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re: Cheese and Mustard (1940’s)

breeze — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 14:00:53 GMT

Gosh - I feel quite hungry now

re: Not so many bulls about farms these days

breeze — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 13:56:00 GMT

Good advice.

re: Grandma had a very strong ‘best’ float

breeze — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 12:48:34 GMT

Another amusing and interesting tale from Owd Fred

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re: We wus Brung up Proper (1940's)

breeze — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 22:23:02 GMT

Hi There

Loved what you wrote. Despite all this you did bring us proper!!!!

DMK

re: We wus Brung up Proper (1940's)

deereboy — Sat, 16 Jul 2011 18:20:27 GMT

This is a brilliant piece of writing! so interesting, nice to know how things used to be.

re: Digging Marl

breeze — Mon, 25 Apr 2011 18:03:33 GMT

Very interesting post!!!!

re: Potatoes planted a foot apart - was not twelve inches

Peter Wells — Sun, 20 Mar 2011 21:30:51 GMT

Good old Fred. I still haven't got this blog thing sorted yet.

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re: The June Returns 1961

kansasfarmer — Mon, 24 Jan 2011 13:05:56 GMT

Fascinating stuff.

re: Eric farmed at Cooksland Hall Farm

Owd Fred — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 20:12:01 GMT

No, as far as I have always known it was Cooksland Hall, originaly the Dower house to Seighford Hall where I was told all the children were brought up away from the main Hall.

There is Upper Cooksland farm where the owner of the estate lived back then, and there is Lower Cooksland Farm that was tennanted the same as Eric was a tennant at Cooksland Hall.

Eric's father worked his Land Agency business from there and brought up his family.

re: Eric farmed at Cooksland Hall Farm

Claws — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 19:30:16 GMT

Interested to read this. Eric was my godfather. I visited the farm many times. Was it not Seighford Hall Farm? Cheers

re: I knew the old gypsy was about to "skin me"

teacherinthecountry — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 09:56:27 GMT

A great story Fred. I'll be sharing it with the children in the school.

We're really enjoying reading your blog.

Chris

re: Our First Attempt at Silage Making

Owd Fred — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 07:50:39 GMT

Yes they were a lethal bit of equipment to leave laying about, the whole of the front edge was sharp as a razor and quarter the way up the back edge as well. We had a purpose made silage knife it had similar handle with a smaller triangular shaped blade and a foot step to help tread the blade into the silage. Again very sharp up both sides, and was alway stored in tucked in the beams of the shed.

re: Our First Attempt at Silage Making

mursal — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 13:35:57 GMT

Excellent piece, we have a hay knife just like that. Ours was the contractor version with two handles. Fortunately it's hanging up to remember "the good old days"

Regards

re: Merry Christmas

matty s — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 10:51:01 GMT

Hope you have an great christmas and a prosporous new year, Matty

re: The Weather forcast by Owd Fred's mother

kansasfarmer — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 10:13:30 GMT

I go by a similar theory Fred as we have discussed already. I picked this up from a neighbor. My forecast is based on the idea that weather changes on the moon phases, full and new being strongest and first and last quarter somewhat weaker. Generally this works, the weather you get on moon change day persists for a week. However, this year it has failed more than usual, it seems no matter what the weather on the day of the full or new moon, it still is cool and wet for the most part.

re: Two more Animals in our Lives

dr martyn — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 15:42:31 GMT

It sounds like there was no silence from them lambs. Great work Fred, really enjoyed these ones.

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re: Stafford Vintage Machinery Club tractor road run 12 July 2009

margprice — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 20:02:12 GMT

Loved retracing the route Fred. So lucky with the weather - the sun shines on the righteous!! All the best Margaret and Jack

re: Water Meadows "bedwork or floated water meadows"

viewfromtheothersideofthefence — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 08:18:49 GMT

Fascinating.

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