Hichiro Matsumoto
232nd Combat Engineer Company

Family Flower Farm

Hichiro Matsumoto

Monday through Friday: Hichiro attends public school and Japanese-language school then does farm work. Saturday: he spends half-day at Japanese-language school and half-day at the farm. Sunday: he works a full day at the farm.

The cycle of planting, fertilizing, watering, weeding, de-bugging, cutting, and preparing flowers for market, requires the family's labor.

The flower growers association's annual picnic is the highlight of the year.