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0:00:16 > 0:00:22- I've arrived here in Hay-on-Wye, - and do you know, it's a lovely day.
0:00:22 > 0:00:26- This town is famous - as a centre for books and bookshops.
0:00:27 > 0:00:30- That's not why I'm here, by the way.
0:00:30 > 0:00:33- There are Welsh speakers here, - and a livestock mart...
0:00:34 > 0:00:35- ..so I'm looking forward to it.
0:00:36 > 0:00:37- I love this place.
0:00:41 > 0:00:45- The ancient town of Hay, - on the banks of the Wye in Powys...
0:00:45 > 0:00:50- ..is a stone's throw from the border - between England and Wales.
0:00:56 > 0:01:01- Even this close to the border, - Welsh speakers live and work here.
0:01:02 > 0:01:05- Prices are always buoyant - at the local mart.
0:01:08 > 0:01:11- The quality products - from Hay-on-Wye's mart...
0:01:12 > 0:01:14- ..are a feast for the eyes - in local shops.
0:01:15 > 0:01:21- Dolan Leighton from Carmarthenshire - runs a hotel in the town...
0:01:21 > 0:01:25- ..and, how can I put it, - she's quite a character.
0:01:25 > 0:01:26- Don't you fall.
0:01:26 > 0:01:28- Don't you fall.- - I'm in these shoes.
0:01:28 > 0:01:29- I'll never pick you up.
0:01:30 > 0:01:32- If I go down first, you'll be OK.
0:01:32 > 0:01:37- I've been walking in the sunshine - and I've met a character.
0:01:38 > 0:01:40- Her name's Dolan, and that's enough.
0:01:40 > 0:01:42- Yes, Dolan's fine.
0:01:42 > 0:01:45- Where are we going now? - Down to the river?
0:01:45 > 0:01:48- Is there something special - about this river?
0:01:49 > 0:01:50- That stream is Nant Dulais.
0:01:51 > 0:01:53- You're in Wales this side...
0:01:53 > 0:01:56- ..and in England that side.
0:01:56 > 0:01:58- England. Now then.
0:01:58 > 0:02:00- It's prettier this side.
0:02:00 > 0:02:02- This is a good bridge.
0:02:02 > 0:02:03- This is a good bridge.- - I know.
0:02:03 > 0:02:08- A lot of people use it - to walk through the fields.
0:02:08 > 0:02:11- The river must be high - after heavy rain.
0:02:12 > 0:02:14- It floods. It's dangerous.
0:02:14 > 0:02:18- "Danjerus". That's not a word - you hear often in Hay.
0:02:18 > 0:02:19- "Danjerus."
0:02:20 > 0:02:22- For a small stream, it's dangerous.
0:02:23 > 0:02:25- She's wound up!
0:02:28 > 0:02:32- Tell me now, - how long have you been here?
0:02:32 > 0:02:35- It'll be twelve years in August.
0:02:35 > 0:02:38- I came here by myself, - not knowing where it was.
0:02:39 > 0:02:41- I fell in love with the pub.
0:02:41 > 0:02:43- I really fell for it.
0:02:44 > 0:02:48- When he found out - I'd bought it, Dadi told me...
0:02:48 > 0:02:49- .."What the hell?"
0:02:50 > 0:02:51- He did speak Welsh!
0:02:52 > 0:02:55- "What the hell are you doing - buying this old place?
0:02:55 > 0:02:58- "All it'll do is cost you money."
0:02:58 > 0:02:59- Did I listen to him? No.
0:03:00 > 0:03:01- Was he right? Yes.
0:03:01 > 0:03:02- But he was a one.
0:03:06 > 0:03:08- When Festival week comes...
0:03:09 > 0:03:12- ..it must be hard work at the hotel.
0:03:12 > 0:03:15- Yes, we don't stop for ten days.
0:03:15 > 0:03:18- But it's good for the town.
0:03:18 > 0:03:21- It's so big now, - it's out of town...
0:03:21 > 0:03:25- ..but it's still good for the town - and its businesses.
0:03:27 > 0:03:33- The Hay Festival has been held - every year since 1987...
0:03:33 > 0:03:36- ..and has grown immensely by now.
0:03:38 > 0:03:40- There are lots of ice cream shops.
0:03:40 > 0:03:43- There are lots of ice cream shops.- - This one here is popular.
0:03:43 > 0:03:47- I heard that they ran out - during the Festival.
0:03:48 > 0:03:50- Everyone had a good Festival.
0:03:51 > 0:03:52- It's been busy.
0:03:52 > 0:03:55- That it's a great boon for the town.
0:03:56 > 0:03:57- Do you see the castle?
0:03:57 > 0:03:59- Do you see the castle?- - Surely no-one lives there?
0:04:00 > 0:04:02- No, but it's being restored now.
0:04:02 > 0:04:04- Was it inhabited until recently?
0:04:04 > 0:04:06- Was it inhabited until recently?- - Richard Booth lived there.
0:04:06 > 0:04:08- He owned the castle.
0:04:08 > 0:04:09- Did he?
0:04:10 > 0:04:11- He put Hay on the map.
0:04:11 > 0:04:17- He introduced the books - and he was the King of Hay.
0:04:17 > 0:04:19- There was a ceremony and everything.
0:04:19 > 0:04:21- There was a ceremony and everything.- - A man of status!
0:04:21 > 0:04:22- So, he lived here?
0:04:22 > 0:04:26- The castle does look quite tidy - on one side.
0:04:27 > 0:04:30- He did live here at one time, - but it's been sold now.
0:04:30 > 0:04:35- It's being restored by a trust now, - who've had funding to do the work.
0:04:36 > 0:04:41- It's a big part of Hay - here on the square.
0:04:41 > 0:04:44- Not every square has a castle.
0:04:45 > 0:04:48- And a queen! Come on, let's go!
0:04:50 > 0:04:53- After a look at the border - and the town centre...
0:04:54 > 0:04:58- ..we head back to Dolan's - historic hotel and pub...
0:04:58 > 0:04:59- ..the Old Black Lion.
0:05:01 > 0:05:02- Excellent.
0:05:02 > 0:05:03- That was steep.
0:05:03 > 0:05:05- That was steep.- - I'm out of puff now.
0:05:05 > 0:05:06- It's time for a drink.
0:05:06 > 0:05:08- It's time for a drink.- - I had trouble keeping up.
0:05:08 > 0:05:09- It's ready.
0:05:09 > 0:05:10- It is as well.
0:05:11 > 0:05:13- We deserve one, I'd say.
0:05:13 > 0:05:14- I feel better already.
0:05:15 > 0:05:17- Everyone knows what I drink.
0:05:17 > 0:05:19- Excellent.
0:05:20 > 0:05:23- It's muggy, then the showers come.
0:05:23 > 0:05:24- It's muggy, then the showers come.- - Iechyd da.
0:05:24 > 0:05:25- I'm out of puff.
0:05:25 > 0:05:26- Which one's mine?
0:05:26 > 0:05:28- Which one's mine?- - That one.
0:05:28 > 0:05:29- Iechyd da.
0:05:34 > 0:05:36- This bar is full of character.
0:05:36 > 0:05:38- This bar is full of character.- - It's nice, isn't it?
0:05:38 > 0:05:41- Do you get lots of people staying?
0:05:41 > 0:05:43- Yes, it's busy, pretty busy.
0:05:43 > 0:05:47- It's quiet in winter, - but that's true of anywhere.
0:05:47 > 0:05:51- I see photos - of jazz musicians everywhere.
0:05:51 > 0:05:53- Do you have jazz nights here?
0:05:53 > 0:05:54- Do you have jazz nights here?- - Yes, every Friday night.
0:05:55 > 0:05:58- And all through the Festival.
0:05:58 > 0:06:03- Jazz every Friday, people who - have played at Ronnie Scott's.
0:06:04 > 0:06:08- Grand old places like this one...
0:06:08 > 0:06:11- ..often have stories - about ghosts in rooms.
0:06:12 > 0:06:13- Is that true of here?
0:06:13 > 0:06:14- Is that true of here?- - Yes, it is.
0:06:14 > 0:06:17- The room - where you slept last night...
0:06:19 > 0:06:23- ..there's a ghost there - that might have shared your bed.
0:06:24 > 0:06:25- A ghost?
0:06:25 > 0:06:26- A ghost?- - Yes.
0:06:26 > 0:06:28- A bogeyman?
0:06:28 > 0:06:29- A bogeyman?- - A bogeyman!
0:06:29 > 0:06:31- I feared the bogeyman - when I was a child.
0:06:32 > 0:06:34- We'll settle for a bogeyman.
0:06:47 > 0:06:50- Hay may not be familiar to me...
0:06:50 > 0:06:53- ..but I've reached - the livestock mart.
0:06:54 > 0:06:58- I'm delighted to be here, - because the standard is very high.
0:06:58 > 0:07:03- The fatstock lambs here - are as good as at any mart.
0:07:03 > 0:07:04- It's an old mart...
0:07:05 > 0:07:08- ..but over the years, - back in the '20s and '30s...
0:07:09 > 0:07:12- ..some thousands of lambs were sold.
0:07:12 > 0:07:15- As I said, the quality is here.
0:07:15 > 0:07:20- Apparently, local people, - local butchers, buy a lot here.
0:07:20 > 0:07:24- By the end of the morning, - we'll see what the trade is like.
0:07:27 > 0:07:31- Emyr Roberts - is from Llansannan originally...
0:07:31 > 0:07:34- ..but he has lived in the Hay area - since the 1980s.
0:07:35 > 0:07:37- He's a proficient sheep grader...
0:07:37 > 0:07:41- ..and no-one knows the quality - of local sheep better than him.
0:07:43 > 0:07:44- There are a lot of white ones here.
0:07:44 > 0:07:47- There are a lot of white ones here.- - These Texels have become popular.
0:07:47 > 0:07:48- It used to be all black-faced.
0:07:48 > 0:07:50- It used to be all black-faced.- - Yes, when I first came here.
0:07:50 > 0:07:55- That's all changed now, - to Texel, Beltex and Charollais.
0:07:55 > 0:07:59- The land is good here, - and these lambs are a good size.
0:07:59 > 0:08:02- They're heavier than they look.
0:08:02 > 0:08:04- They weigh more than you think.
0:08:04 > 0:08:08- We're in Hay-on-Wye on a Thursday.
0:08:08 > 0:08:10- How many marts do you do in a week?
0:08:10 > 0:08:12- How many marts do you do in a week?- - Um, six.
0:08:12 > 0:08:13- Do you?
0:08:14 > 0:08:19- Yes, I've been doing six since 1992.
0:08:19 > 0:08:24- I started myself, but I'm lucky - to have lads helping me.
0:08:25 > 0:08:28- There's a clear place - for you boys at the mart.
0:08:28 > 0:08:33- You need someone to grade the lambs, - or every Tom, Dick and Harry...
0:08:33 > 0:08:37- We find that if trade has gone up...
0:08:38 > 0:08:42- ..quite a few farmers - want to bring everything.
0:08:42 > 0:08:44- Lambs that are too fat and too thin.
0:08:45 > 0:08:47- They have to be sorted by weight.
0:08:47 > 0:08:51- The market now - demands lighter lambs than before.
0:08:51 > 0:08:54- You can sell the big lambs - here at the mart...
0:08:55 > 0:08:57- ..but we're punished on the hook.
0:08:57 > 0:08:58- ..but we're punished on the hook.- - That's right.
0:08:58 > 0:09:03- But one or two butchers here - want big lambs for catering.
0:09:04 > 0:09:08- They can pick them up - from the market.
0:09:09 > 0:09:10- How busy is it?
0:09:10 > 0:09:14- I know it's down from what it was.
0:09:14 > 0:09:18- I heard one of the lads say - it was in the thousands in the '30s.
0:09:18 > 0:09:20- It's an old mart, isn't it?
0:09:20 > 0:09:24- It's harder - to keep this place going.
0:09:24 > 0:09:29- But a lot of local farmers - try their best to keep it going.
0:09:30 > 0:09:33- We're lucky that they do try.
0:09:33 > 0:09:35- Your roots are further north.
0:09:35 > 0:09:41- Many of those watching will remember - your father, Bobi Roberts of Brecon.
0:09:41 > 0:09:44- He sang in the vigils at Glansevin.
0:09:44 > 0:09:46- He could sing, but I can't.
0:09:46 > 0:09:47- He could sing, but I can't.- - Can't you?
0:09:47 > 0:09:50- No, I can't go up or down!
0:09:50 > 0:09:51- I'm useless.
0:09:52 > 0:09:56- Starting now - on the non-Continental class...
0:09:57 > 0:09:59- There's some kind of show here too.
0:10:00 > 0:10:02- Yes, we have a new judge here today.
0:10:03 > 0:10:04- Not you?
0:10:04 > 0:10:06- Not you?- - No, I can't judge them.
0:10:06 > 0:10:07- You're here every week.
0:10:07 > 0:10:09- You're here every week.- - Yes, so I'd be in trouble.
0:10:09 > 0:10:11- I can't do it, no.
0:10:13 > 0:10:17- One of the classes - at Hay this morning...
0:10:17 > 0:10:20- ..is for Continental Beltex lambs.
0:10:20 > 0:10:23- The standard is high.
0:10:23 > 0:10:25- What weight are you looking for?
0:10:25 > 0:10:30- They want around 40 kilos, 41 or 42.
0:10:30 > 0:10:31- Live weight?
0:10:31 > 0:10:32- Yes, live.
0:10:33 > 0:10:37- About 18, 19, 20 kilos on the hook.
0:10:37 > 0:10:40- There are smaller ones as well.
0:10:40 > 0:10:43- Here today, - everyone wants to buy these.
0:10:43 > 0:10:46- Two butchers are after them.
0:10:46 > 0:10:48- Everyone wants them.
0:10:48 > 0:10:52- You could buy them - with your eyes closed.
0:10:54 > 0:10:56- They'll be in local shops as well.
0:10:57 > 0:11:00- The competition - between shop windows is important.
0:11:02 > 0:11:08- Congratulations to Price and Rogers, - Lower Sgynlas Farm, Glasbury, Powys.
0:11:09 > 0:11:13- They won the top prize - with lambs of exceptional quality.
0:11:14 > 0:11:18- According to the auctioneer, - Robert Meadmore...
0:11:18 > 0:11:22- ..the mart at Hay - may not be the biggest...
0:11:22 > 0:11:24- ..but it's certainly the happiest.
0:11:24 > 0:11:26- ..but it's certainly the happiest.- - Round of applause, folks.
0:11:26 > 0:11:29- Very well done, everybody concerned.
0:11:29 > 0:11:32- A lovely day at Hay, - the happiest market in the country.
0:11:32 > 0:11:35- I'd say that trade was very good.
0:11:35 > 0:11:37- Excellent trade.
0:11:37 > 0:11:38- Better than I expected.
0:11:38 > 0:11:40- Better than I expected.- - There were good lambs.
0:11:40 > 0:11:44- We had two butchers' shops - here buying.
0:11:44 > 0:11:47- They've bought good lambs - for their shops.
0:11:47 > 0:11:48- That's important, of course.
0:11:48 > 0:11:49- That's important, of course.- - Very important.
0:11:49 > 0:11:52- It's money for the farmers.
0:11:52 > 0:11:55- Money for the farmers - is important...
0:11:56 > 0:12:00- ..as is offering quality meat - at the local butcher's shop.
0:12:00 > 0:12:04- This morning, - manager Geraldine Like...
0:12:04 > 0:12:08- ..is keeping an eye - on the latest meat delivery.
0:12:18 > 0:12:19- Hello, hello, hello.
0:12:20 > 0:12:21- Hello, Dai.
0:12:21 > 0:12:24- I saw the corpses coming in.
0:12:24 > 0:12:27- I thought to myself, - I hope she's alive.
0:12:27 > 0:12:30- You wouldn't want to fall out - with them, Dai.
0:12:31 > 0:12:32- You've got some stuff in here.
0:12:32 > 0:12:35- You've got some stuff in here.- - You have to put it out to sell it.
0:12:35 > 0:12:39- You start in the right place - by buying the right stuff...
0:12:39 > 0:12:40- ..which is local.
0:12:41 > 0:12:42- Look at the lambs.
0:12:42 > 0:12:45- We see them live, - looking terrific at the market.
0:12:46 > 0:12:49- They were last week's lambs, - absolutely beautiful.
0:12:50 > 0:12:52- They're not Welsh lamb, - I'm afraid to say.
0:12:52 > 0:12:56- They're just over the border, - but they're good lambs, crackers.
0:12:57 > 0:13:01- You're keeping the family tradition - and the business going.
0:13:01 > 0:13:04- I am. It wasn't exactly planned.
0:13:04 > 0:13:05- My poor father took ill.
0:13:06 > 0:13:09- I came back to help the boys - and stayed, really.
0:13:10 > 0:13:14- I bet he's looking down, happy - that you're taking his position.
0:13:14 > 0:13:17- Paul thinks I'm mad, I'm not sure.
0:13:17 > 0:13:20- It's been a good thing for me to do.
0:13:20 > 0:13:22- Can I wish you well?
0:13:23 > 0:13:26- Just remember the odd lamb - from this side of the border!
0:13:26 > 0:13:27- We always try!
0:13:28 > 0:13:29- You'll keep us all happy.
0:13:29 > 0:13:31- Lovely to see you.
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0:13:46 > 0:13:48- It's the middle of June...
0:13:48 > 0:13:52- ..and the landscape around Hay - is at its best.
0:13:52 > 0:13:56- Arwyn Davies is originally - from Pontrhydfendigaid...
0:13:57 > 0:14:01- ..but he spent over 40 years - as a vet in this area.
0:14:02 > 0:14:08- He has retired now, - but his career began back in 1965.
0:14:09 > 0:14:14- A year previously, I'd been working - with the government in Cardiff.
0:14:14 > 0:14:15- In Llanishen.
0:14:16 > 0:14:20- But I was like a mountain sheep - that had been locked in a barn.
0:14:22 > 0:14:25- I like being out in the countryside.
0:14:25 > 0:14:28- That's why I chose to become a vet.
0:14:29 > 0:14:30- That's how it started.
0:14:31 > 0:14:35- It was a Tuesday, and I got - a call from one of my farmers.
0:14:35 > 0:14:38- John Evans, you might know him.
0:14:38 > 0:14:40- He kept Welsh Blacks.
0:14:41 > 0:14:44- I got there about half past ten.
0:14:45 > 0:14:47- I wasn't very good.
0:14:47 > 0:14:52- Fred Kane, my anchorman, - got up about half past two.
0:14:53 > 0:14:56- That was the first animal - I laid a hand on.
0:14:58 > 0:15:01- There was room for improvement.
0:15:02 > 0:15:06- You covered a lot of this area - with your practice.
0:15:06 > 0:15:11- Yes, mostly within - a ten-mile radius.
0:15:11 > 0:15:14- But I did go much further.
0:15:14 > 0:15:19- You must have liked the area - because you've stayed here.
0:15:20 > 0:15:24- I moved quite a bit at first.
0:15:24 > 0:15:28- Every two years, - my friends asked the question.
0:15:28 > 0:15:30- "Where are you going next, Arwyn?"
0:15:31 > 0:15:34- But ultimately, it's an experience.
0:15:37 > 0:15:40- We got a warm welcome in this area.
0:15:43 > 0:15:45- I came down here one day.
0:15:45 > 0:15:48- I hadn't been in town very long.
0:15:49 > 0:15:52- I was driving slowly, - as every vet does.
0:15:53 > 0:15:57- A Volkswagen - came towards me at speed.
0:15:57 > 0:15:59- Smack!
0:15:59 > 0:16:00- Smack.
0:16:00 > 0:16:02- That was the end of that car.
0:16:03 > 0:16:06- One of the farmers up here - said to me...
0:16:07 > 0:16:10- .."Don't worry, - I'm not doing anything today.
0:16:10 > 0:16:13- "I'll drive you around - if you want me to."
0:16:13 > 0:16:14- How about that?
0:16:14 > 0:16:15- How about that?- - Very neighbourly.
0:16:16 > 0:16:17- Very neighbourly.
0:16:24 > 0:16:29- I notice - that the town is Anglicized...
0:16:29 > 0:16:32- ..and the area is fairly Anglicized.
0:16:33 > 0:16:36- But to be fair, - you've kept your Welsh.
0:16:36 > 0:16:38- It's great, to be honest.
0:16:38 > 0:16:41- You don't get the chance - to speak Welsh often.
0:16:41 > 0:16:45- None of my farming clients - spoke Welsh.
0:16:45 > 0:16:49- About half a dozen - in the town, probably.
0:16:49 > 0:16:53- No, I hardly spoke any Welsh...
0:16:53 > 0:16:57- ..for about 30 years...
0:16:57 > 0:16:59- ..while I was at the practice.
0:16:59 > 0:17:03- But I did a lot of work - with the Show in Llanelwedd...
0:17:03 > 0:17:06- ..and there's a lot of Welsh there.
0:17:06 > 0:17:11- Apart from the Festival, the town - attracts people all year round.
0:17:11 > 0:17:15- There's a smaller festival - in December as well.
0:17:16 > 0:17:18- Capel-y-ffin.
0:17:18 > 0:17:23- Of course, - Hay was a small agricultural town.
0:17:25 > 0:17:30- There are photos of cattle - being sold in the street.
0:17:33 > 0:17:35- That was true of many places.
0:17:36 > 0:17:38- It's odd that the mart's still open.
0:17:39 > 0:17:40- Yes, but it's a good thing.
0:17:41 > 0:17:45- One of the farmers - told me that he comes there...
0:17:46 > 0:17:51- ..not only to sell - but also for some fun and a chat.
0:17:51 > 0:17:56- Farming these days - is a very solitary life.
0:17:56 > 0:17:58- Farmers can be lonely.
0:17:58 > 0:18:00- Very lonely.
0:18:05 > 0:18:11- Tourists come up here - and they see something not right.
0:18:11 > 0:18:14- A lame animal, a pony perhaps.
0:18:17 > 0:18:19- They have cell phones nowadays.
0:18:19 > 0:18:22- They don't look for the farm.
0:18:22 > 0:18:26- They ring the RSPCA - and say that something isn't right.
0:18:27 > 0:18:29- They in turn call a vet.
0:18:30 > 0:18:32- I've spent over an hour - before now...
0:18:32 > 0:18:36- ..looking for an injured badger - that someone has seen.
0:18:38 > 0:18:42- This farm, Tynllyne they call it, - belongs to a friend of mine.
0:18:42 > 0:18:45- It's probably Ty yn y Llwyn.
0:18:45 > 0:18:46- Dairy cattle.
0:18:47 > 0:18:52- I only had about four dairy farms - in this whole area.
0:18:53 > 0:18:57- My friend, - when he came out of college...
0:18:58 > 0:19:03- ..they milked 40 cows - in an abreast parlour.
0:19:04 > 0:19:06- They have 400 cows now.
0:19:07 > 0:19:12- A lot of farms kept milking cows...
0:19:12 > 0:19:14- ..when I came out of college.
0:19:14 > 0:19:17- Small farms, - county council holdings.
0:19:18 > 0:19:19- Yes, yes.
0:19:19 > 0:19:22- They had been set up...
0:19:23 > 0:19:25- ..to help people into farming.
0:19:26 > 0:19:27- It was a good idea.
0:19:27 > 0:19:31- Youngsters today haven't much hope, - given land prices here.
0:19:32 > 0:19:36- What happened to a lot of them, - if you remember...
0:19:37 > 0:19:39- ..was giving up on the churns.
0:19:39 > 0:19:40- Yes, yes.
0:19:41 > 0:19:42- The bulk came in.
0:19:42 > 0:19:43- The bulk came in.- - Tanks.
0:19:43 > 0:19:47- A lot of people decided...
0:19:47 > 0:19:53- ..that they weren't - going to splash out on tanks.
0:19:55 > 0:19:58- I remember, - before going over to the tank...
0:19:58 > 0:20:01- ..I could carry - a ten-gallon milk churn...
0:20:01 > 0:20:04- ..no trouble at all, - and put it up on the stand.
0:20:04 > 0:20:07- Once the tanks came - and I got out of the habit...
0:20:07 > 0:20:08- ..I couldn't move them.
0:20:16 > 0:20:17- We're high up here.
0:20:18 > 0:20:20- Most of these farms - have Welsh names.
0:20:21 > 0:20:22- Yes, in this area.
0:20:22 > 0:20:26- But over the hill behind you, - you're in England.
0:20:26 > 0:20:29- There are some Welsh names - in the next valley...
0:20:30 > 0:20:31- ..then it's all English.
0:20:32 > 0:20:37- I never considered that Hay - was so close to mountains.
0:20:37 > 0:20:41- It looks so green, - and the wonderful red soil.
0:20:41 > 0:20:44- Yes, it's very pleasant.
0:20:44 > 0:20:48- It's a good farming area.
0:20:48 > 0:20:51- There's something - about the red soil.
0:20:52 > 0:20:54- It lacks cobalt.
0:20:55 > 0:20:58- That leads to a disease...
0:20:58 > 0:21:01- ..especially in lambs - being fattened.
0:21:02 > 0:21:04- They don't come on as they should.
0:21:05 > 0:21:08- The answer is to dose them...
0:21:08 > 0:21:12- ..or a shot of B12, vitamin B12...
0:21:13 > 0:21:18- ..or to spread cobalt sulphate - onto the land.
0:21:19 > 0:21:20- You don't need a lot.
0:21:20 > 0:21:24- No, just a pound or two per acre...
0:21:25 > 0:21:28- ..every three or four years.
0:21:29 > 0:21:32- Of course, if you feed...
0:21:33 > 0:21:38- ..if you give them creep, - there's plenty in the creep...
0:21:39 > 0:21:43- ..but not if you're fattening them - on pasture.
0:21:43 > 0:21:46- We're looking at natural farmland.
0:21:46 > 0:21:51- You want lambs that can live off it - nowadays, because feed is expensive.
0:21:52 > 0:21:54- Not that calling the vet is cheap.
0:21:54 > 0:21:58- That's changed, it's safe to say!
0:21:58 > 0:22:00- I can't understand why you retired!
0:22:00 > 0:22:02- I've been out of it for ten years.
0:22:02 > 0:22:03- I've been out of it for ten years.- - Have you really?
0:22:03 > 0:22:09- Yes, ten years, - but I do have some sheep myself.
0:22:09 > 0:22:13- Nowadays, I have to call out - a vet and pay a vet's bill!
0:22:14 > 0:22:18- I tell people, - "I didn't realize how much...
0:22:18 > 0:22:20- "..it was costing!"
0:22:23 > 0:22:25- Here we are again.
0:22:25 > 0:22:30- Right ahead of us is Hay Bluff, - where the hang-gliders take off.
0:22:32 > 0:22:35- You'll often see twenty - in the air at the same time.
0:22:36 > 0:22:42- I've heard that it's the best area - in Europe for hang-gliding.
0:22:44 > 0:22:49- Down there on the right - is Bwlch yr Angel, Gospel Pass.
0:22:49 > 0:22:52- That's a good Welsh name, - Bwlch yr Angel.
0:22:52 > 0:22:54- I doubt there are angels here.
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