Tractors, Tools & Traditions Part 2

DVD PAL

This second DVD rounds off the year from
the end of summer to the winter jobs
that prepare the farm for the spring
work we saw in part one. Another binder,
preparing sheaves to feed into a
threshing drum, and a Ransomes combine
continue the grain harvest, while an old
International baler takes up the straw
for livestock feed and bedding. Fodder
beet and potatoes are lifted, and more
land is treated with muck and worked
with assorted cultivation gear including
a mole plough. Trevor’s pigs, cattle,
sheep and poultry feature strongly,
including a sequence on Christmas geese
and ‘putting the pig away’ for meat for
the family. Trevor’s enthusiasm for
early mechanisation and his ability to
keep them working on the farm makes
these DVDs real gems for all machinery
and agricultural fans. Truly a glimpse
back at what life was like when
mechanisation was taking over on the
farm.

• Running time 70 mins
• PAL DVD