In the 1920s there were about 200,000 farm families in Indiana each having about 160-240 acres of land. All members of the family were expected to help with maintaining the farmstead. Daily chores included milking, gathering eggs, taking care of the livestock, maintaining buildings and machines, food preparations, and housekeeping. Community and neighbors were important because families relied on other families for help on their farms and for entertainment.There were several chores that occurred daily but many farm jobs were done seasonally. The four seasons in this area provided a variety of work for a farm family to do.Spring was a time for getting ready for the new farming season. Plowing and planting of crops were done. Getting the horses back into the work routine was a slow process so they wouldn’t get sore or hurt. Animal breeding took place and even the youngest members of the family helped care for the baby animals. This was also the time to get the farm looking orderly again. Mending fences, repairing machinery, and repainting buildings were common tasks. Children were getting out of school at this point and could help out more on the farm.Summer was the prime time for cultivating crops. Boys and their fathers spent long hours in the fields. Girls would help their mothers with preserving food that was collected from the garden. End of summer was harvest time and families and their neighbors held threshing parties as it was a long process. Children were never too young to learn about how to do chores such as weeding in the gardens.Fall was spent preparing for winter. Preparation included harvesting what was left in the fields and garden and getting them preserved for winter. It took several weeks to harvest the corn. Meat animals were slaughtered. The farm family smoked what meat they needed to get through the winter and the rest of the livestock was sent to market. Children were headed back to school at this time and therefore would not be able to help out as much on the farm.Winter still required a lot of work on the farm even if there were no crops to take care of. Checking and maintaining feed was important to ensure it wouldn’t go bad over winter. Keeping the animals fed, warm, and protected for the winter was crucial. The winter was also holiday time where families and neighbors got together to enjoy the preserved harvests they worked so hard to provide.