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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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Black and white photograph of a farmer hoeing with horses taken by Isle of Wight amateur photographer Fernao Pedro Mauricio Joao de Castel-Branco Manuel

Ruth Stone on Horses

Geoff Phillips with Fordson Major Diesel tractor

Geoff Phillips on Tractors

John Attrill - Aerial view of Dean Farm

John Attrill on NFU

Christine Broom and young farmers

Sandra Piggot on Young Farmers

Andrew Groves - Barley Rick W Meath

Alan Emery on Haymaking

black and white photograph of a farmer rolling a field with a horse drawn roller. Photograph taken by Isle of Wight amateur photographer Fernao Pedro Mauricio Joao de Castel-Branco Manuel in 1946.

John Attrill on Horses

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

Paul Whitelock on Newport Market

Milk lorry and parlour milking in farmyard

Alan Emery on Milk

Agricultural Show 1960s Bert Hobbs

John Attrill on Sheep

- Combine Harvester 1983

Geoff Phillips on Combines

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

Trevor Strickland and Colin Capon 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

Andrew Groves - Carting sheaths in W Meath

Colin Capon on Harvest

Picking spuds at Roslin Farm

Beryl Flux on Harvest time

Glass negative of three men haymaking with horse and cart

Ruth Stone on Harvest

Photographic print taken from a glass plate negative in the collection of haymaking showing a pair of horses and tow farm workers loading a wagon

David Cooper on Harvest

Glass negative of men using horse drawn plough

Mike Henderson on Soils

Glass negative of a farmyard scene

Dianne Whitelock on Milk

Geoff Phillips and parents

Colin Capon on Milk

Andrew Groves - Barley Rick W Meath

Paul Whitelock on Manpower

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