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Carrying hay on a farm in Patagonia
  • A range of water-cooled stationary engines displayed by Coppage & Son at Brecon Show in 1911. The long leather drive-belts powered a variety of agricultural machines, although the huge exposed fly-wheels and belts must have been very hazardous for the operators.
Farm machinery at Brecon Fair, 1911
  • Early farm machinery in use near Brecon around 1912. This was the first mechanised hay-loader to be sold in the district by Coppage & Son, although it would appear that a fair amount of manual assistance is still required.
Loading hay by machine near Brecon, c. 1912
  • A new piece of farm machinery, but still using the old sort of horse-power, pictured near Brecon around 1911. This hay mower was being operated by Mr T. J. Price.
Mowing hay near Brecon, c. 1911
  • An early threshing machine in operation around 1912. This may have been a demonstration arranged for the Brecon Show, since other belt-driven machines can be seen in the background.
Threshing machine near Brecon, c. 1912
  • This photograph was taken by Geoff Charles and appeared in Y Cymro's Agricultural supplement in March 1955.
Planting potatoes at Ystad Llanfarian, near Bodorgan, 31 March 1955