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As a boy, all Northumbrian-born Philip Dixon wanted in life was to be a farmer. In Dairy Cows and Duck Races he tells the story of how he got there, starting work on a farm at the age of fifteen, along the way handling many temperamental bulls, meeting some very witchy" women, getting married and raising a family, acquiring his own farm and being part of the Round Table team that invented the plastic duck race!
Contents
1 Peepy Farm 2 Manor Farm and Tom Hall 3 Cookies, Diehard Boys and a Princess 4 Ceilidhs, Marriage and Cows 5 A Holiday and a Pregnancy 6 Ashington Farm 7 Italian Neighbours and a Career Opportunity 8 Another Manor Farm 9 Pendragon Round Table and More Babies 10 Upper House Farm and a Xeroradiograph 11 Rebuilding Works, Fireworks and Duck Races 12 Kelly's Heroes and Feeding Experiments 13 The Great Merrydale Turkey Shoot 14 Get Fresh Daily 15 The Dating Game 16 A Second Marriage, and Cut-throat Partners 17 Living in a Castle 18 The Cows' Hill Hotel 19 The Geordie Mafia20 Blaydon Blaggards and Thieves
