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Hill or Lowland farmer?

  • 01-02-2014 8:14pm
    #1
    Conmaicne Mara
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    Just wondering how many we have of each :)

    Do you farm in the hills or the lowland? 31 votes

    Hill
    0% 0 votes
    Lowland
    22% 7 votes
    Both
    77% 24 votes


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  • #2
    arctictree
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,364 ✭✭✭arctictree


    Conmaicne Mara wrote: »
    Just wondering how many we have of each :)

    How would you define hill? I have an elevated hilly farm with a few good level fields but no access to commonage. What would that be?


  • #3
    Conmaicne Mara
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,543 ✭✭✭Conmaicne Mara


    arctictree wrote: »
    How would you define hill? I have an elevated hilly farm with a few good level fields but no access to commonage. What would that be?

    Good question.

    I suppose the easiest way would be on breed types, so a hill flock would be pretty much forced into blackface or cheviot because of land type.

    I must actually add a third option for both as there are some running lowland + hill flocks.


  • #4
    foxylock
    Closed Accounts Posts: 429 ✭✭foxylock


    arctictree wrote: »
    How would you define hill? I have an elevated hilly farm with a few good level fields but no access to commonage. What would that be?

    A plateau maybe :D


  • #5
    Birdnuts
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,807 ✭✭✭Birdnuts


    I put down both since my place by the sea in North Mayo has the type of soil and climate one would associated with high hills in the East of the country.


  • #6
    tomwaterford
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    Lowland.(mainly bog)..but have been known to let some hill crosses around the place


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  • #7
    Nekarsulm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,264 ✭✭✭✭Nekarsulm


    Low land, but a mixture of breeds. Suffolk cross, speckled face's and I like to keep Cheviots. So, clear as mud, then!


  • #8
    Mac Taylor
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    Low Land, mainly suffolks (blackface and grey face


  • #9
    foyle
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22 ✭foyle


    hill mainly, a good mix of Lanark, Mayo, Kerry, Swaledale. Have a small few (about 60) lowland too, mainly Texel.


  • #10
    Farrell
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,262 ✭✭✭Farrell


    Lowland, Suffolk x mule is a good ewe, some tex cross too


  • #11
    solerina
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    Mainly hill, approx 50/1 hill to lowland( a bit of a mix of breeds, Mayo, Swaledale, Lanak mainly)


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