Farming around Oakridge

Title

Farming around Oakridge

Description

Photographs L - R, T - B :-

1. Farmer Hughes Haymaking at Frampton Place assisted by J. Young, c. 1910
2. A small girl with the family pig at Bournes Green. As we can see, family pigs were fattened up with every available scrap!
3. Sheep washing at Bisley
4. A small dairy herd at Bournes Green. Five or six cows provided a living for a small holder up until the 20th Century.
5. Unknown local farmers - can you help?
6. Local farmers when horse power prevailed!

Source

Oakridge History Group

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Farmer Hughes Haymaking at Frampton Place assisted by J. Young c.1910
A small girl with the family pig at Bournes Green. As we can see, family pigs were fattened up with every available scrap!
Sheep washing at Bisley
A small dairy herd at Bournes Green. Five or six cows provided a living for a small holder up until the 20th Century.
Unknown local farmers - can you help?
local Farmers when horse power prevailed!

Citation

“Farming around Oakridge,” Oakridge Archives, accessed May 17, 2024, https://oakridgearchives.omeka.net/items/show/235.

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