Arhhh, just loved those photos.......I never went spud bashing as a child but my brother and friends did, it was a traditional job for young people to get some pocket money......the Chocolate lab has the most important job though!! 
You shouldn't have said you liked the photos, because here's a load more. I did this bit back in 2007.
I've spent last Saturday morning helping forum member Hawkeye to plant potatoes on his smallholding. It was quite labour intensive but great fun.
First of all we harrowed the field with the Grey Fergison. Hawkeye asked me to point out that he was using a home made harrow.
Then we hooked up the potatoe planter. A fine piece of old machinery.
And here it is in action. The machine ploughs the ground and the two operators drop a potato down the shoot when they hear a small bell sound. The last thing the machine does is to bank the furrow up over the potato. Here are some more pictures of the days activities. I hope you enjoy them as much as I enjoyed riding on the planter. The bell rang so many times that I came off feeling quite punch drunk.
I've seen straighter furrows.
It was a real family affair and we even used the little lads Christmas presents to take the seed potatoes to where they were required.
The kids had to have a ride back on the planter of course.
It was a bright sunny morning with a chill wind blowing and my finger ends were a bit numb at the end of it all.
We put numerous varieties in, including some that they hope to win with at the local shows.
These were Markies, Cara, Romano, Catriona, Kestrel Red, Duke of York and finally the good old reliable Sharps Express.
This year was the first time in decades that the field has been cultivated , it was near to the cliff tops with beautiful views of the sea. A nice spot to talk over the gate and watch spuds grow.
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