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Gallery: Digging in to region’s farming past

By David Bradley
1930s - Horses adorned with fancy harnesses and other tack draw admirers in this farming scene
1930s - Horses adorned with fancy harnesses and other tack draw admirers in this farming scene

This week’s Aberdonian looks at some of the region’s farmers and how agriculture has evolved in the north-east.

1981 - Bob Stewart and Alistair West prepare to sow a 27-acre field with barley at Mains of Kair, Fordoun
1993 - Gordon Shand from Craigenseat Farm, near Huntly, preparing the ground for sowing spring barley
1955 - A line of people work the field together near Inverurie
1989 - Sixteen-year-old Dianne Keith picks up tips on ploughing from old hand Harry Nicol, 93
1988 - Keeping a trained eye on a ploughing contest are James Ross, Ernest McIntosh, William Watt and William Daniel
1982 - Brothers George and Robert Webster bring in the neeps at Mains of Inveramsay
1930s - Horses adorned with fancy harnesses and other tack draw admirers in this farming scene
‘Chemical spraying in the Methlick area gets under way in preparation for this year’s crop. Changes however, lie ahead, and from January next year, farmers and spray contractors will require to have a certificate of competence and users will be encouraged to keep detailed records of spraying activities. The Agricultural Training Board are encouraging farmers to ensure that they are fully trained by the end of the year.’
8 March 1988
1989 - Tom Hamilton’s museum of farm machinery near New Pitsligo, with his wife Jill in the home equipment section
P&J 24/03/1988; 17/07/1998;

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