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between 75 - 78 he had to stop
-formerly took rice by bicycle to Wates, Sentolo + Gogja 1 1/2 KW each load
-bought all the rice from Pasan Ngyon + local people (never bought from Bu Digdo)
worked as bakul beras 24 years but doesn't know if will begin again this season be - cause isn't sure if will have capital or not
-notes that between +- 1958 & +- 1965 hulling machines were outlawed by the govn. ((recheck these dates))
-all 4 of people marked make beseks but site can't do the corners yet so her father begins them for her
-only makes small besek called PITI
-sells his beseks in the market to various bakuls - sold in the evening 6-10pm (malam legi probably)
betors 4-5 kodi each time; can make 1 kodi a day
checks prices with several bakuls + gives tot he highest bidder
- price varies bwtween 200 - 250 per kodi (now 225)
- best prices around Rebaran can go up to 375Rp
- every pasar week buy 2 
batang bamboo, enough 
-for 100 besek
outer layers Trisino makes
into welat + every 4 batang 
bamboo, get 2 until welat - 
doesn't sell until gets 2 until 
(ie once every 10 days)
doesn't use any other raw
materials
- works frm 6am - 4pm, often
evenings 6-8
Ibu spends only about 4 hrs
a day working on bamboo
because of poor health - was
sick for 7 mo. + only recently
improving somewhat
- Suharjo still in STM, works
8-11 + school afternoons
- Siti works only about 1 hr. a
day
- work done in the kitchen
- tools:
 3 pangot
 1 arit

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