Chapter 2. The workers5
Mrs. B. F. Stayley
STAYLEY, MRS. B.F., married and has 14 children but all of them are away from home. Her age is 65; her husband’s age is 69. Reside at Reddis [sic] River, N.C.
INCOME: Husband makes all his money by farming and by lending money. They have one son who is a school teacher and who stays with them when school is out, but he only pays board.
HOME CONDITIONS: They raise practically all their needs and only have to buy things occasionally. Wife just borrowed $1400.00 on her home. They own 200 acres of land and the house has 8 rooms. They also have 2 steer, 2 cows and a calf, 35 chickens and 450 chicks. They own a new car. She just strings bags for a past time and makes $10.00 a month and it doesn’t bother her at all to string.