Long forgotten Livestock Marts

wr.

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Livestock Farmer
Location
Breconshire
of course i could be wrong but i an thinking back to the late sixties and remember we bought some cattle off burt i could have sworn it was a wooden box my mind must be playing tricks on me or perhaps its the side effects from parting with the money for cows:confused:
I also thought Bert's had a wooden container all those years ago.
 
of course i could be wrong but i an thinking back to the late sixties and remember we bought some cattle off burt i could have sworn it was a wooden box my mind must be playing tricks on me or perhaps its the side effects from parting with the money for cows:confused:
You could be right,I think all the brothers had Jennings body's on varnished,I can only imagine the shock of parting with money as they wouldn't part with anything for nothing ???
 

onthehoof

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Mixed Farmer
Location
Cambs
St Ives in the 1870’s, cattle would often break the shop windows!

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wr.

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Livestock Farmer
Location
Breconshire
Brecon mart 1970's. Leaning on the ring - 2nd from left is John Sevenoaks, 4th Bert Kirk 5th Val Stephens. Third from right is Jonny Griffiths of J&C Griffiths & Son, machinery dealers, Talgarth. Any other names?
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