Welcome
Reflections on a Newark Tractor Show that exceeded all expectations.

'Daddy Long-Legs' meets his match
Jerry Thurston gets behind the wheel of a unique super-high-clearance David Brown tractor delivered new to a Lincolnshire fruit farmer in 1962 and which hasn't moved that far since!

What a difference a year makes!
Pete Kelly reports from the brilliantly-organised and enthusiastically-attended second Newark Tractor Show.

Saved from the slagheap
When Sam Ashton spotted a worn-out Marshall M silhouetted on top of slag deposits at Rotherham, he paid £50 to make it his own. David Bowers tells the restoration story.

News
Farming by the Fireside
Following last month's feature about those wonderful Bibby's calendars of old, kindly provided by John Blake, Pete Kelly delves through some early issues of the same animal feed manufacturer's beautifully-produced farming magazines.

Winning ways
Geoff Dunn's ex-scraper duty 1967 Massey-Ferguson 135 draws admiring glances wherever it goes and no wonder, writes Pete Kelly as he takes a close look at the spotless tractor.

'Hunting pink' on the prairie
David Brown's Prairie Cropmaster was built specifically for the North American market, and Paul Holmes owns one that has now returned home.

Platforms to nowhere
Milk stands were once a familiar sight in dairy country but, since bulk tankers took over from rattling churns in the early 1970s, those that remain are simply lonely reminders of a half-forgotten era. John Barker has been scouring the countryside picturing their diminishing ranks.

Autumn glory at Acton Scott
Keith Langston reflects on matters autumnal during a visit to Shropshire's Acton Scott Historic Working Farm.

Letters

Gearing up for a brilliant 'National'
Pete Kelly meets members of the Ribble Valley Vintage Club whose input will be essential in ensuring that the 2005 National Vintage Tractor Road Run goes off without a hitch.

Rare Breeds Factfile
Lincoln Longwool sheep are the subject of Marianne Thomas's popular short regular feature this month.

Another cracking container-load
Pete Kelly witnesses the arrival of another load of old tractors from Terry and Wendy Danson in Canada this time at Jeff Goodfellow's place in Staffordshire.

Twice as tasty!
We get close up to a tractor challenge with a difference John Hayward's creation from scratch of a double-engined, articulated Minneapolis-Moline.

Christmas in the countryside
Polly Pullar remembers some festive seasons past although on the whole she'd rather forget them!

'Cued up' in the Shropshire hills
What has 'potting the black' to do with a collection of more than 100 tractors? Keith Langston finds out as he visits Barry and Linda Price.

The world atyour doorstep
As the holiday brochures start dropping through your letterbox, why not decide now to combine your big break with your hobby? Tractor & Farming Heritage has been working with Wade Farm Tours and has some great ideas.

Chickens by the basketful
Roger Hamlin meets a Somerset family who keep no fewer than 35 poultry breeds.

Things that go squeak in the night
In 'Funny Farm', the Editor tells of nights disturbed by the scratching of tiny molars and the patter of tiny feet.

Pick of the Jersey crop
Pat Freeman reflects of an outstanding vintage and classic tractor season in the Channel Islands.

To the manor born!
Jo Roberts meets Ted Clark, horseman to a stately home in North Wales whose morning 'rush hour' consists of walking out of his rose-adorned cottage and through magnificent parkland to the fine old stables where his 'gentle giants' awake.

Fred's Restoration
Problem-Solver

Over the Dorn part 1
Howard Yates recalls his travels by grey Ferguson.

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Welcome
Reflections on a Newark Tractor Show that exceeded all expectations.

'Daddy Long-Legs' meets his match
Jerry Thurston gets behind the wheel of a unique super-high-clearance David Brown tractor delivered new to a Lincolnshire fruit farmer in 1962 and which hasn't moved that far since!

What a differenc....