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<blockquote data-quote="Tartan Farmer" data-source="post: 6802626" data-attributes="member: 28656"><p>To clear up some confusion, there were two Franks at Oathill Farm. George's son is called Frank and so was his brother who he started the farm with. It's an inspirational book and one that I read whilst I was at school, it really inspired me and I must read it again. George's wife only died last year but she wrote a sequel called 'Oathill Farm, the next generation' it updates where all the children are today and what is happening at the farm. Frank (senior) also wrote a number of books including 'Making mechanised farming pay' and one on farm buildings. I recently read an article written by him for a magazine back in the 1960's where he talks about how they couldn't work out why the cows were favouring one of the two bales of straw they were given each day. When the realised the straws origin it became clear, the straw from their own farm, which was by and large organic, was eaten in preference to the one from the neighbours who were by that time farming conventionally. Fascinating stuff.</p><p>The farm itself is still thriving and as mentioned Frank (junior!) and his sister Louise still do a lot of hay and straw despite threatening to retire every year. Cherry products have been based on the farm almost since they started and two of Franks grandsons work there, one of whom has been there for nearly 20 years. So it's another chapter for the business but the farm has touched so many peoples lives and I feel privileged to know it well.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Tartan Farmer, post: 6802626, member: 28656"] To clear up some confusion, there were two Franks at Oathill Farm. George's son is called Frank and so was his brother who he started the farm with. It's an inspirational book and one that I read whilst I was at school, it really inspired me and I must read it again. George's wife only died last year but she wrote a sequel called 'Oathill Farm, the next generation' it updates where all the children are today and what is happening at the farm. Frank (senior) also wrote a number of books including 'Making mechanised farming pay' and one on farm buildings. I recently read an article written by him for a magazine back in the 1960's where he talks about how they couldn't work out why the cows were favouring one of the two bales of straw they were given each day. When the realised the straws origin it became clear, the straw from their own farm, which was by and large organic, was eaten in preference to the one from the neighbours who were by that time farming conventionally. Fascinating stuff. The farm itself is still thriving and as mentioned Frank (junior!) and his sister Louise still do a lot of hay and straw despite threatening to retire every year. Cherry products have been based on the farm almost since they started and two of Franks grandsons work there, one of whom has been there for nearly 20 years. So it's another chapter for the business but the farm has touched so many peoples lives and I feel privileged to know it well. [/QUOTE]
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