LIM Chor Hau 林初昊
Vanishing Trades,
Accession Number 001164
- Oral History Centre
Source
- 11
Total Reels
- Jesley Chua Chee Huan
Interviewer
- 05:38:27
Total Running Time
- Teochew
Language
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Reel/Disc 1 of 11
Metadata
- 30 May 1990
Recording Date
- 00:30:43
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
Conditions Governing Access
Synopsis
Shifted to Yio Chu Kang when he was five. Why father went to Yio Chu Kang. Father's background. Father's land at Yio Chu Kang. Description of neighbourhood at Yio Chu Kang. Why villagers choose to plant coconuts there. Relationship between Teochew villagers.
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Reel/Disc 2 of 11
Metadata
- 30 May 1990
Recording Date
- 00:31:28
Running Time
- MP3
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- Open Access
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Synopsis
Relationship between Teochews and Hokkiens. Typical working day at father's farm. Transportation at Yio Chu Kang in early days. Father kept ducks, chickens and pigs at farm. Father owned the most number of ducks. Supply of ducklings and chickens. Father's helpers. Most Hokkiens there were rubber tappers. Reasons for their lack of leisure time.
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Reel/Disc 3 of 11
Metadata
- 5 Jun 1990
Recording Date
- 00:31:17
Running Time
- MP3
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- Open Access
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Synopsis
Reasons why he went around bare-footed in father's farm. Feeding habits of pigs and ducklings. Reasons why father reared more ducks. Why pigs need to be fenced. Size of pig pen; number of pigs per pen. How pigs were bathed. Where father obtained swill for pigs.
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Reel/Disc 4 of 11
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- 5 Jun 1990
Recording Date
- 00:31:18
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- MP3
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- Open Access
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Synopsis
Description of kwali (cooking utensil) used for cooking swill. How swill was prepared. In early days, diseased pigs were left to die as there were no vets. Weight of pigs for sale. Reasons for segregating pregnant pigs. Where pigs were sold to. Price of pigs. Chicken rearing.
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Reel/Disc 5 of 11
Metadata
- 5 Jun 1990
Recording Date
- 00:31:31
Running Time
- MP3
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- Open Access
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Synopsis
How family earned commissions by rearing chickens for others. Rearing of ducks. Reasons for separating ducks from ducklings. How ducks were fed. When he took over father's farm. Changes in animal feed during Japanese Occupation. Pre-war pig selling practice. How pig prices were calculated.
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Reel/Disc 6 of 11
Metadata
- 19 Jun 1990
Recording Date
- 00:31:00
Running Time
- MP3
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- Open Access
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Synopsis
Continuation on calculation of pig prices. Price regulation of animal feed. Why and how he tried to buy from animal feed wholesalers but failed. Why he later bought directly from wholesalers despite making a loss. How situation later turned in his favour. Management of father's farm.
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Reel/Disc 7 of 11
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- 19 Jun 1990
Recording Date
- 00:30:28
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- MP3
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- Open Access
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Synopsis
Bought more land in 1950 to rear more chickens. How he got interested in vaccinating chickens. Steps taken. General reaction of farmers towards immunisation of chickens. His chicken rearing experience. Reared chickens for meat. Chicken breeding. Why he gave up rearing ducks.
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Reel/Disc 8 of 11
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- 19 Jun 1990
Recording Date
- 00:30:34
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- MP3
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- Open Access
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Synopsis
Further elaboration on duck rearing. Land rental in Ponggol as compared to Yio Chu Kang. Pig rearing at Ponggol. Introduction of automation at Ponggol pig farm. Effects of change in government's policy towards pig rearing. What he did after government's announcement of change in policy.
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Reel/Disc 9 of 11
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- 21 Jun 1990
Recording Date
- 00:30:54
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- Open Access
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Synopsis
Why animal feed no longer came in packages. Impact of change in government's pigs rearing policy on farmers. Reasons for drastic drop in pig prices. How he felt towards closure of his pig farm at Punggol. Pig farmers' reactions toward change in government's policy. Size of his pig farm at Punggol. Farm management.
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Reel/Disc 10 of 11
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- 21 Jun 1990
Recording Date
- 00:30:56
Running Time
- MP3
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- Open Access
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Synopsis
Pig market more stabilized after 1970. Imported chicken from abroad became popular around 1975. Introduction of chicken breed from abroad. Differentiation between chickens reared for meat and that for eggs. Price fluctuations. He was one of founders of Singapore Livestock Farmer's Association. Reasons for setting up association. Membership. Why he left organisation.
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