A spot of ploughing

[Ley253]

We are not having what I would call a dry early summer but heavy ground has been well cracked open and tramline bottoms have cracked allowing water to disappear, traveling is not a problem !

From the sound of that, staying in the seat might be!

 

[Roy Stokes]

We are having about 20/25mm per week in two hits but a bit cold, but this is God`s country !!

I heard in was Norfolk"N"Good over there .......................................................

Actually holidaying in Norfolk this year Bob, so if you could organize warm weather I would be very grateful

 

[Fergie Ploughman]

It is quite a way from my immediate area and as you say there is rain forecast but turfs are already bone dry and the match is the other end of June, you will need rain on the run up to match day to make it plough well, I find little or no pleasure in ploughing bone dry land, Sarn match was dry enough by all accounts and the weather is drier now than then, locally farmers have been taking Westerwold catch crop grass and ploughing it up for maize, where it was subsoiled for Westerwold establishment last autumn ploughing has been acceptable but where it was scratched into the top of stubble ploughing has been difficult, even with heavy modern reversibles

I live and work fairly close by, I know where the place is. I suppose it depends on how much rain we get, we've had a fair bit in the last week or so, but you know what turfs like, saps the moisture out. I don't know which field they'll plough in, I might call him or go and have a nose.

Any idea who will be judging ?

 

[Ley253]

I dont think they have got as far as judges! The contact man knows nothing about ploughing, and cant make a decision,(I will ask so and so!) or it seems make promised return phone calls, having I assume "asked so and so"!

 

[arcobob]

I heard in was Norfolk"N"Good over there .......................................................

Actually holidaying in Norfolk this year Bob, so if you could organize warm weather I would be very grateful

I will do my best Roy. If you are anywhere near the North West, give us a call. We will try to warm you up !!

 

[Fergie Ploughman]

Bugger that then.....It'll end up being some tweed wearing farmer who hasn't ploughed for about 30 yrs, but is well known, and as he's a farmer he MUST know how to judge ploughing!

 

[arcobob]

They do exist Fergie, I must admit. They accept no sh!t, handling, gardening and cheating.so you had better be able to plough proper !

 

[Roy Stokes]

They do exist Fergie, I must admit. They accept no sh!t, handling, gardening and cheating.so you had better be able to plough proper !

Fergie can plough "proper" he is at the top tier of the very competitive vintage mounted class and is giving the older generation some serious competition including Mr Ingram

 

[Fergie Ploughman]

Sorry for the type I mendt it'll not I'll .... Both sentences have very different meanings despite a simple t missing!

 

[arcobob]

Who !!

 

[Fergie Ploughman]

Fergie can plough "proper" he is at the top tier of the very competitive vintage mounted class and is giving the older generation some serious competition including Mr Ingram

Thanks for the complement! I've beaten him four times now, which takes some doing as he is so consistently good, despite the conditions.

 

[Roy Stokes]

Who !!

 

[Fergie Ploughman]

Running joke ?

 

[Roy Stokes]

Thanks for the complement! I've beaten him four times now, which takes some doing as he is so consistently good, despite the conditions.

When you are doing 80 odd matches a year you too will be consistent, don't think I am knocking him,, far from it, consistency wins matches, look at Stuart Burden in my class, not unbeatable but it isn't very often he is outside the top 4

Young un's such as yourself and Stuart Lamb are the future of Vintage mounted in our area

 

[Roy Stokes]

Running joke ?

I presume Bob is either having a laugh or doesn't know who Richard Ingram is

 

[arcobob]

I have bumped into him a few times !

 

[Petetheploughman]

Did anybody see David Tomlinson on Escape To The Country a few weeks ago?

 

[wilt434]

Some practice over the weekend. A bit rusty after a long summer I think.

 

[Roy Stokes]

Don't be daft, going well there Will, matching the next 2 bouts to that crown sorts the men from the boys though

 

[arcobob]

The next bout is dangerous ! I breath a sigh of relief if that goes right but it often ends up a bit of a compromise with the front furrow. It wouldn`t be fun without the pitfalls !