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Agriculture Collection

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 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: 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: 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: Bosham Mill, 1902

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

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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: Sheep Fold Moving at Frog Farm - March 1948

Sheep Fold Moving at Frog Farm - March 1948
Horse and cart laden with hurdles stands alongside man erecting (or removing) a sheep fence. George Garland Collection West Sussex Record Office Ref. No. Garland N29603

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: John Deere Tractor & Beet Harvester at Warnford - October 1946

John Deere Tractor & Beet Harvester at Warnford - October 1946
Demonstration for Farmers Weekly of equipment used to lift sugar beet George Garland Collection West Sussex Record Office Ref. No. Garland N27104

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: 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: Land Girl at Cowdray - April 1941

Land Girl at Cowdray - April 1941
Girl feeding young calf in stableyard. George Garland Collection West Sussex Record Office Ref. No. Garland N20403

Background imageAgriculture Collection: Notes on the Syllabus of Lectures on Practical Gardening

Notes on the Syllabus of Lectures on Practical Gardening
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

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
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: Mangold pulling at Cowdray, October 1939

Mangold pulling at Cowdray, October 1939
Photograph by George Garland Garland Collection West Sussex Record Office Ref No: Garland N18846

Background imageAgriculture Collection: Sussex Show - Cowdray, 1938

Sussex Show - Cowdray, 1938
Photograph by George Garland Garland Collection West Sussex Record Office Ref No: Garland N16953

Background imageAgriculture Collection: Christmas Fat Stock Show

Christmas Fat Stock Show
Show cow at Christmas Fat Stock Show, 7 December 1961 Chichester Photographic Collection West Sussex Record Office CPS 0964/10

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

Background imageAgriculture Collection: Grass Drying at Billingshurst - about March 1948

Grass Drying at Billingshurst - about March 1948
Two operatives with McCormick Deering machine in large barn at Milk Marketing Board Centre, Falconers Farm. George Garland Collection West Sussex Record Office Ref. No. Garland N29939

Background imageAgriculture Collection: Potato Planting in Burton Park - March 1948

Potato Planting in Burton Park - March 1948
Six men with sacks hand planting potatoes in a muddy field. George Garland Collection West Sussex Record Office Ref. No. Garland N29816

Background imageAgriculture Collection: Lavington Farm Fire - November 1947

Lavington Farm Fire - November 1947
Fire caused by back-firing threshing machine is viewed by farm workers - firemen also on site. Damaged vehicle in foreground. George Garland Collection West Sussex Record Office Ref. No. N29204

Background imageAgriculture Collection: Kirdford Fruit Growers Trolley - August 1947

Kirdford Fruit Growers Trolley - August 1947
Man with tall trolley walking towards a stack of five fruit boxes. George Garland Collection West Sussex Record Office Ref. No. Garland N28722

Background imageAgriculture Collection: First Prize, Sussex Show, Chichester - 1947

First Prize, Sussex Show, Chichester - 1947
Not sure for what the prize was given, nor what it is! Some kind of butter churn perhaps? This weeks mystery photo. George Garland Collection West Sussex Record Office Ref. No. Garland N28374

Background imageAgriculture Collection: Sheep Shearers - 24 May 1947

Sheep Shearers - 24 May 1947
Four men hard at work on their sheep, with spectators gathered round George Garland Collection West Sussex Record Office Ref. No. Garland N27922

Background imageAgriculture Collection: Sheep and their fleece - 24 May 1947

Sheep and their fleece - 24 May 1947
Several small metal pens containing sheep, some shorn, with three big piles of fleece in the foreground; spectators and contemporary cars in the background

Background imageAgriculture Collection: Ploughing at Petworth - April 1947

Ploughing at Petworth - April 1947
Contemporary tractors and ploughs make long straight furrows in a very large field George Garland Collection West Sussex Record Office Ref. No. Garland N27768A

Background imageAgriculture Collection: Haymaking at Fittleworth - June 1946

Haymaking at Fittleworth - June 1946
Two farmhands on top of a load of hay working with a Knapp Hayloader George Garland Collection West Sussex Record Office Ref. No. Garland N26958

Background imageAgriculture Collection: Mushroom Growing - 1946

Mushroom Growing - 1946
View of inside large greenhouse at Draycotts Nurseries, Aldingbourne George Garland Collection West Sussex Record Office Ref. No. Garland N26677

Background imageAgriculture Collection: Watergate Farm, Upmarden - 10 May 1946

Watergate Farm, Upmarden - 10 May 1946
Tractor spreading pesticide in a field George Garland Collection West Sussex Record Office Ref. No. Garland N26540

Background imageAgriculture Collection: Ready for market - 13 May 1946

Ready for market - 13 May 1946
Runner beans in punnets ready for collection. George Garland Collection West Sussex Record Office Ref. No. Garland N26520

Background imageAgriculture Collection: Loxwood Show - May 1946

Loxwood Show - May 1946
Farmers inspect sheep in wattle pens that are about to be auctioned. George Garland Collection West Sussex Record Office Ref. No. Garland N26431

Background imageAgriculture Collection: The 'Hipo'Maize Sheller - March 1946

The "Hipo"Maize Sheller - March 1946
Two men operate the machine in a barn at Soanes Farm Petworth. Garland Collection West Sussex Record Office Ref. No. Garland N26281

Background imageAgriculture Collection: Sack lifting at Halfway Bridge Lodsworth - January 1946

Sack lifting at Halfway Bridge Lodsworth - January 1946
Man pulls a sack on his back helped by boy on a sack lifting machine. Garland Collection West Sussex Record Office Ref. No. Garland N26107

Background imageAgriculture Collection: Thatching a rick at Fittleworth - October 1945

Thatching a rick at Fittleworth - October 1945
Thatcher on ladder combing the top of a haystack. George Garland Collection West Sussex Record Office Ref. No. Garland N25515

Background imageAgriculture Collection: Moving the sheep - July 1945

Moving the sheep - July 1945
Crossbred cluns being moved to fresh pastures in the Golden Valley, Hereford. George Garland Collection West Sussex Record Office Ref. No. N25399

Background imageAgriculture Collection: Cattle at Loxwood Fair - 3 May 1945

Cattle at Loxwood Fair - 3 May 1945
Cows in a ring surrounded by farmers, some of whom are sitting on a cart. Contemporary cattle haulage truck in background. George Garland Collection West Sussex Record Office Ref. No. Garland N24698

Background imageAgriculture Collection: Cowfold Young Farmers Club - 4 November 1945

Cowfold Young Farmers Club - 4 November 1945
Four people discuss a sludge experiment round a pile of turnips. George Garland Collection West Sussex Record Office Ref. No. Garland N24447

Background imageAgriculture Collection: Damaged Haystack at Wisborough Green - 16 February 1945

Damaged Haystack at Wisborough Green - 16 February 1945
Haystack surrounded by wire netting and props George Garland Collection West Sussex Record Office Ref. No. Garland N24300

Background imageAgriculture Collection: Cattle on Slade Farm Rogate - about 1944

Cattle on Slade Farm Rogate - about 1944
Bullocks in a wooden stockade, fenced on three sides with a low barn type building on the fourth side. George Garland Collection West Sussex Record Office Ref. No. N23845

Background imageAgriculture Collection: Sugar Beet Lifting - about 1944

Sugar Beet Lifting - about 1944
Two horses pulling a plough George Garland Collection West Sussex Record Office Ref. No. N23842

Background imageAgriculture Collection: Harvest Helpers - September 1944

Harvest Helpers - September 1944
Three young boys load piles of hay on to a donkey cart George Garland Collection West Sussex Record Office Ref. No. N23579

Background imageAgriculture Collection: Broadcasting Artificials on Kale in Lodsworth District - July 1944

Broadcasting Artificials on Kale in Lodsworth District - July 1944
Farmer spreading fertilizer by hand. George Garland Collection West Sussex Record Office Ref. No. Garland N23448

Background imageAgriculture Collection: Feeding the sheep - July 1944

Feeding the sheep - July 1944
Farmer with a sack of feed surrounded by a flock of sheep. George Garland Collection West Sussex Record Office Ref. No. Garland N23348

Background imageAgriculture Collection: The old and the new - July 1944

The old and the new - July 1944
Man on International Standard tractor ploughing a field stops to talk to farmer riding a horse. George Garland Collection West Sussex Record Office Ref. No. Garland N23347

Background imageAgriculture Collection: Herbage Seed Production - about 1944

Herbage Seed Production - about 1944
Operatives watched by several farmers. George Garland Collection West Sussex Record Office Ref. No. Garland N23238

Background imageAgriculture Collection: Agricultural Cottages at Balls Cross - June 1944

Agricultural Cottages at Balls Cross - June 1944
Row of new brick and tile-hung cottages ready for occupation George Garland Collection West Sussex Record Office Ref. No. Garland N23228

Background imageAgriculture Collection: A novel Cart Lodge - February 1944

A novel Cart Lodge - February 1944
Several farm machines parked under a rudimentary roof supported by trees. George Garland Collection West Sussex Record Office Ref. No. Garland N23221

Background imageAgriculture Collection: Womens Land Army Proficiency Tests at Brinsbury - February 1944

Womens Land Army Proficiency Tests at Brinsbury - February 1944
Group of girls look on as one of their number deals with a cart horse under the eye of the Tester. George Garland Collection West Sussex Record Office Ref. No. Garland N23220



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