Pack of 6 livestock farm workers from the 1940s/1950s era.
The 1940s and 50s saw the slow mechanisation of British farming. Tractors had appeared in the 1930s, but through the 40s and 50s increasing use was made of mechanical aids, while traditional farming practices persisted, The introduction of high-capacity mechanised milking plants saw livestock (beef) and dairy farming diverge in the 1960s.
These figures represent the farm workers and their tasks on livestock farms.