Tarw Coch
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Not that long ago, JD 3050, Ford 7810, MF6260, Case 5130.I remember when a 100hp tractor had 6 cylinders.
Are there any 6 pots under 150 hp now?
Not that long ago, JD 3050, Ford 7810, MF6260, Case 5130.I remember when a 100hp tractor had 6 cylinders.
Its all relative. When we bought our first 100 hp + tractor it looked enormous, however l remember at the time my uncle saying that in the days of The "Grey Fergie" him seeing a Massey Harris 744D for the first time and was bowled over by it's size.Not that long ago, JD 3050, Ford 7810, MF6260, Case 5130.
Are there any 6 pots under 150 hp now?
Not that long ago, JD 3050, Ford 7810, MF6260, Case 5130.
Are there any 6 pots under 150 hp now?
See that’s rubbish. Simple systems and block calve with little machinery would give a very good life style and pay the bills. We humans complicate things to the benefit of other human beings. Not ourselves.500 cows 2nd job too maybe some say?
Smaller farms dropped on the idea that they could keep a lot more cows and produce a lot more milk by buying in alternative feeds . But that was born when alternative feeds were cheap. Brewers Grains and Pressed Pulp at £20/ton where to cheap ro resist . Once your on that kind of system its hard to changeSee that’s rubbish. Simple systems and block calve with little machinery would give a very good life style and pay the bills. We humans complicate things to the benefit of other human beings. Not ourselves.
I can remember when Brewers grains were for the taking to keep the brewery clear. Then a certain Mr James got in on the actSmaller farms dropped on the idea that they could keep a lot more cows and produce a lot more milk by buying in alternative feeds . But that was born when alternative feeds were cheap. Brewers Grains and Pressed Pulp at £20/ton where to cheap ro resist . Once your on that kind of system its hard to change
The man with the draining floorsI can remember when Brewers grains were for the taking to keep the brewery clear. Then a certain Mr James got in on the act
The ones with the bright idea of sending loads of Grains from Burton to us down by Northampton and taking a load of Northampton grains back to farmers near BurtonThe man with the draining floors
I used to use a tree several miles away on the skyline. Then somebody went and cut it down. Three fields were drilled on straights heading for it. Oh dear!When 'GPS' meant lining up with a certain stone in a distant long stone wall - which soon started to look like several other stones
Churn stand, I presume. Bulk tanks killed off the 20-30 cow herds in the mid 70's.The day the music died!View attachment 787822View attachment 787824
To continue on Dad smoking the pipe and me learning to steer. Dad had a Mk1 cortina with a bench seat in the front. He would be driving with me in the front seat and would need to light the pipe,. So he would tell me to slide over beside him and steer while he lit the pipe and watched what I was doing, "up a bit, down a bit, keep her straight" at about 50mph. Funny thing is he never did that when mum was in the car. I would have been about six or seven at the time,
Both up the road from hereChurn stand, I presume. Bulk tanks killed off the 20-30 cow herds in the mid 70's.
You and me may make a living on a few cows .See that’s rubbish. Simple systems and block calve with little machinery would give a very good life style and pay the bills. We humans complicate things to the benefit of other human beings. Not ourselves.
Milk churns,old water milk cooler, filter/strainer clean and drop to cats .
Feeded chained stores in cowshed,carrying water to them cleaning out .
Dung heaps as high as you could fork it too.
Old rear kicker bamford land drive spreader and job when web chain link went?
Our house oil tank is stood on our old milk stand now.Both up the road from here View attachment 787826