Oral History collection: Victor Watters (born 1920, Pilton Green Smithy, farmer) interviewed by J. Mansel Thomas about Gower life

Track 1. [00:00:24] Family: Father and grandfather Waters, Blacksmith in Bilton Green, family members listed and job titles given. [00:07:36] Gower: Oxwich Castle 1938/39 mention of Jeff Hilbert, Jack Jones, Martin Tucker and William Tucker. [00:13:10] Farming: Chitting of potatoes, Catriona Potato and the King Edward Potato. [00:15:24] Industry: 1970 Horses used to open Rose Co. Potatoes. [00:16:35] Farming: Kilfield 3rd week in May. Walter Glyn visits. [00:20:36] Estates: Spring 1933 take over of 'Lake'. [00:23:33] Farming: NFU, County executor at Bridgend. [00:24:35] Education: Lectures organised by director of education JD Davidson teachers listed who took classes. Alec Hamilton, Miss Edwards, Miss Bowen. [00:25:51] Farming: Sewing White Vistor wheat, bread baking and how it was done. [00:26:52] Estates: Barley names used for competition work. Gower agricultural society at Penrice and King Arthur pub. [00:28:35] Farming: Choices of potatoes grown alters due to Blight invasions. Catriona, King Edward, Gladstone and Majestic potatoes. [00:30:16] Farming: Purchase and mixing of fertilisers. [00:32:24] Industry: The set-up of the farmers co-op. [00:33:44] Education: ICI, Fuller Lewis and talks given about measurements of fertilisers equating to heat. [00:38:02] Industry: The end of the family transporting fruit to Swansea due to Lake farm. [00:39:00] Estates: c1935 Tom Jenkins aboiut to build a house on Lake farm. [00:43:51] Industry: Montgomery show and prizes that were given Track 2. [00:00:15] Farming: Competition in 1921, Monkstone Farm. [00:01:06] Farming: Family of Pasivists, emprisonment for handing out passivist leaflets and an arrest due to refusal to wear uniform lead to first farming experience. [00:05:34] Farming: ICI, Fuller Lewis and Gellats Hill. [00:10:31] Religion: Religion in the family and Sunday school teachers - John Hoskin, Thomas Waters and John Guy. Minutes taken by grandfather. [00:13:00] Family & Politics: Fathers prison sentence in Wormwood Scrubs spent with Phillip Snowdon and some old MP's. [00:16:24] Family: Family feud over Penrice Estate administration. John Bellen sold land to the family. [00:18:57] Politics: Political investigation. Poor War rating officer, ratings of the Penrice Estate. [00:21:47] Farming: Farm workers and family spoke of politics and the effects on their farming. [00:24:48] Farming: Farming and influence on following generations, Royal Welsh Young Farmers Club. Bowls and Cleaves