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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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Geoff Phillips - calf in kitchen

Sandra Piggot on Cows

Glass negative of a farmyard scene

David Cooper on Cows

Glass negative of two horse ploughs

Donald Emery on War

The loader Geoff Phillips made for baling

Paul Whitelock on Balers

Christine Broom with prize sheep at Agricultural Show

Christine Broom on The County Show

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

Donald Emery on Sheep

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

David Cooper on Newport Creameries

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

Arthur Mew on milk for the gentry of Shanklin

- Combine Harvester 1983

John Attrill on Harvest

Cattle on Nettlestone Green

John Attrill on Milk

Sunny Bay from the side

Ruth Stone on Butter

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

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

Black and white photo of a man and boy with a milk churn in a cart being pulled by a pony. The cart is marked 'Pan Manor Dairy' over the wheel and Morris, Pan Manor Farm at the front

Judith Walker on Milk

A sepia photograph which shows an old man feeding hens and geese with some farm buildings in the background

Dianne Whitelock on Eggs

Geoff Phillips and parents

David Cooper on Milk

H Biles and D Biles at Scarrots Lane,

Andrew Groves on Slaughterhouse

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

Donald Emery on Hedgerows

Buzzard in flight

Andrew Groves on Buzzards

Beryl in Land Army

Geoff Phillips on War

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