Old farmer's saying's..... do you know any ?

[Dave6170]

Bright before 7, rain by 11

My digger man goes by that. Too bright too soon

 

[Red Fred]

It's alright to be henpecked if you have a good hen doing the pecking.

 

[ARW]

Nostalgia isn’t as good as it used to be

 

[An Gof]

Tis no good blowing further than you’ve got wind.

All the smoke doesn’t go up your chimney.

 

[Ryan774-80]

Four legs to make it.
Four wheels to take it.

 

[Holsteinfriesian90]

Mind your buying days and mind your selling days.

 

[Cowcorn]

The old people used to say " keep a wad of hay till the 1st of May " but the didnt tell us what to do after that !!!
The old school cattlemen who frowned on arable farming used to say " break land and it will break you "
It mighnt pay to feed but it definitely wont pay to starve !!!
And finally the saying goes of the progressive farmer in the fifties " one more cow , one more sow, one more acre under the plough " .

 

[Selectamatic]

Theres too much paperwork in agriculture, you'll need a piece of paper to wipe your arse soon.

 

[Bertram]

Dad said ,As the day’s get longer the frosts get stronger

Mum said , Cast not a clout till May is out.

Straw dealer, There are no friends in business ,but conduct your business in a friendly manner.
The above are so true.
Thanks Mum and Dad and the late Henry Cole from Coleford.

I’ve not heard Henry Cole mentioned for 30 years probably. Transported me straight back to the wye valley and hauling hay with a 2wd 885. Great memories.

 

[Kevtherev]

Rain in may fills the bay

 

[Hjwise]

My digger man goes by that. Too bright too soon

Bright before 7, rain by 11
Too bright early...

 

[ProDrive]

March dust, worth a guinea an ounce.

 

[andyt87]

Gweld yn bell, glaw yn agos.
If you can see far, rain is near.

Same with us, if we can see Butlins in Minehead and pick out field boundaries on Exmoor across the Channel it's going to rain

 

[john432]

Is there any meteorological truth to this...
Hir heb law,o'r dwyrain a ddaw.
Long time without rain,from the east it will come.

 

[Pilatus]

I’ve not heard Henry Cole mentioned for 30 years probably. Transported me straight back to the wye valley and hauling hay with a 2wd 885. Great memories.

Many thanks, as we get older memories what keeps us going “.

 

[Muddyroads]

I’ve not heard Henry Cole mentioned for 30 years probably. Transported me straight back to the wye valley and hauling hay with a 2wd 885. Great memories.

Talking of the Wye Valley:
If you can see the Black Mountains it’s going to rain, if you can’t see them, it already is!

 

[Red Fred]

You can drag a horse to water but you can't make it sink.

 

[YorkshireAndrew]

Before the use of glyphosate was common- “Old men & wicks (couchgrass) don’t like being knocked about” .

 

[Dry Rot]

My grand father was apparently a well known breeder of Devon Long Wools. He said, Always buy a ram with a good pair of hairy balls!

Anyone know if it's good advice? Or maybe it says something about the fleece?

 

[Red Fred]

My grand father was apparently a well known breeder of Devon Long Wools. He said, Always buy a ram with a good pair of hairy balls!

Anyone know if it's good advice? Or maybe it says something about the fleece?

My good lady has a small flock of Greyface Dartmoors, whch I believe were partly bred from the Longwools ,and I can confirm that she has been known to travel across three counties on the promise of a good hairy pair.