Ballum, Clayton N.

This interview is with Clayton Ballum of Tyne Valley, P.E.I. Clayton begins by telling about his family and his background. He then goes on to tell a little about the first time he had electricity, milk, and potato picking. He tells of waking up with a dead man in his bed, a story about looking for a job, his mother's cooking, and raising chickens. He then tells about mussel mud and potato farming, pesticides, harvesting grain, wool, binders, and sheep. Clayton goes on to tell about horses, homemade clothes, firewood, apples, and the Harvest Excursion. He then talks in great detail about working on Milligan and Morrsion's fox ranch and working as a driver for Dr. Stewart. He goes on to mention Christmas, the big snow of 1942, and the ice storm of 1956.

This interview is with Clayton Ballum of Tyne Valley, P.E.I. Clayton begins by telling about his grandfather making caskets and ghost stories. He then talks about home remedies, doctors, midwives, and planting by the moon. He then goes on to talk about tractors, horses, the 1956 ice storm, and the first telephones and cars. Clayton then tells about his service in the Air Force during WWII, the Mt. Pleasant Airport, liquor scripts and moonshine, and the start of legions. He then mentions the biggest changes over the years, traveling and transportation, general stores, mills, coal, horsepower, stationary engines, and thrashing machines.