28-02-2010, 11:52 PM
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Re: We plough the fields and scatter
They've started ploughing and 'muck spreading' where I am Nero.Listening to radio today and on the news they said farming could become a thing of the past unless more 'younger' people become interested. Apprently the average age of farmers is 59!
A new local farm shop has opened recently near to me-I have started to call in for fresh veg. etc on my way back from walking....the fruit and veg. are very good and very reasonable too......
01-03-2010, 03:58 PM
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Re: We plough the fields and scatter
Originally Posted by nero
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After the worst winter in living memory do you think we'll get a good summer and decent crops ?
01-03-2010, 05:57 PM
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Re: We plough the fields and scatter
[QUOTE=Old git;45446]We plough the fields and scatterCow poo upon the road
But if you want to buy it
It costs a hundred pounds.
The local farmer drives by my house to dump tons of it-but he
LOL, back in the Dark Ages when I was little we still had a few horse-drawn deliveries,the egg man and the ice man...my Mom used to dash to the alley whenever the horse left a deposit and scoop it up in a special dustpan she kept for that purpose to use the manure around her roses.
She had lovely roses!
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