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- one person does the filing ((?)) - are 2 peng. who have more than perapen - usual upah for an empu is 750, for a panjak 500 - no women ububs and they laughed at the tht of women in the perapens - boys ikut in the perapens "when they are out of school" (Kalau sudah keluar sekolah) - are two grades of scrap coin used, "A" which sells for 140 RP a kilo and "B" which sells for 100 Rp a kilo tho formerly used railroad rais, they say now no one is selling - products: pacul, asit, bends (machete), wadung (large knife), knives, susuk (large spoon for frying) [[?]] pertanian are their main products - buy iron at Bareng in Kec. Jekulo, Kudus - last year price of A grad 75 RP, B 50-60 Rp - those who sell scrap iron both Javan and Chinese. - price doesn't fluctuate but has been going up steadily usuall takes a jump in Sept. or Oct. ((beginning rainy season)) - Pak Yamin bonowed from BRI pernah 350,000 to buy 4 tons of iron for own use - in general peng. buy iron from Kudus individual because "had a bad experience" w/ group buying about 1960 - Pak Yamin is the biggest peng (did not attend meeting) - of the 4 tons he bought, not all useable, but bought very cheap so still profitable - on ave. buy / 50 K iron at a lime and transport cost by bus or colt to kavy 50K (3 karong) is 700 rupiahs - use areng jati, bought from bakul ides have never had trouble w/ police confiscations - use 50K iron and 8 pikul areng a wk, on the ave ((i.e. for 1 perapen)) - 1500-1700 per pikul for areng in rainy, 1000 per pikul in dry - one perapen uses up 1 kikira