Survey of English Dialects recording in Harlington, Bedfordshire
Description
[Side 1] Arthur talks briefly about keeping pigs, lists animal mutations incl. hermaphrodites, pig with trunk and four-legged hen, mentions 'dillings' and 'harry pigs' [= runt, weakling of litter], recalls record pig litter and discusses problems with calving. [Side 2] Arthur recalls particularly difficult time with 'bob-tail calf' [= calf presenting tail first], explains techniques used in calving incl. use of ropes, describes first experience of difficult calving.
Metadata
| Identifier | dyxsmtv6 |
| IRN | 726623 |
| Class Mark | LAVC/SRE/D/2/D244 |
| Level | Item |
| Type of Record | Archives - ISAD(G) |
| Peristent Link | http://prototype1.library.leeds.ac.uk/dyxsmtv6 |
| Collection(s) | Leeds Archive of Vernacular Culture |
| Category | Archive |
| Parent Record | English Dialect Sound Recordings (England and Wales) |
| Date | Mar 1958 |
| Size and Medium | [Side 1] 04 min. 57 sec., [Side 2] 04 min. 38 sec. |