This year the Lion engine
was seen driving a small feed mill, typical of those that would have
existed on
farms with only a limited number of stock to feed. Farms with larger
stock numbers would have relied on specialist mills, such as New Hall
Mill, to produce the rations for the stock. The Lister engine was
again stirring the mixing bowl.
Also on display, with an emphasis on items from the Four
Oaks Spraying Machine Company, originally based in Belwell Lane,
Mere Green, were a range of larger sprayers. Among these was a recently
aquired 25 gallon lime sprayer powered by a 4-stroke Villiers that
originally cost £135 in 1959. Other items included models
based on a bucket or carried on the back of the operator.
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