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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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Christine Broom and young farmers

Judith Walker on Young Farmers

Grandad Lock haymaking

John Attrill on Elevators

Bullocks in Newport

David Cooper on Bulls

Sepia photograph of farmer William Smith with his family

Judith Walker on Farmstead

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

Sandra Piggot on Milk

Knackers cart and horse

Sam Biles on Knackers

Haymaking at Apse Manor Farm 1920s

Geoff Phillips on Haymaking

Black and white photograph of sheep being sold at Newport Cattle Market at the Spring Sale - Shows farmers and sellers, including David Dockrill

Christine Broom on Newport Market

Andrew Groves - Carting sheaths in W Meath

David Cooper on Harvest time

H Biles and D Biles at Scarrots Lane,

John Attrill on Slaughterhouse

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

Colin Capon on Hares

Buzzard in flight

John Attrill on Wildlife

H Biles and D Biles at Scarrots Lane,

Sam Biles on Slaughterhouse

Geoff Phillips and parents

John Attrill on Milk

Sam Biles - Newport Market 1960s

Alan Emery on Newport Market

Land Army Uniform at Roslin Farm

Beryl Flux on joining the Forestry during the War

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

John Attrill on Milk

H Flux with horse and cart

Peggy Jolliffe on Newport Creameries

Aux WW2 H Biles is third from back fourth right

Sam Biles on War

Cattle on Nettlestone Green

John Attrill on Milk

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