Its Mark “the Bullet” Patten who now resides and works in Yorkshire, Buzzer
Waiting to tip ships stores in Barcelona cruise terminal this Monday morning, Buzzer
Seven Davies and one SDM subbie.
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So it was Enid Blyton, John, only it was the (not so) Secret Seven (plus one follower!) instead of the Famous Five!
Back in Le Havre sailing back to Blighty and then RAR and away again next week, sunshine holiday tours all over again, Buzzer
Pretty dry down South, been feeding my cattle for two weeks now as the grass is dead, dont think they look too bad considering conditions. We have no real rain here in the last 4 months unlike Wrighty as he has been hogging all the wet up North, I always blame the IOW as it diverts any wet weather round us 
Buzzer
Dry as a nuns wotsit.
Dont look too shabby
Covered feeder just to keep the sun off
Morning Buzzer
It’s times like this that I’m glad we live in the frozen north, we were burning up in May but have had some good showers recently and now have plenty of grass.
You look desperate for rain but not sure if there’s any on the horizon, it’s not good when you have to feed them at this time of the year.
We are busy cropping at the moment, baled up for now and busy today carting the bales home to wrap. We have some nice stuff but not enough of it, same as most this year.
Lets hope you get some rain soon..
Cheers Wrighty.
Hi Wrighty we were talking about you only this afternoon with Gerbil and his Mrs, we had a bit of a late wake for a driver we had for over 28 years so a few old faces turned up. You are right we a desperate here nothing wet for four months really so we need a week of steady rain to rectify the situation, just seen countryfile forecast and you are getting it all again but there is nought I can do about that eh. fingers crossed it changes soon but aint holding me breath, Buzzer
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You need to start removing the salt from that Southampton water and using that… Hello Buzzer, I hope you are well… regards Andy OldishJoda
What a difference 24hrs make, damp up ere this morning should kick start the second cut.. although saying that I wish the lawn would stop growing, two crops a week at the moment..
Hi Wrighty mow the lawn, down here only to take off the dead heads and thats it, we have had a couple showers but nought to speak of. Had a delivery of haylage yesterday, 42 x 600 kgs bales from Honiton and got 28 round bales from local man arriving today, not cheap but dont think it will get cheaper only go up, the chap that brought the square bale bales straw and sells it to Devon but he said its a very light crop this year so that will be expensive as well. Your crop looks good all things considered but we all need the stuff for winter although I am feeding now like a lot of others I know, Buzzer
Andrew all on his own again top deck, got nasties on the trailer
Le Havre bound
Prices up North Buzzer including lambs for Wrighty.
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Sold 149 Cows and Bulls to average £2091.58 or 283.7ppk.
Beef Finished Cows (60) averaged £2505.58 and sold to £3040 for a 1000kg Simmental from Corskie, Garmouth.
Beef Feeding Cows (70) averaged £1835.50 and sold to £2270 for a 678kg Limousin from Hillbrae, Newmachar
Boning Cows (7) averaged £932.85 and sold to £1510 for a 728kg Hereford Cross.
Dairy Cows (3) averaged £1608.33 and sold to £1845 for a 768kg Holstein Cross from Wester Manbeen, Elgin.
Bulls (9) averaged £2465.55 and sold to £3200 for a 1432kg Simmental from Corskie, Garmouth.
“Cast cows and bulls continue to sell at strong rates with the sale topping at £3,200 for a Simmental Bull from Corskie, Garmouth.”
Leading Prices per Head
Beef Finished Cows: Corskie (Sim) £3010; Smallburn, Duffus (CharX) £2970; Broomhill, Bridge of Muchalls (SimX) £2940; Auchnarrow, Glenlivet (SimX) £2910; Kennieshillock, Lhanbryde (SalX) £2890.
Beef Feeding Cows: Hillbrae (BBX) £2210; Auchincrieve, Rothiemay (AA) £2110; Towie, New Aberdour (BBX) £2105; 3 Crakaig, Whitehill (BSHX) £2090; Balaldie, Fearn (FVKX), Cairnton, Lumphanan £2085.
Dairy Cows: Wester Manbeen (HOX) £1730.
Bulls: Auchincrieve (Char) £3000; Hassiewells, Rothienorman (AA) £2510; Appieteen, Sandwick (Sim) £2490; Balaldie (AA) £2340.
Sold 72 Prime Cattle.
Under 30 Month – Prime Bullocks (27) sold to 419p per kg for a 650kg Charolais from Dykeneuk, Netherley and £2932.60 gross for an 860kg Limousin Cross from Woodhead of Cairnbanno, New Deer.
Prime Heifers (25) sold to 414p per kg for a 585kg Limousin Cross from South Crichie, St Katherines and £2887.50 gross for a 770kg Charolais Cross from Ladymill, Alford.
Young Bulls (20) sold to 354p per kg for a 605kg Limousin Cross from Mains of Cookney, Netherley also a 615kg Simmental Cross from Wairds, Downies and £2722.20 gross for a 780kg Limousin Cross from Fallaw Farm, Inverkeilor.
“A more commercial show forward seen an increase on the week where a top of £2932.60 was seen for an 860kg Limousin Cross Steer from Messrs Reid, Woodhead of Cairnbanno & £2887.50 for a homebred Charolais Cross heifer from Messrs Keir, Ladymill. Young bulls were in particular demand with £2722 achieved for a homebred Limousin from Messrs Smith, Fallaw Farm. Many more required on a weekly basis to meet demand.”
Leading Prices per Kg
Under 30 Month – Prime Bullocks: Ladymill, Alford (CharX) 414p; Berrytop, Netherley (LimX) 405p; Standingstones, Dyce (LimX) 401p; Whiteside, Tullynessle 381p.
Prime Heifer: South Crichie, St Katherines (LimX), Dykeneuk, Netherley (CharX) 409p; Woodhead of Cairnbanno, New Deer (LimX) 407p; Bridges, Kinnoir (LimX) 404p; Westerton (Sim) 385p.
Young Bulls: Fallaw Farm, Inverkeilor (LimX), Mains of Cookney (LimX), Berrytop (Sim) 349p; Mains of Cookney (LimX) 347p; Westerton, Echt (BBX) 337p; Berrytop (Sim) 335p.
Leading Prices per Head
Under 30 Month – Prime Bullocks: Ladymill (CharX) £2898; Woodhead of Cairnbanno (LimX) £2772.90; Dykeneuk (Char) £2723.50; Home Farm, Longhaven (Char) £2692.50.
Prime Heifer: Woodhead of Cairnbanno (LimX) £2523.40; Dykeneuk (CharX) £2515.35; Bridges (CharX) £2436.60; South Crichie (LimX) £2421.90.
Young Bulls: Fallaw Farm (SimX) £2705.40; Berrytop (Sim) £2704.75; Balaldie, Fearn (AA) 2646.95; Wairds (SimX) £2366.65.
Sold 1219 Prime Sheep and Feeding Ewes & Rams.
New Season Prime Lambs (646) averaged 356.8 p per kg (+12.6) and sold to 412.8p per kg for 43kg Continentals from No 2 Corse of Kinnoir, Huntly and £212 gross from 63kg Texels from Mid Haddo, Fyvie.
New Season Prime Lambs SQQ up to 45.5kg (417) averaged 359p per kg (-5.6p).
Old Season Prime Lambs (108) averaged 260.8p per kg and sold to 324.4p per kg from 43kg Blue Texels from The Parks, Kinaldie and £169.50 for a 79kg Dorset from Meikle Kirkhill, Maud.
Old Season Prime Lambs SQQ up to 45.5kg (30) averaged 266.5p per kg (+3.6p).
Feeding Ewes & Rams (465) averaged £165.12 and sold to £370 for Texels from Nistagar, Harray.
“All classes of lambs sold sharper on the week with best sorts very easily cashed. A smaller entry of 465 feeding ewes and rams sold dearer on the week with the sale topping at £370 for a Pure Texel from ewe from Nistagar, Harray.”
Leading Prices per Head and per Kg
New Season Prime Lambs: Cont – Standingstones, Dyce £200, Kirkton of Kingoldrum, Kirriemuir 398.7p; Black – Wrae Farm, Turriff £197.50, 372.6p; Tex – Standingstones £196.50, Milton of Finnercy, Echt 376.7p; BDM – Standingstones £196.50, 363.9p; TexX – Broomhead, Durris £194.50, Home Farm of Auchry, Cuminestown 373.9p; Bel – Standingstones £189.50, 403.2p; DutSptd – Middle Muirden, Turriff £187.50, 353.8p; SufX – Netherton of Inverveddie, Peterhead £183.50, Govals, Kincaldrum 380.7p; BluTex –Woodside of Wrae, Turriff £179.50, 366.3p; ContX – Milton of Finnercy £178.50, Springburn, Kintore 369.3p; Cross – Broomhead £177.50, Eldonbrae, Forres 370.9p; BelX – No 2 Corse of Kinnoir £177.50, Govals 380.7p; Bel – Bogton, Corse £177.50, 385.9p; Cha – Mid Haddo £177.50, Corn Yard, Newmachar £373.3p; Suf – Govals £173.50, Cadgerford, Kingswells 378.4p; ChaX – Bogentassie, Lumphanan £170.50, 365.5p.
Old Season Prime Lambs: Tex – Culthibert, Tough £149.50, 52 Conval Street, Dufftown 279.3p, Cont – Harestone Farm, Crathes £149.50, Cowfords, Strichen 301p; TexX – Kincairn House, Kirkton of Rayne £149.50, Harestone 277.9p; ContX – North Fornet, South Auchronie, Cowfords, Strichen £147.50, Netherhill, St Fergus 292.6p; Mule – Easterton of Melgund, Aberlemno £144.50, 267p; Cross – Harestone Farm £144.50, Netherhill 280.6p; BF – Harestone Farm £139.50, Braco Park, Roseharty 273.3p; Black – Mosshead £139.50, 253.6p; BluTex – The Parks £139.50, 324.4p.
Leading Prices per Head
Feeding Ewes: PureTex – Clinterty Farm, New Aberdour £350; Tex – Home Farm of Auchry £335; TexX – Nistagar, 2 Earlsfield Cottage, Kennethmont £319.50; Cont – Nistagar £284.50; Cross – Clinterty £284.50; ContX – Broomhead £264.50; Suf – Cairnton, Techmuiry £234.50; Black – Woodside of Wrae £231.50; SufX – North Lurg, Midmar £231.50; BluTex – Burnside of Lethenty, Fyvie £229.50; ChvMul – North Retannach, Rothiemay £189.50; Bel – Brae of Coynach, Mintlaw £187.50; ChvX – Riach, Forgue £183.50; Mule – Mains of Allathan, New Deer £179.50; Chv – Govals £179.50; GF - Clinterty £169.50; BelX - Netherhill £159.50; ChaX – Burnside, Keig £157.50; Dorset – Shenval, Glenlivet £154.50; BF – Whitestone, Echt £149.50.
Feeding Rams: Suf – Home Farm Auchry £231.50; BDM – Home Farm of Auchry £214.50; Chv – The Parks £211.50; ChvX – Nistagar £191.50; Tex – Nistagar £171.50.
Evening Oily
Prices are still holding up at the moment, let’s hope it continues.
I loaded two transit tippers out of Thainstone on Tuesday afternoon, tipped them near Birmingham Wed morning over to Sleaford loaded straw and tipped it at home this morning. Back home this afternoon and made 32 round bales of silage with another field to bale in the morning if it stays dry..
Cheers Wrighty.
Nice barley straw.
Loaded out of Thainstone on Tuesday.
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What a lovely cross-over duty! I have a very good understanding of that rite de passage for her, given that I variously supervised secondary-transfer children and drove lorries too. May she flourish!
Memory jerker here, couple DIT lads having a cheeky beer in what was Chantelle’s in Le Havre waiting for the bateau to Pompy anyone remember those far off days .
Last time I was in Le H, a couple of years ago, I went there too. The Leopard Bar (Peter and Nicolle), and the Piano Bar (Jacques), have both also gone. Had more than a few coffees in there. (And one or two beers)
More than once P&O called the Ferry Boat. Especially the night sailings, Chantal would answer and call out
“It’s Patrick. He says the ferry is loading NOW, so get back if you are booked!”
Remember DOS aka Dave ‘O’ shea RIP who pulled for AS Rawlings had done a long night shift and parked across the entrance gate ready for the morning sailing, this was so they would wake him up and so not missing the ferry home, when he reversed up he hit a bollard and knackered his mud wing and was not best pleased