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A Topographical Dictionary of England
… part undulated; the soil is of good quality, producing turnips and excellent barley, for which latter the district …
A History of the County of Oxford
… (18 per cent), and oats (11 per cent), with swedes and turnips (9 per cent) and a few mangolds and potatoes; … chief crops remained wheat, oats, and barley, with some turnips and kale for cattle feed. There was extensive dairy, …
A History of the County of Somerset
… a. 67 In 1781 grass covered 1,045 a., arable 1,016 a., turnips and clover 115 a., and gardens and orchards 205 a. A …
A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland
… manner. The crops are, oats, barley, potatoes, and turnips, of which great quantities are grown, of excellent … land produces good crops of all kinds of grain, potatoes, turnips, and hay; the system of farming is of a superior … and Mr. Traill, of Westove. The soil is well adapted for turnips, of which large quantities are raised; and the …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… chalk substratum, yielding abundant crops of corn, clover, turnips, &c., and hops almost rivalling the produce of the …
A History of the County of Somerset
… was said c. 1785 to be poor on wet, cold clay, and no turnips were grown 17 although limekilns were in operation. …
A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland
… crops are, wheat, oats, barley, peas, beans, potatoes, and turnips; the system of husbandary is in a very advanced … inclosure of the lands. The crops are, grain of all kinds, turnips, and potatoes. Few sheep are either reared or fed, … The crops are, oats, barley, wheat, potatoes, and turnips. Surface-draining is rapidly growing into practice, …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… level, and the soil chiefly suited to the growth of turnips and barley; around the village and towards the river …
A History of the County of Oxford
… and excessive weeds were blamed on the failure to sow turnips or graze sheep on the land. 157 In 1775, when the … hay; the chief crops were barley (425 a.), wheat (388 a.), turnips (276 a.), beans (128 a.), and oats (75 a.), with some … crops were still barley (246 a.), wheat (218 a.), and turnips (200 a.); potatoes (188 a.) and oats (178 a.) were …
A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland
… The crops are, wheat, oats, barley, potatoes, and turnips; the system of agriculture is greatly improved, and … the crops are, wheat, oats, barley, potatoes, and turnips, with the various grasses, and the crops generally … improved. The chief crops are, oats, barley, potatoes, and turnips; but there is little more than 1000 acres under …