Tobacco Bag Stringing: JOHNSON, MRS. FLOSSIE, a colored woman who resides in Reidsville, North Carolina, with her seven children after being separated from her husband. She resides with her brother and his wife. 34 years old. INCOME: Although they grow the majority of their own food, they only have money from stringing bags. HOME CONDITIONS: 40 acres of land and 6 rooms make up the house. They have a radio, a cow, two calves, five piglets, a mule, and roughly fifty hens. Although the house is clean, it is in poor shape. Weekly food costs are $6, and annual taxes come to $23. She has been earning roughly $110.00 a month as a stringer for twenty years. She is totally reliant on bags.
Leave a Reply