Olden days at work

mixed breed

Member
Mixed Farmer
A place to share those little bits of nostalgia.

82 Went mowing with dad.
IMG_20170731_195504.jpg


Milk delivery for Feb 62
IMG_20170731_213209.jpg


Protect that shaft, as high on the agenda in 1959 as it is today
IMG_20170731_213339.jpg


Someone's splashing out on new feeders!
IMG_20170731_213116.jpg
 

v8willy

Member
Mixed Farmer
It may be just what we're wanting to see! I've been looking for photo's of past harvests, But it seems Camera use in this house was confined to births, christenings and weddings (n) the camera phone really is an historians dream come true! :snaphappy:
Here in most cases the only photos were using up the rest of the film after returning from holidays.
 

Shovelhands

Member
Location
Sunny Essex
The stallion which my great grandfather used early 1900's when he was farming at Abercarn, Monmouthshire.

View attachment 558298

Here's another stallion at Llandeilo show 1931

View attachment 558300

Horses really are not my thing at all, but I can appreciate magnificence when I see it! That first stallion is an awesome beast:cool: I bet he could have pulled a house down!

My great grandfather was a horseman for local land owner, not sure if can get any pics?
 

Kidds

Member
Horticulture
The stallion which my great grandfather used early 1900's when he was farming at Abercarn, Monmouthshire.

View attachment 558298

Here's another stallion at Llandeilo show 1931

View attachment 558300
That horse with your Great Grandfather is one hell of a beast. I looked at that and it just struck me what breeding we lost with WW1 and the invention of tractors.
A magnificent photo, thank you for sharing.
 

Kidds

Member
Horticulture
Not a very good reproduction, The top one is me and my two horses, the bottom one is my grandfather and his two.
Mine would be mid 80's I guess, my coloured horse (pony really ) was a strong, determined animal that would do what I wanted him to do without me speaking a word. We worked together almost by telepathy which was pretty magical really. I am a great believer in talking to your horse when working but with him there was no need. In the pic I told him to stand still and that is what he is doing, nobody is holding him.
The Dales on the other hand was one of the dumbest creatures I have encountered, there is a good reason I am holding him. Nice horse, strong and exceptionally pretty to look at, just a bit dumb at times.

My grandfather told me those two horses were the only animals on the farm at the time of the pic. I think it was early '50's and foot and mouth had taken the rest.
The pics were taken on different farms, my Grandad would be Denbigh area where he worked at that time, mine is on my place where I live now.

IMG_6080[1].JPG
 

SFI - What % were you taking out of production?

  • 0 %

    Votes: 77 43.5%
  • Up to 25%

    Votes: 62 35.0%
  • 25-50%

    Votes: 28 15.8%
  • 50-75%

    Votes: 3 1.7%
  • 75-100%

    Votes: 3 1.7%
  • 100% I’ve had enough of farming!

    Votes: 4 2.3%

Red Tractor drops launch of green farming scheme amid anger from farmers

  • 1,284
  • 1
As reported in Independent


quote: “Red Tractor has confirmed it is dropping plans to launch its green farming assurance standard in April“

read the TFF thread here: https://thefarmingforum.co.uk/index.php?threads/gfc-was-to-go-ahead-now-not-going-ahead.405234/
Top