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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

Christine Broom on Young Farmers’ events

Land Army Uniform at Roslin Farm

Beryl Flux on joining the Forestry during the War

A lamb suckling a cow

John Attrill on Milk

Grandad Lock haymaking

Sandra Piggot on Elevators

Glass negative of three men haymaking with horse and cart

Roy Collins on Hay

Beryl with other Land Army women

Beryl Flux on her time with the Forestry

H Biles and D Biles at Scarrots Lane,

Trevor Strickland on Slaughterhouse

Glass negative of a farmyard scene

Dianne Whitelock on Milk

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

Sam Biles - Newport Market 1960s

John Attrill on Newport Market

Glass negative of market at St. James Square, Newport

Andrew Groves on sales at Newport Market

Black and white photograph of two men sat on an early tractor with farming equipment behind in a field

Roy Collins on Tractors

Beryl in Land Army

Geoff Phillips on War

Christine Broom with prize sheep at Agricultural Show

Christine Broom on Milk Quotas and Sheep

Hurdles and sheep

Christine Broom on Milk Quotas and Sheep

Picking spuds at Roslin Farm

Beryl Flux on Harvest time

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