Madura people's lives

January 2013, I took these photos at the location of Madura, East Java on the eve of the day when people madura out working in the fields of rice (paddy) they brought equipment to quickly rake rice fields planted rice again and the device name "field rake" and assisted by two cows to pull the tool.

I have read on the website "Lontar Madura Sapi racing" is said in the era of the reign of a prince in the palace Sumenep Katandur around the 15th century, Prince or King is known for his wisdom and is always thinking of the interests of its people.

Activity Madura farmers at that time using only stone tools to do all the work. In the end Prince or King of the wise is to find ideas and negotiate with the smart people at that time.

After conferring realization idea to have an expert carpentry to make a tool made ​​of bamboo, and the device had to be pulled by two cows, to reduce the heavy burden of work and increase the production of rice farmers at that time.

And the tool is still used by farmers to the present and the material is not only a tool made ​​from bamboo materials there are of wood or metal depending farmers financial capacity.

And the lives of the people I see today is still much below the poverty line, and the inhabitants moved to another area of ​​the area of unity to find a job. Most people Madura,  in the town i live in Surabaya is now nothing more than a junk dealer.