CROWDED FOR SPACE

Of the time period I am writing about there was my two younger brothers and myself still living at home of originally nine children. There was four boys and five girls. I was the youngest by several years and a bit spoiled by the older siblings so I was told. My brothers missed much of their schooling helping my dad on the farm. That was not an unusual thing in the depression years, just to survive was the main object. When they were out of work the two older brothers were forced to bring their families back to the folks farm and sleep anywhere on the floor where there was room for a pallet. There was always plenty of work helping my dad on the farm and food was always plentiful. Though we were a bit crowded for space. Fortunately they found other jobs in a month or so. The older girls were married by the age of around sixteen and had places of their own and managed quite well.