Farm Machinery

Farm Machinery

Haymaking 1912 (courtesy Ann Disbury)

1912 (courtesy Ann Disbury)

Ploughing with oxen 1914 (courtesy Ann Disbury)

The womenfolk also helped with haymaking 1914 (courtesy Ann Disbury)

Rectory Farm 1930 (courtesy Ann Disbury)

Mower cutting grass – 1961 (Courtesy James Reade)

Swarth Turner – 1958 (Courtesy James Reade)

Swarth Turner – 1962 (Courtesy James Reade)

Three Furrow Plough – 1961 (Courtesy James Reade)

Four Furrow Plough – 1969 (Courtesy James Reade)

Four Furrow Plough – 1969 (Courtesy James Reade)

Harrowing behind Ashbury Old Vicarage – 1960 (Courtesy James Reade)

Drilling Lucerne – 1961 (Courtesy James Reade)

Fertiliser Spreader – 1962 (Courtesy James Reade)

Crop Sprayer – 1960 (Courtesy James Reade)

Crop Sprayer – 2008 (Courtesy David Hockley)

Combine Harvester – 1960 (Courtesy James Reade)

Combine Harvester at Agricultural Show – about 1975 (Courtesy James Reade)

Combine Harvester in action – 1975 (Courtesy James Reade)

Combine harvester – 2008 (Courtesy David Hockley)

Baler – 1958 (Courtesy James Reade)

Machines at an Agricultural Show – 1963 (Courtesy James Reade)

Loading bales – 1961 (Courtesy James Reade) and loaded big bales – 2007 (Courtesy Diane McLaren)

Demonstration by Bunce’s (Ashbury) of New Holland Mower and Crimper- 1963 (Courtesy James Reade)

Hedge Trimmer – 1960 (Courtesy James Reade)

Milking Machine – 1961 (Courtesy James Reade)

Above: Milking Machine – 1963 (Courtesy James Reade)

Below: Five Traction Engines (Courtesy David Bunce)