I remember an uncle who bought a new 2N Ford-Ferguson, hand cranked, that had steel wheels all around as rubber tires were rationed then. It also had a magneto and no electrical system, copper shortage. After the war ended he updated it with a starter and lights and continued to use it till he died in 76. My mother made most of our clothes from chicken feed sacks or any other sack material. Since we were a large family she bought extra feed sacks for 10 cents apiece from a neighbor lady who had no children. We had plenty to eat as we raised hogs, cattle and chickens along with a large garden and corn to be ground at the mill. Don't remember the exact "toll" at the mill but it was something like getting 40 pounds of meal for 50 pounds of corn. Tires were rationed so car and truck tires with boots in them along with knots on them were common sights. Roads were so poor and speeds so slow that being out of balance wasn't noticed. People did not gripe much about rationing as winning the war was the most important thing. They were people who had survived the depression so knew how to make do with very little. Joe
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