Survey of English Dialects recording in Borrowby, Yorkshire
Description
[Side 1] Jack talks about haymaking, cutting clover at 'backend' [= late autumn], discusses farm sizes and farm horses, compares agricultural practice now and in past, remembers father mowing by hand and delivering his 'lowance' [= snack, lunchbox] as child. [Side 2] Jack explains how to 'sharp' [= sharpen] scythe with 'strickle' [= tool for sharpening blade] and mixture of sand and tallow, describes traditional method of haymaking from cutting, raking, shaking, making 'lap-cock' [= small pile of hay], 'fork-cock' [= medium-sized pile of hay] and 'pike' [= large pile of hay], recalls long hours in past, working with horses, mentions foreman and aunt supplied beer during day.
Metadata
| Identifier | s6y4v866 |
| IRN | 726887 |
| Class Mark | LAVC/SRE/D/2/D122 |
| Level | Item |
| Type of Record | Archives - ISAD(G) |
| Peristent Link | http://prototype1.library.leeds.ac.uk/s6y4v866 |
| Collection(s) | Leeds Archive of Vernacular Culture |
| Category | Archive |
| Parent Record | English Dialect Sound Recordings (England and Wales) |
| Creator(s) | Ellis, Stanley |
| Date | 15 Apr 1955 |
| Size and Medium | [Side 1] 04 min. 55 sec., [Side 2] 05 min. 19 sec. |