ENMonday, March 6, 1922
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A beautiful day. Ben went
to Gretna. Carried some eggs
& chicken and butter.
Bought ship stuff & brand
for the cows. Sugar & molasses
for the folks. Jim come home
from Chatham. He brought
sallit. We are glad to get
it. Mrs Car come today. We
was glad to see her.
I went to George Blairs.
Dena and I worked on her
quilt. It will be very pretty
when she finishes it. Denia
and Cordie were coming to
see us if I had not went
there. Hope they will come
soon. Denia & Isla had washed
this morning.
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In the 1920s my father worked in a company store in West Virginia. He once mentioned that they sold a byproduct of milling grain called "chipped stuff" (at least, that was the way I heard it). It was used for animal feed and for making moonshine.
It appears that Ship Stuff is a legitimate term whereas Chipped Stuff is probably not. It can refer to a low grade flour or "wheat offals".
Corrected and edited per standard. Proofread.