FARMING in HICKLING:
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A preference for animal work
Diversification at Poplar Farm - 1
Diversification at Poplar Farm - 2
Diversification at Poplar Farm - 3
Sugar beet was labour intensive…
Farmers were big employers
Farming has become a lonely job
Reflections on changes in farming
Harvest time and rabbits
Working with horses - and the RAF
Inky Baker’s nickname
Getting his own farm
Changes in farming
A brush with Health and Safety
Breaking in horses
Birdwatchers
Rabbiting in the harvest
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More farming memories - page 6
Photo by Ann Louise Kinmonth
As well as talking about changes in farming over the years, Colin Shingles tells us more about the time when he rented Hook Farm.
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