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an hour off to rest siang
Pak Poikromo doesn't work on Wage or Kliwon, [[margin]] why? [[/margin]] but Bu Kromo works every day

Bu Rabinem makes kalo every Wage, Kliwon & Legi, & does jijet work other two days

- Bu Rubinem buys sheets of woven stuff for the kalo at 10 for 100Rp
another tool for kalo resembling wooden clothespin called JAPET; used to pinch each corner of woven sheet before putting on wenku rim  
every 5 days family uses 3 until gibang @ 150 for long on 100 for short
for wenkus use "bong katan" or bottom part of bamboo tree whose sections are too close together to use for truntum - buys 1 bongkatan for 20 Rp  enough for 20 kalo - says very cheap because considered unusable
bought from people who come through from desa Betakan; same people who sell the betakan make the lambaran

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(woven sheets) for kalo from the top section of the tree
damen for smoking is gathered & dried in rice fields & Pak Poikromo doesn't have to pay the owners anything for the damen

dried damen can be saved up to 1 year - stored at one end of the long emperan

best sales & good prices during early days of month & may have to take lower profits i.e. 10 Rp per toward end of month

- padi no longer gathered with tenggoks but most farmers now using plastic bagor (large woven bags of plastic strips imitating bagor)
bakuls are reluctant to receive new setors if sales slow -

Bu Poikromo may have to get rid of extras by selling around Beringharjo secara keiling to various food sellers there

- Bu Poikromo plus son who lives in another house carry the baskets to Kruwet, 1 or 2 kilos away where many buses -
baskets are stacked carrying,