Reference
Z118/F/9/1
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Photograph originally accompanied by the following text William Ward, 30, farms 430 acres around Keysoe and his farm, Brook End Farm, is directly in the path of a proposed runway. Moving will not simply be a matter of buying a farm in another area. William has grown up with a particular soil analysis and knows how to get the best out of his land. Locally he is respected as a good farmer. Looking for a new farm means finding land with a similar soil analysis. If this cannot be found available in this country, Britain stands to lose. For Mr.Ward has already given thought to emigrating to Australia, a country where there is land to spare.
Mrs. Ward, mother of two children, is one of the originators in the fight against an airport. "We are muddy boot farmers like most of the farmers round here and the land is too good to waste when the world is crying out for increased food production."
The Wards, with Giselle, one of their children, are seen during harvesting with their full-time help, Duncan Blair. Duncan lives in a cottage on the farm with his wife and four sons. [Photographer Norman Verby of 113 High Street, Bedford].
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1969
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From: 1969 To: 1969
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