The Farmers Mart Feb-Mar 2018 - Issue 55 | Page 47

WOODHOUSE FARM 47 • FEB/MAR 2018 PROUD TO BE ASSOCIATED WITH FRAN & SARAH WARDELL WHY CHOOSE US?  Welcoming & friendly staff  Step-by-step guidance & support  Clear & practical advice  Competitive costs 2 Market Street, Malton, North Yorkshire, YO17 7AS 01653 692247  [email protected]  www.pearslaw.co.uk 71106 - MaltonLivestockAuctioneers - 16th.pdf 1 28/02/2018 16:26:32 stock and we hold back a lot of the wheat in our grain store usually selling late. We have our own combine and dryer. We also lead quite a bit of broiler muck in and that makes a big difference, as well as trad- ing pig muck for straw.’ ‘Lambing is usually around March 22. We’re on with Texel ewes and big Suffolk X ewes with about 80 Mules to Texel and Suffolk tups. We put some Texels back to the Suffolk to get them a bit stretchier. We have around 330 breeding ewes. Our lambs go to York and Malton livestock markets.’ ‘We have a herd of 30 sucklers. The cattle are Dairy Blues put to a Blonde bull from Dickie Ward and we calve from February to April. We had a suckler herd 30+ years ago and we’ve gone back to a suckler herd just four years ago. We finish their progeny at between 13-17 months and sell at York and Malton.’ Woodhouse Farm was purchased in 1945 with Clifton Farm added in 1971 and 145 acres at Westow Grange in 2005. Other parcels have been added over the years. Fran’s parents Ron and Doreen lived at Woodhouse prior to Fran and Sarah getting wed. Ellen and Lucy are both involved on the farm and in the locality. Ellen has worked at the Blacksmith’s Arms in Westow for six C TUESDAYS - Weekly sale of Prime Cattle, sold from 11.00am, M OTM`S, & Prime Sheep sold from 12.30pm Y FRIDAYS - Weekly Sale of Store Cattle sold from 12.00pm CM MY Book a demo and see how Manitou can help handle your world www.russells.uk.com & Sheep sold from 11.00am LAST SATURDAY OF EACH MONTH - Ryedale Farmers Market in conjunction with the live poultry market. PROUD TO SUPPORT FRAN & SARAH WARDELL Malton Auction Mart wishes Woodhouse Farm continued success CY The Cattle Market, Malton, N.Yorks, YO17 0JN. 01653 697820 CMY K years and Lucy who went to Bishop Burton College works one day a week at Raist- horpe Manor in Thixendale. They are both members of Amotherby YFC where Ellen is secretary. Ellen bought two heifers from Jenny Holgate at Warthill and Lucy also has a heifer of her own, a Limousin X that she’s putting to the Blonde bull this year. Lucy also has a small flock of 10 Texel X ewes. ‘The girls both get involved with the lamb- ing and calving,’ says Fran. ‘And they sell in the market. Lucy’s also great with new tech- nology. We purchased a baler last year and Lucy took over showing me what buttons to press. In fact, I ended up on the passenger seat. It will probably be the same when the new tractor comes with GPS! We are proud to be associated with Fran & Sarah Wardell of Westow C M Branches throughout Yorkshire Please contact our head office on: 01653 698000 [email protected] 70772 - FranksCurtisLtd - 8TH.pdf 1 12/02/2018 12:29:39 Franks Curtis Sales www.f • rankscurtis.co.uk Parts • Service Franks Curtis Ltd, Be