Now that little ready cash has stopped. The sheep that were going to market to make space for the lambing of the next three weeks are stuck where they are. All movements have been stopped. Nothing is coming into the bank from sheep sales. Even the cheering sight of Spring lambs will have lost its edge.
Lucky farmers can sometimes manage a night away from the farm at some point in the year.
It is impossible to imagine on this farm any inward money. Farm-bound animals must be fed. There is little grass at this time of year. Feed bills must be paid. Listeners to The Archers know only too well, the Grundys failed to pay their bills and had to leave Grange Farm.