Farming Photos

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	Boot Farm - dates from 18th century. Charlie Boston (1st in line of 3 Charlie Bostons) farmed here from ca 1908.		Boston Farm Lorry - early model
	Harvesting Cauliflowers		- with help from all the family. During the 1950/60s the cauliflowers were sold at Burton Market.
	A more modern farm lorry		Setting plants - 1940s
	Charlie Boston, father and son		Preparing to set plants at Court Farm
	Potato harvesting Lucy Boston on right, her neighbour Beatrice Berks on left		Potato harvesting, early 1950s From left to right: Joy Berks, Lucy Boston, Wilf Boston
	Machinery at Boot Farm - 1964		Pigs at Boot Farm - 1965
	Potato picking - young Linda helps out too - mid 1960s		New born chicks at Boot Farm - pony stable in background - 1966
	Unloading hay at Boot Farm - 1960s
	Boston Farm Shop, which had previously been the poultry shed		Penultimate day of trading - 29 March 1991