TITLE

Wilbert Girvan

AUTHOR(S)

Girvan, Wilbert

PUB. DATE

April 2003

SOURCE

Farmers Weekly;4/4/2003, Vol. 138 Issue 13, p46

SOURCE TYPE

Trade Publication

DOC. TYPE

Article

ABSTRACT

The author farms 960ha (2400 acres) of LFA land in the Scottish Borders of England. He runs 260 pedigree Luing cows, out-wintered on hill land, and 500 Greyface ewes. On the farm there is 36 miles of dykes-drystone walls-with a permanent, single electric wire protecting most of these. A wire on each side of the dyke means a lot of fencing to be checked and maintained every year.

ACCESSION #

9874693

Tags: AGRICULTURE;  FARM produce;  FARMS;  ELECTRIC wire

 

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