Folk ⋆ Ross and Cromarty Heritage

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Ferintosh Photographs - People of the Parish

View some really interesting photographs of the people of the parish. They give a real insight into life in the late 1890s and early 20th century.

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Ferintosh » Ferintosh Work

Lifting straw bales near Findon (2003).

[Photographs reproduced courtesy of Fraser Skinner]

Fields await the plough at Leanaig Farm (Feb. 2003).

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Farm near Findon.

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Traditional binder and modern tractor - photo 1

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Combining gets under way in the Black Isle

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Harvesting

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Harvesting

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Stooks go through the threshing machine

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Old gives way to new

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Combining gets under way in the Black Isle

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Combining gets under way in the Black Isle - even at night

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Traditional binder and modern tractor - photo 2

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Loading square bales on a trailer

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No stooks: modern equipment provides bales square and round.

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Skinner family at work on the harvest - photo 1

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Dropping off a round bale

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Baling

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Trailer of square bales

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But there's nothing quite like the sight of two Clydesdales at work at Daviot Vintage Working Day.

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Ploughing Match at Findon Farm prepares the ground for the following year's crop.

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Ploughing Match at Findon Farm

Afterwards, a Ploughing Match at Findon Farm prepares the ground for the following year's crop. (Saunders Gibson checking his furrow and John Matheson doing some measuring.) [Photographs reproduced courtesy of Fraser Skinner]

Clearing snow in winter

But a farmer's lot is not always a happy one - especially in winter! [Photographs reproduced courtesy of Fraser Skinner]

Clearing snow in winter

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Clearing snow in winter

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Harvesting in the 20th Century with traction engine JS1237 and threshing machine.

Harvesting in the 20th Century with traction engine JS1237 and threshing machine. This photo was taken at Bog of Resolis farm in 1953, the last year the machine was used on the farm. It was a No. 3 engine, Fowler 7hp, bought in 1927 and sold in 1963. Standing beside the sacks is Willie Matheson, and Roderick Matheson is standing on the mill, with Alex Munro sitting beside him. [Photographs reproduced courtesy of Fraser Skinner]