BURDEROP 



farmed." Of course he bowled me out first ball, 

 and there was nothing more to say. 



He sat as Member for the Wroughton area of 

 the Wilts County Council for many years, and 

 I have little doubt that he used his influence to 

 obtain me a seat as Alderman of the Council on 

 the death of Stephen Butler in the year 1925. 



In 1923 an opportunity occurred to extend the 

 business by taking over another 1,000-acre farm 

 at Ogbourne St. Andrew. The Olympia Com- 

 pany's short career of farming had come to an 

 end by the death of Lord Manton. My brother 

 Harry had been managing this farm on the Estate 

 of Lord Manton, and it seemed a good proposal 

 that we should take it over, seeing that the top end 

 practically joined Burderop, and thus linking up 

 the two farms, one heavy and the other light land. 

 The prevailing situation at the time did make it 

 appear a doubtful move, but time has proved it 

 was a sound proposition. 



There is to my mind a tremendous advantage 

 in farming a variety of soils. You are able to 

 move livestock about to meet seasonal changes ; 

 more particularly does this apply to a flock of 

 hurdle sheep. If you are on light and dry land in 

 winter and then give the heavy land a turn in the 

 summer, you need never be unhappy in a rainy 

 period for the well-being of the livestock on your 

 land. 



It was also in 1923 we began to think about 

 Tuberculin Tested milk. The thinking about the 

 job was an easy problem compared to the carrying 



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