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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 horse-drawn grass cutter by Golf links Road, Sandown taken by Isle of Wight amateur photographer Fernao Pedro Mauricio Joao de Castel-Branco Manuel

David Cooper on Hedgerows

Alan Emery - Tractors

Alan Emery on Harvesting with a combine

Geoff Phillips and parents

David Cooper on Milk

David Cooper's Great Grandfather Cooper wearing a yoke carrying milk bucket

Peggy Jolliffe on Milking

Sepia photograph showing George Guy (aged 16) standing beside Mr Morris's milk float, Newport

Dianne and Paul Whitelock and Sandra Piggot on Newport Creameries

Andrew Groves - Barley Rick W Meath

Alan Emery on Haymaking

Alan Emery - Mother and calf

Barbara Phillips on Cows

Milk lorry and parlour milking in farmyard

Alan Emery on a bumper Harvest

Pigs at the County Show

John Attrill on Pigs

Picking spuds at Roslin Farm

Beryl Flux on Harvest time

Hurdles and sheep

John Attrill on Sheep

- Combine Harvester 1983

Donald Emery on Harvest

Geoff Phillips - calf in kitchen

Sandra Piggot on Cows

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

Donald Emery on Hedgerows

Glass negative of horses pulling wagons, loaded with willow

Barbara Phillips on Hedgerows

Cattle on barges at Yarmouth

Sam Biles on Transport

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