tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4317458159222048512.post1641182660425551210..comments2023-10-21T16:47:01.916+01:00Comments on The last outpost ...: A Farm Journal ~ from the 1st to the 31st March 1867Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03548969874395633339noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4317458159222048512.post-27888751377432646592012-09-18T20:55:48.093+01:002012-09-18T20:55:48.093+01:00Turnip withdrawal? How frightening...Turnip withdrawal? How frightening...Rivergirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16370008475938225630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4317458159222048512.post-71775352059329137082012-09-18T20:19:20.678+01:002012-09-18T20:19:20.678+01:00I think this is the first time he has expressed an...I think this is the first time he has expressed any concerns about running out of fodder though Karyn. As for the hogs it is possible that some of the journey would have been by rail I suppose.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03548969874395633339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4317458159222048512.post-31451402947312199882012-09-18T19:43:03.457+01:002012-09-18T19:43:03.457+01:00The end of the winter always brings worries about ...The end of the winter always brings worries about whether the fodder will last until Spring greens up the pastures. I know the relief of getting a whole load of cattle safely home from an auction. He probably had to herd those hogs on foot and in the rain too, where we use transport stock trucks now. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14684720888428863058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4317458159222048512.post-70162298922107390132012-09-18T12:19:47.528+01:002012-09-18T12:19:47.528+01:00You'll be suffering turnip withdrawal symptoms...You'll be suffering turnip withdrawal symptoms soon. The fat barren heifer is best out of it.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03548969874395633339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4317458159222048512.post-85821348705644961152012-09-18T12:18:20.286+01:002012-09-18T12:18:20.286+01:00He tends to err on the understated side of things ...He tends to err on the understated side of things does John. It's a pity, it would be interesting to know what he actually thought about things and what he felt.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03548969874395633339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4317458159222048512.post-84258089237140411992012-09-18T12:17:01.331+01:002012-09-18T12:17:01.331+01:00This photograph was copied by me from distant fami...This photograph was copied by me from distant family members some years ago. I am glad they kept them and were able to enable me to have copies. They are, as you say, priceless ... definitely.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03548969874395633339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4317458159222048512.post-72512390347658157892012-09-18T12:15:14.450+01:002012-09-18T12:15:14.450+01:00Charles Bowman, the older of the two young boys, w...Charles Bowman, the older of the two young boys, was born "about 1851" according to the 1871 Census Return. What is he in this photo ? 10, 11 or 12 ? So I suppose the photo dates to 1860~1863 or thereabouts.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03548969874395633339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4317458159222048512.post-78402357067945425342012-09-18T12:08:03.489+01:002012-09-18T12:08:03.489+01:00What...no turnips? That's a first.
Good job se...What...no turnips? That's a first.<br />Good job selling the fat barren heifer though...Rivergirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16370008475938225630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4317458159222048512.post-28235119301609238272012-09-18T12:03:59.599+01:002012-09-18T12:03:59.599+01:00I should think you're right about the Hulley f...I should think you're right about the Hulley family Ann ... and yes, I think it sounds very cold.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03548969874395633339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4317458159222048512.post-30827743425416170732012-09-17T23:12:32.081+01:002012-09-17T23:12:32.081+01:00A great family photo.
And what an amazingly '...A great family photo.<br /><br />And what an amazingly 'light' whimsical touch to the 24th... after weeks of practical diary notes he suddenly uses the phase "most beautiful spring like day". I can almost sense a relaxed look at the world around him, after day after day of dealing with the practical implications of the weather.<br /><br />PS - who wouldn't be pleased to be shot of a fat barren heifer? ;-)irevans2https://www.blogger.com/profile/00791398140873213587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4317458159222048512.post-77601022983985361432012-09-17T19:55:56.582+01:002012-09-17T19:55:56.582+01:00It is amazing how you were able to keep those pict...It is amazing how you were able to keep those pictures. They're priceless now,aren't they?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07048206980840984209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4317458159222048512.post-75784511566802390042012-09-17T19:20:31.868+01:002012-09-17T19:20:31.868+01:00Brrrr....sounds like a cold winter. Do you know wh...Brrrr....sounds like a cold winter. Do you know what year that photo was taken? I wish i had photos of my family going back that far.MitchyLRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11423634734890422795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4317458159222048512.post-28298995576910212682012-09-17T18:38:51.064+01:002012-09-17T18:38:51.064+01:00I assume Hulley was related to the Bus company whi...I assume Hulley was related to the Bus company which came later.Sounds really cold,just how I remember it.AnnAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com