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Survey of English Dialects recording in Rillington, Yorkshire
Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)
14 Apr 1955
[Side 1] John discusses mowing by hand, tells anecdote about local man who narrowly lost wager on how quickly he could mow 4-acre field, recalls threshing turnip seed with 'frail' [= flail] and 'fay' ...
Sound Recording, East Sussex
Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)
[1964]
Mr. W. Glapson, recorded in Horam; talks about his smallholding and retirement from farming; farm work - mowing corn with a scythe, binding and stooking, stacking; modern farming; first jobs, aged fou...