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Agriculture Collection

Background imageAgriculture Collection: Chichester Dairies lorries

Chichester Dairies lorries
Three lorries lined up in Chichester Dairies yard, 24 August 1962 Chichester Photographic Collection West Sussex Record Office Ref No: CPS 1393/5

Background imageAgriculture Collection: WWII Land Army Girls - October 1943

WWII Land Army Girls - October 1943
Group of girls in their land army uniform sit together in their Club. George Garland Collection West Sussex Record Office Ref. No. Garland N22519

Background imageAgriculture Collection: Littlehampton Agricultural Picture - about 1938

Littlehampton Agricultural Picture - about 1938
Tractor drawn plough. George Garland Collection West Sussex Record Office Ref. No. Garland N17133

Background imageAgriculture Collection: Land Girl at Cowdray, September 1939

Land Girl at Cowdray, September 1939
Girl leading horse with cart Photograph by George Garland Garland Collection West Sussex Record Office Ref No: Garland N18619

Background imageAgriculture Collection: Chichester Cattle Market, c1962

Chichester Cattle Market, c1962
Cow auction at Chichester Cattle Market Chichester Photographic Collection West Sussex Record Office Ref No: CPS 0445/9

Background imageAgriculture Collection: Thatched Haystack - 15 November 1945

Thatched Haystack - 15 November 1945
Thatcher stands in front of a newly thatched rick, his ladder still propped up against its top. George Garland Collection West Sussex Record Office Ref. No. Garland N25844

Background imageAgriculture Collection: Linseed mowing at Strood, West Sussex, August 1933

Linseed mowing at Strood, West Sussex, August 1933
Field of linseed being cut. 2 shire horses pulling mowing equipment George Garland Collection West Sussex Record Office Ref No: Garland N7772

Background imageAgriculture Collection: Bosham Mill, 1902

Bosham Mill, 1902
John Fletcher Collection West Sussex Record Office, Ref No: PH 26114/28

Background imageAgriculture Collection: Drilling mangels beneath the South Downs at Storrington, 1928

Drilling mangels beneath the South Downs at Storrington, 1928
Photograph by George Garland Garland Collection West Sussex Record Office Ref No: Garland N1297

Background imageAgriculture Collection: Sussex County Show at Horsham, 20 June 1928

Sussex County Show at Horsham, 20 June 1928
Judging Southdown sheep Photograph by George Garland Garland Collection West Sussex Record Office Ref No: Garland N1327

Background imageAgriculture Collection: Pea Harvesting, Trawlers Farm, Shipley - 7 August 1945

Pea Harvesting, Trawlers Farm, Shipley - 7 August 1945
Land Army girls load a trailer, watched by the Farmer George Garland Collection West Sussex Record Office Ref. No. N25188

Background imageAgriculture Collection: Drainage demonstration at Limbo Farm Petworth - 16 March 1945

Drainage demonstration at Limbo Farm Petworth - 16 March 1945
Group looking at drainage ditch and Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries crane George Garland Collection West Sussex Record Office Ref. No. Garland N24437

Background imageAgriculture Collection: Cabbages at Tillington - October 1939

Cabbages at Tillington - October 1939
Three field workers cutting and packing cabbages in crates ready for market. Well-laden lorry in background awaiting further crates. George Garland Collection West Sussex Record Office Ref. No

Background imageAgriculture Collection: Farm hand sowing winter wheat at Bury, Sussex, November 1932

Farm hand sowing winter wheat at Bury, Sussex, November 1932
Farm hand, who has worked for 64 years 6 months on same farm, sowing winter wheat at Bury, Sussex, 11November 1932 George Garland Collection West Sussex Record Office Ref No: Garland N6465

Background imageAgriculture Collection: Harvesting, children helping. 1929

Harvesting, children helping. 1929
Frog Farm, Petworth. Photographer: George Garland. George Garland Collection, West Sussex Record Office, Ref No: Garland N2533

Background imageAgriculture Collection: On the way to Findon Sheep Fair, 14 September 1935

On the way to Findon Sheep Fair, 14 September 1935
A view of the long furlong near Findon. The sheep are being driven from Angmering over the Downs to Findon. George Garland Collection West Sussex Record Office Ref No: Garland N12008

Background imageAgriculture Collection: Tractor clearing snow on farm, 29 January 1963

Tractor clearing snow on farm, 29 January 1963
Fitzleroi Farm, winter 1963 Photograph by George Garland Garland Collection West Sussex Record Office Ref No: Garland N61912

Background imageAgriculture Collection: Ploughing for barley at Crawford Farm, Balls Cross

Ploughing for barley at Crawford Farm, Balls Cross
Three Moling tractors, February 1957 George Garland Collection West Sussex Record Office Ref No: Garland N47908

Background imageAgriculture Collection: Amberley - December 1948

Amberley - December 1948
A herdsman drives cows through the village, followed by a man with a handcart. Thatched timber and flint cottages on right. George Garland Collection West Sussex Record Office Ref. No. Garland N31075

Background imageAgriculture Collection: Tares Sowing for Sheep feed at Petworth - 27 March 1948

Tares Sowing for Sheep feed at Petworth - 27 March 1948
Farmer driving Case tractor pulling tare sowing machine. George Garland Collection West Sussex Record Office Ref. No. Garland N29780

Background imageAgriculture Collection: Kirdford Fruit Growers Trolley - July 1949

Kirdford Fruit Growers Trolley - July 1949
Man with trolley loaded with fruit crates George Garland Collection West Sussex Record Office Ref. No. Garland N28139A

Background imageAgriculture Collection: Potato Picking - July 1946

Potato Picking - July 1946
Group of Selham Young Farmers with buckets and baskets gathered round a tractor. George Garland Collection West Sussex Record Office Ref. No. Garland N26690A

Background imageAgriculture Collection: Potato Grading Machine - March 1946

Potato Grading Machine - March 1946
Three men in army uniform operate the machine in a barn at Quarry Farm, Pulborough. Garland Collection West Sussex Record Office Ref. No. Garland N26283

Background imageAgriculture Collection: Fitzleroi Farm. Fittleworth - March 1946

Fitzleroi Farm. Fittleworth - March 1946
Sheep awaiting food being prepared by machine and shovelled into a basket by the farmer. Garland Collection West Sussex Record Office Ref. No. Garland N26212

Background imageAgriculture Collection: Baling Hay at Newton Farm, Hereford - July 1945

Baling Hay at Newton Farm, Hereford - July 1945
Ruston baler working in conjunction with an Allis Chalmer " U" tractor. George Garland Collection West Sussex Record Office Ref. No. N25394

Background imageAgriculture Collection: Soanes Farm Petworth - 5 June 1945

Soanes Farm Petworth - 5 June 1945
Two shire horses, led by a farm hand, pull a roller across a field. George Garland Collection West Sussex Record Office Ref. No. Garland N24914

Background imageAgriculture Collection: Ploughing - May 1945

Ploughing - May 1945
Farm hand on tractor pulling a plough George Garland Collection West Sussex Record Office Ref. No. Garland N24846

Background imageAgriculture Collection: Lime Spreading at Frog Farm Petworth - 30 April 1945

Lime Spreading at Frog Farm Petworth - 30 April 1945
Tractor with spreader attached driving over a field George Garland Collection West Sussex Record Office Ref. No. Garland N24764

Background imageAgriculture Collection: Rolling at Egdean - 11 April 1945

Rolling at Egdean - 11 April 1945
Farm worker with two shire horses pulling a disc roller silhouetted against the sky. George Garland Collection West Sussex Record Office Ref. No. Garland N24579

Background imageAgriculture Collection: Land Reclamation at Tillington - March 1945

Land Reclamation at Tillington - March 1945
Two Waring of Portsmouth Bulldozers clearing a neglected field George Garland Collection West Sussex Record Office Ref. No. Garland N24525

Background imageAgriculture Collection: Barley drilling at Amberley - 15 March 1944

Barley drilling at Amberley - 15 March 1944
Farmer fills up a hopper whilst two carthorses wait to set off. George Garland Collection West Sussex Record Office Ref. No. Garland N24467

Background imageAgriculture Collection: Portrait of a Land Army Girl - 6 Feb 1944

Portrait of a Land Army Girl - 6 Feb 1944
Young woman in Land Army Uniform and hat. George Garland Collection West Sussex Record Office Ref. No. Garland N22899

Background imageAgriculture Collection: Notes on the Syllabus of Lectures on Practical Gardening, Prepared by W Goaring (Lecturer), 1900

Notes on the Syllabus of Lectures on Practical Gardening, Prepared by W Goaring (Lecturer), 1900
Issued by direction of the Technical Instruction Committee of the West Sussex County Council as a Supplement to the Lectures delivered by the Lecturer on Horticulture

Background imageAgriculture Collection: Instructions for the manufacture of soft cheese (Pont l Eveque), c1925

Instructions for the manufacture of soft cheese (Pont l Eveque), c1925
Instructions for the manufacture of Pont l Eveque cheese, issued by West Sussex County Councils Agricultural Department as part of its clean milk campaign West Sussex County Council Collection West

Background imageAgriculture Collection: Cover of West Sussex County Councils Report on the County Egg Laying Trials

Cover of West Sussex County Councils Report on the County Egg Laying Trials, 1932-1933 (October 1933)
The County Egg Laying Trials were held throughout the 1930s at West Sussex County Councils demonstration farm at Kingsham, Chichester

Background imageAgriculture Collection: Chichester Fat Stock Show, December 1933

Chichester Fat Stock Show, December 1933
5 sheep lined up with their handlers. All the men are wearing hats and one is smoking a pipe West Sussex Record Office Ref No: Garland N8350

Background imageAgriculture Collection: Exterior of the forge at Ashurst, 1 May 1893

Exterior of the forge at Ashurst, 1 May 1893
The forge and surrounding buildings. Two men working in the yard. Photographic Collection West Sussex Record Office, Ref No PH 26113/77

Background imageAgriculture Collection: Pigs at Chichester market, 1960s

Pigs at Chichester market, 1960s
Chichester Photographic Collection West Sussex Record Office, Ref No CPS 655

Background imageAgriculture Collection: Fernhurst May Revels, 1930

Fernhurst May Revels, 1930
Flower covered wagon, the May Queen and her attendants. George Garland Collection, West Sussex Record Office, Ref No: Garland N3370

Background imageAgriculture Collection: Cider making, October 1924

Cider making, October 1924
At Lickfold in Lodsworth Photograph by George Garland Garland Collection West Sussex Record Office Ref No: Garland N183B

Background imageAgriculture Collection: Haymaking, August 1938

Haymaking, August 1938
Photograph by George Garland Garland Collection West Sussex Record Office Ref No: Garland N17196

Background imageAgriculture Collection: Harvesting the potato crop at Bridgelands Farm, Iping, near Midhurst

Harvesting the potato crop at Bridgelands Farm, Iping, near Midhurst
Harvesting with a tractor and hand pickers, 12 October 1948 George Garland Collection West Sussex Record Office Ref No: Garland N30710

Background imageAgriculture Collection: Harvest time at Ingrams Green, near Midhurst

Harvest time at Ingrams Green, near Midhurst
Haystacks in a field, 1st September 1952. Photograph by George Garland. George Garland Collection West Sussex Record Office Ref No: Garland N39238

Background imageAgriculture Collection: Potato Grading at Burton Park - January 1949

Potato Grading at Burton Park - January 1949
Team of six men using hand-operated machine to grade and weigh potatoes. George Garland Collection West Sussex Record Office Ref. No. Garland N31142

Background imageAgriculture Collection: Farrow Light Tractor - December 1948

Farrow Light Tractor - December 1948
Group of spectators gathered round a multi-purpose " Gunsmith" light tractor being demonstrated at farm in Rustington. George Garland Collection West Sussex Record Office Ref. No

Background imageAgriculture Collection: Petworth and District Ploughing Match - 2nd October 1948

Petworth and District Ploughing Match - 2nd October 1948
A fine pair of greys ploughing a field. George Garland Collection West Sussex Record Office Ref. No. N30789

Background imageAgriculture Collection: Silage making at Brinsbury Farm, Adversane - July 1948

Silage making at Brinsbury Farm, Adversane - July 1948
Shot of girl on tractor, followed by man leading a horse. George Garland Collection West Sussex Record Office Ref. No. Garland N30308

Background imageAgriculture Collection: Sugar Beet Demonstration at Selham - May 1948

Sugar Beet Demonstration at Selham - May 1948
Man on modified light tractor demonstrates inter-row hoeing, surrounded by group of spectators. George Garland Collection West Sussex Record Office Ref. No. Garland N30116



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