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I remember the water running down the outside of the churns to cool the milk never seemed that cold,dad lifted the churns onto an old steel table on his own(one man band), we still have that in the workshop
We had a Lister milk cooler that rotated in the churn as the water flowed through the paddles. In fact it is still in the shed somewhere. Then came the corrugated type that cooled the milk as it flowed down into the bottler.I remember the water running down the outside of the churns to cool the milk never seemed that cold,dad lifted the churns onto an old steel table on his own(one man band), we still have that in the workshop
Barley was 2 and a quarter the farmers wife down the road could carry them up the steps to the loft
Yes 2 1/4 cwt sacks, that’s 112.5 kgs in modern money.Wheat was two and a quarter here, barley two, and beans two and a half. Oats were whatever you could get in there!
I'm told that my grandfather's party trick was to lay face down, have a full sack laid across his shoulders, and stand straight up with it.
bulk in 62 ? I'm surprisedI was lucky, we went bulk in 1962 so only ever remember helping lift, but I was only 11
but its all relevant , when we were unloading bags by hand 20 ton would last us a year for our 30 milking cows that was proving us with a good living and a bit of lifting was keeping me fit, the same person now has to unload a 100 ton in big bags to make the same livingAll this reminiscing is lovely, but as I’ve said before , I much prefer a telescopic loader, big bales, 600kg bags of fertiliser , 500 kg bags of seed . 29 ton lorry loaded with wheat in 20 mins with a 1.5 ton bucket.
And not bent double with bad back, like my dad was .
The old man was on cake lorries and he would often turn up at farms with 10-15 t cake .but its all relevant , when we were unloading bags by hand 20 ton would last us a year for our 30 milking cows that was proving us with a good living and a bit of lifting was keeping me fit, the same person now has to unload a 100 ton in big bags to make the same living
bulk in 62 ? I'm surprised
The old man was on cake lorries and he would often turn up at farms with 10-15 t cake .
The farmer would pop up and say thanks very much it's to go in Granary (up steps ) and go back in house ?
Those cake bags were one 1/2 Cwt, you can carry two on eatch shoulder15mt is nearly 300cwt (or 750 x 20kg small bales)
It's no fun. Or is it. Imagine loading 7 ton of spuds onto a lorry by hand, knowing that bit of graft earned you enough to buy a new tractor.....All this reminiscing is lovely, but as I’ve said before , I much prefer a telescopic loader, big bales, 600kg bags of fertiliser , 500 kg bags of seed . 29 ton lorry loaded with wheat in 20 mins with a 1.5 ton bucket.
And not bent double with bad back, like my dad was .
bulk in 62 ? I'm surprised
..... Imagine loading 7 ton of spuds onto a lorry by hand,.....
Most folk kept a few back,or as many as they thought they could get away with.They came in very handy for a host of uses.They weren't kept deliberately, but after Dad died and we felt able to open the dairy door again and have a look around, there they were. Enough for winter output of 20 cows.
Obviously, the two legged rats that came out from the village and from a particular farm the other side of it hadn't opened the door before then, or they'd be gone. Just like much of Dad's workshop tools.
I remember the time when theft stemmed from locals.