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Journal of the House of Lords
… a Piece that has a faulty Colour, or a Stain upon it, a Yard would be cut out, and the Piece would be invoiced a Yard shorter, and of course it would not be exactly of the …
The records of St. Bartholomew's priory & St. Bartholomew the Great, West Smithfield
… the profits of the great beam, the beam of the steel yard, the iron beam, package, gauging of wine and of fish and …
A History of the County of Oxford
… the land of excellent and considerable quantities of farm-yard manure and reducing the stock-keeping capabilities of … phosphoric acid and potash in different forms. Farm-yard manure (dung) still holds a high place in their …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… open corn fields. The beasts and horses were either in the yard or the home closes, or tethered or attended by a …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… additions to the potash. Bones (16 bushels to the acre) or yard manure were sometimes added, although the difficulty of … in stalls between November and April become common, nor yard manure surpass that made in the south. Too often it was … artificial manures, but not on heavy land covered with yard manure, nor with beans. 280 Drills were often hired out …
Dictionary of Traded Goods and Commodities
… of 2s 6d (NARROW - ELL) to 5s (BROAD - ELL) and 3s 8d the YARD. OED earliest date of use: 1649 as an adjective denoting … LINING, SCARF, TIPPET, WHISK Found in units of ELL, PIECE, YARD Found imported from Holland Found rated by the LB, PIECE … in the OED Found described as BROAD Found in units of YARD Found rated by the ELL and in various widths See also …