A West Country Farm

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  • Old ICI film of Archer Neave and Morwell Barton originally thought to have been made in the early 1960's. However, following a comment from one of the original cast (thanks, CMN!) we can now date the film to 1954/55.

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  • @mandynewey7215
    @mandynewey7215 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    I love these old farming videos. Was privileged to spend some time on a farm 2016-18 in Yorkshire and it was one of the best times of my life. Hard work but wonderful being outside among animals.

  • @Horsecockbadger
    @Horsecockbadger ปีที่แล้ว +14

    When men were men and women were women and cows were cows and tractors were tractors and milk was milk and work was work and life was life!

  • @pseggons9512
    @pseggons9512 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    It's now late December 2023. Just searched Morwell Barton, it was up for sale in 2022. The Grade 1 Manor House and 243 acres were up for £4.5 million. How times have changed !

  • @here_we_go_again2571
    @here_we_go_again2571 14 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Nice cattle and fields! ❤👍 Some of these farmers were doing regenerative farming (with large
    hedge rows); long before it became popular (again) in the 21st century. It looks like some of the
    cattle might be Heritage breeds; or herds in transition from Heritage breeds to the larger, hybrid,
    commercial breeds that became popular after WW2. Thank you for sharing. 😊

  • @gerryoconnor8751
    @gerryoconnor8751 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    What a brilliant video, I was born in 1955, that man was years ahead of his time. I really enjoyed it. It brings back memories to me of alot of the things I did to build up a 400 cow herd for my son to take over.

  • @paulchapman5865
    @paulchapman5865 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Brilliant film the cows and calves look fantastic shame it's not the same today

  • @ianmarshall170
    @ianmarshall170 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    No Beer bellies on them workers must be all that gym work they do after work!!!😅

  • @henrytomlinson3634
    @henrytomlinson3634 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    When men were men ! fantastic thank you for sharing. All the best from Henry Central UK

  • @derekmcguinness6916
    @derekmcguinness6916 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Great footage from a simpler and better time. Super looking stock.

    • @vespasian266
      @vespasian266 ปีที่แล้ว

      Better time?. you must be on something, it was hard work, a lot harder work.

    • @chrissmith3509
      @chrissmith3509 ปีที่แล้ว

      ​@@vespasian266And where does milk come from now??

    • @gerhardschindler5223
      @gerhardschindler5223 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Alle Generationen denken, die Generationen zuvor waren eine bessere Zeit. Q

  • @michaellynskey7124
    @michaellynskey7124 28 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Absolutely marvellous to see how dairy farms used the land men and machinery to their best abilities 🇬🇧🇮🇪.

    • @here_we_go_again2571
      @here_we_go_again2571 14 วันที่ผ่านมา

      michaellynskey7124
      Regenerative farming on
      small farms with Heritage
      breeds of cattle, sheep
      and pigs is now becoming
      profitable again with the
      Internet. As well as niche
      markets.
      The Heritage breeds do not
      require grain to sustain
      themselves and the fields can
      be restored to a more natural
      state that is beneficial for
      the environment and the
      animals
      Heritage breeds do not offer
      the large yields of milk and
      meat like the hybrid, breeds.
      But they can survive on only
      forage and cut hay, with a
      mineral block ("salt" +) to
      supplement what the grass
      lacks.
      It is being done in both UK
      and USA as well as in
      continental Europe.

  • @colmanlong1032
    @colmanlong1032 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    What a super video, cows look in great nik ,that man was very forward thinking.

  • @johngilbert5430
    @johngilbert5430 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Brilliant film, the man was ahead of the times with his thinking

  • @woollas
    @woollas ปีที่แล้ว +3

    The cows are Ayrshire's by the look. I was brought up milking a very similar herd. It was the 70's then in South West Cornwall, but everything was pretty much the same. Much nostalgia.

  • @willmears1111
    @willmears1111 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Loved my memories of Nightingale Farm, nr. Swindon, Wilts.

  • @cmn1949
    @cmn1949 ปีที่แล้ว +45

    Brilliant...however...the film is from 1954/55..I know as I was in it LOL 😇

    • @JohntyNich
      @JohntyNich ปีที่แล้ว +7

      That farm must have been well ahead in its day. Forking that silage about would be seriously hard work. Must have been unpleasant working with the lime.

    • @glennlingard7851
      @glennlingard7851 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@JohntyNich l just seen them lime spreading as well, what a bloody job, wouldn’t surprise me if that bloke smoked as well!

    • @ADMacLeanTrust
      @ADMacLeanTrust  ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Thanks for that - details have been updated accordingly.

    • @SH66667
      @SH66667 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Fantastic to see how it was back then, where did it all go wrong for british farming.

    • @المطربضياءالرساممدينةمنبج
      @المطربضياءالرساممدينةمنبج ปีที่แล้ว

      Brot

  • @michellespain3343
    @michellespain3343 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    I wonder what is this farm like today in 2023

    • @jjgermancarsdontsignal7746
      @jjgermancarsdontsignal7746 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      If you search for "Moorwell Barton Tavistock"you should find some info about the property.

  • @robnewman6101
    @robnewman6101 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Farming of the Century.

  • @adamfontana537
    @adamfontana537 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    That was fantastic

  • @Oldtimer4451
    @Oldtimer4451 หลายเดือนก่อน

    That was the England we knew and loved, church bells on Sunday mornings,cricket on the village green. A time when everyone got on,a time before Islam came here

  • @gentlegiants1974
    @gentlegiants1974 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    omg all that fertiliser. Would break the bank today. Totally different climate and soil here, nothing grows from October to April, 200 acres would never feed a herd that size.

  • @davycrawford1795
    @davycrawford1795 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Brillant video

  • @shakey5623
    @shakey5623 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Please do another one

  • @MikeM-qy9zz
    @MikeM-qy9zz ปีที่แล้ว +3

    How would they do it without the bags of fertilizer and gasoline?

  • @684ih4
    @684ih4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Class!👌

  • @davidbrennan3613
    @davidbrennan3613 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Those farmers worked very hard back in those days,very nice video

    • @matthewbutterfield7233
      @matthewbutterfield7233 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      They still do!

    • @davidbrennan3613
      @davidbrennan3613 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@matthewbutterfield7233 most job's are done with machinery nowadays

    • @bigsnibes8604
      @bigsnibes8604 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      We still work just as hard, we just get more done 💪

    • @barkershill
      @barkershill ปีที่แล้ว

      @@davidbrennan3613 I know tractor drivers who regularly work 18 hour shifts for £10 an hour

    • @davidbrennan3613
      @davidbrennan3613 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@barkershill foolish men

  • @charliedoherty5965
    @charliedoherty5965 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Them cows r in great order

    • @joemalone9380
      @joemalone9380 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      unfortunately not all dairy farmers really know how to look after cows. there is a good example of this on yt.

    • @charliedoherty5965
      @charliedoherty5965 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Fat score 3 a dairy cow should run.

  • @dubns
    @dubns ปีที่แล้ว +1

    @ 24:50 It talks of 1956, so it has to be after that.

  • @robnewman6101
    @robnewman6101 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Wow.

  • @Castlebravo100
    @Castlebravo100 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    At 11.55 did I hear the commentator say the the kale seed was treated against flea beetle? Happy days.

    • @44birdie44
      @44birdie44 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Yes, I picked up on that one. Must have been some concoction of chemicals to give that level of protection!

    • @Castlebravo100
      @Castlebravo100 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@44birdie44 I've been working in the agricultural industry since 1978 and I find these films about the times before my career began delightful to watch.

    • @44birdie44
      @44birdie44 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @Castlebravo100 I'm not working in ag. But we have rented out land. It's too far away to farm traditionally. My wife's family are farmers and I'm very interested in all things farming. I agree with you, this is fascinating to see how things were done. I must say this particular farm was very advanced for the time. I see the place was for sale a couple of years ago. Seems to have changed hands several times since this film was recorded. Are you still farming?

    • @Castlebravo100
      @Castlebravo100 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@44birdie44 I worked on farms when I was young then I went to agricultural college and then became an agronomist which I have been for 40 years now. I have one or two years to go before I retire and I have found it a very interesting and satisfying career. I find it fascinating to follow how farming, particularly crop production, has changed over the past 60 plus years, both technically and through Government interventions. I imagine the next 10 years will see many more changes, but I shan't be involved anymore. What type of farming is your wife's family involved with?

  • @hugoagogo9435
    @hugoagogo9435 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    The good ole days when diversity targets didn’t exist

  • @jorgecapillera1841
    @jorgecapillera1841 ปีที่แล้ว

    👏👏👏👏👏👍

  • @robnewman6101
    @robnewman6101 ปีที่แล้ว

    R.I.P Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth the II.
    70 Years Regin on The Throne of The UK and The Commonwealth 1952-2022.
    Elizabeth 1926-2022.
    Final resting place at Windsor Castle, down in the Valut of St George's Chapel.

  • @OFM1209
    @OFM1209 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Beginning song?

  • @noname-lm2nq
    @noname-lm2nq ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I like the old time how the people working and living.