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A Topographical Dictionary of England
… The crops are various; those commonly cultivated are wheat, barley, oats, peas, beans, turnips, potatoes, and …
A History of the County of Sussex
… of that manor had however been enfranchised by 1891. 26 Wheat, barley, rye, oats, peas, and tares were grown in … as not specially good either for arable or pasture. 31 Wheat, rye, barley, and oats were grown at North farm in … and trefoil, ley farming being practised. 32 In 1874 wheat, barley, oats, turnips, peas, and beans were said to be …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… rough construction work. The main Denny demesne crops were wheat, dredge, and oats. Winter wheat was sown on 90- 115 a., rye on 20-25 a., and the maslin … owing to severe flooding. The triennial rotation of wheat, barley, and a fallow was still in force in the late …
A History of the County of Leicestershire
… that of two years' ploughing for woad and three more for wheat, oats, and barley before the land was laid down again …
Thoroton's History of Nottinghamshire
… the monks gave him a mark of silver, and two archerser of wheat. 4 Raph, son of Remigius, it seems held of Hugh de …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… crops in the later 17th and earlier 18th century were wheat, barley, oats, and peas; smaller amounts of rye, … in spring, were commonly used in addition to autumn-sown wheat. 54 The early 18th-century disparity of farms remained … of 194 a. at Wappenshall lasted until c. 1829. 66 In 1801 wheat accounted for 43 per cent of recorded cereal acreage, …
A History of the County of Somerset
… meadows had been created there. 27 Small farmers grew wheat, barley, beans, peas, clover, and leeks; 28 one … 500 a. of grass and 205 a. of arable, mostly sown with wheat. 37 Dairying was of growing importance from the later …
A History of the County of Essex
… the family seat. John Leventhorpe's farm also produced wheat, beans, oats, rye, and barley, and sold the surplus in … was double that under crops. The main crops were barley, wheat, and turnips, with about 50 a. each, while there were …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… of which the soil is chiefly heavy, and well adapted for wheat, with portions of good barley and turnip land; the …
A History of the County of Essex
… 15th century the lessee of the Bergholt Hall demesne grew wheat, rye, and oats. 46 Pasture and woodland were important … and 12 customary tenancies. 55 In 1696 a tenant provided wheat and rye as part of his rent. 56 In the later 18th … replaced by clover, turnips, peas, or beans. 57 Yields of wheat and barley were below average for the county in the …