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Farmer's Quotes

Dive straight in and have a quick listen to these interesting snippets from our farmers to learn about how life was back then in their lovely old Isle of Wight accents. They’re generally less than a minute long and there’s hundreds of them for you to enjoy. Just click /touch to hear them.

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Glass negative of market at St. James Square, Newport

Christine Broom on Newport Market

Sam Biles - Newport Market 1960s

John Attrill on Newport Market

Glass negative of men using horse drawn plough

Mike Henderson on Soils

Cattle on Nettlestone Green

Paul Whitelock on Milk

NFU dinner

John Attrill on NFU

Glass negative of three men haymaking with horse and cart

Ruth Stone on Harvest

Arthur Mew's Father with milk churn at Mill Bank Farm

Trevor Strickland and Colin Capon on Milk

Tractor and Baler in the 1960s

Sandra Piggot on Baler

Sepia photograph of farmer William Smith with his family

Judith Walker on Farmstead

Andrew Groves - Carting sheaths in W Meath

Colin Capon on Harvest

Sepia photograph showing milk float and horse belonging to Mr Morris of The Mall, Newport. Small girl in sunbonnet and boots standing by float.

Geoff Phillips on Milk Quotas

Haymaking at Apse Manor Farm 1920s

Donald Emery on Hay

Black and white photograph of a farmer driving a flock of sheep down a road near Apse Heath

Donald Emery on Sheep

Geoff Phillips - Haymaking

Donald Emery on Harvest

Black and white photograph showing a farm worker walking carrying his scythe and other tools

Colin Capon on Hares

- Combine Harvester 1983

John Attrill on Combine

Andrew Groves - Carting sheaths in W Meath

David Cooper on Harvest time

Cattle on barges at Yarmouth

Sam Biles on Transport

Bullocks in Newport

David Cooper on Bulls

Alan Emery - Tractors

Alan Emery on Tractors

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