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The Porters of Cople
Excerpt from the article: At the time of my visit the ryegrass
seed crop was being harvested. All the wheat was grown to a top-class
contractual standard, for seed. The oil seed rape crop after crushing
was used for domestic cooking oil. A few years ago Charles won the
coveted “Sheep Farmer of the Year” award for his shepherding
and high standards of stockmanship. Twenty five Suffolk and Texel
rams (from Holland) have been used on Charle’s flock of 900
North of England hybrid mule ewes, producing, 1800 lambs, an average
of 1.9 lambs per ewe.
The Phillips of Maulden and Hayes
Excerpt from the article: I arrived at seven in the evening
expecting to see the ‘senior management’ in their deck
chairs enjoying their evening, but this was not the way of this
family! The ‘senior management’ were directing the unloading
of twenty two and a half tons of compound fertiliser, which had
arrived half an hour before. Each bag weighed half a ton and was
shipped from the transporting truck to the barn by a ‘hook
lift’ attached to the tractor. Each bag took two minutes to
unload. The storing procedure was three hours later. There were
to be no drinks in the garden that night!
The Marlers of Weston Underwood
Excerpt from the article: One facet of the family business
was cattle, and for me this was the most interesting side. The names
Bolebec, Pheasants Nest, and Manor Herds are bywords in the world
of cattle shows, where these tremendous belted Galloways have won
“the triple crown” on three occasions. The “triple
crown” is the winning of the Championship at the Royal Show,
the Royal Highland Show, and the Great Yorkshire Show. All the Marler
herds displayed the faultless qualities of their breed - health,
fertility, and longevity - and they achieved world breed record
prices when they were sold!
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