oats and barley birley are aro raised This is a great country for beets carrots and other othor vegetables The Tho boots beets are used for fir feed A great many potatoes are arc also raised but they thoy are small many of them are used for D mulling making l ng liquor The principal product is dairying dairying dairying dairy dairy- ing and the farmer takes good care caro of his cows Some Somo of tho the men think more of a cow than they do of their children or wife There Thero is a story told about a a women leading a cow and both bothell fell ell into the fjord and the husband came to their re rescue cue afterwards when asked if he saved them he said yes the tho cow but he did not have time to rescue his wife from drowning Horses are aro also taken good care of and after a horse has served d out his days then it is butchered and eaten I was told by a man that ho he had a horse that was 32 years old and last winter he killed him him and the family ate the tho old nig niK Several times timos during tho the year in tho the largest towns and nd cities the people hold a stock market any anyone one Nono ono wishing to sell an animal brings it to the tho market markot and then the tho men who wish to buy makes tho the bargain On th the second of November there was wn held iJ in Aalborg a Po Peoples People's plo's Market arket where th the tho working work in ing man women boy or girl who wishes to hire hiro out for the year is bound Tho The way this goes on is the two parties come como to an g f agreement ee ent and I then they shako hake han sl and rill all u is is over over A girl got get f crowns I Iv v to to Kr per year a boy fro from r. r Z NAT 1 r. r to tot P 1 x t r- r A I 1 l m i to l o Kr Cr per year year a 0 strongman strong strongman man man manwill will get from 1 I Kr Kr- per lay day II and up upwards Cloths are as M costly here here as as in America Footwear a little dearer Edibles are ale about the same some som R few fow things are arc cheaper and others dearer to bal balance nce the amt Butter Butter Butter But But- ter is about 32 c ct a n. Ib lb at present or The Tho farmers sells farmers sells their butter and ana buy 01 oleomargarine eo argarine and so it is with many things they sell tho the best and buy something that i i is- cheaper that serves the tho same pur po pose o. o The Enterprise is a welcome wel come como visitor and is is- r read nd with much interest i by your friend Hy By B. B Madsen |