On further examination it became clear that there was still more to do prior to sowing.
There were too many stones, too many humps and bumps still to smooth out and a surface that wasn’t firm enough for successful sowing.
Different machinery was required than anything we had used before and we were lucky to have Ian Brown’s contracting business only 3 miles away with everything we needed.
Our photograph shows Ian with the latest ‘stone burier’ a few hours before the last roller goes to work.
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