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A History of the County of Gloucester
… and oats were grown, together with a small quantity of beans and rye. In 1286 four casks of cider were produced, and …
A History of the County of Somerset
… women were employed to pull turnips and mangolds, plant beans, and hoe wheat. Young boys kept sheep in the Levels, drove plough horses, planted potatoes and beans; the girls did general farm work. 7 In the 1890s …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… the crops generally cultivated are, wheat, barley, oats, beans, peas, vetches, turnips, and hops. The sands of …
A History of the County of Sussex
… cucumbers, strawberries, melons, mushrooms, French beans, potatoes, and a few nectarines and figs. Glass-house …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… is generally a strong loam, well adapted for wheat and beans, and the meadows and pastures are luxuriantly rich; …
A History of the County of Sussex
… viz. turnips; barley or oats; seeds; wheat; peas, beans, or tares; and wheat. 40 Much of Bonhams farm was …
A History of the County of Somerset
… 42 a. with oats, 35 a. with barley, and c. 50 a. with rye, beans, peas, and vetches, a total of about half the entire … mainly wheat, barley, and oats but also potatoes, peas, beans, and rape. 95 In 1836 the parish was said to be largely …
A History of the County of Oxford
… qr., of which 74 qr. were sold); rye, maslin, dredge, and beans were also grown. The sale of such a large part of the … 16th century were the usual ones of barley, wheat, maslin, beans, and peas. In 1587 barley seems to have been the main …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… arable; in 1995 cereals were grown on c. 500 a., beans were grown on 100 a., c. 60 a. was pasture, and c. 120 …
A History of the County of Oxford
… crops in the mid 19th century were wheat, barley, beans, and turnips, 80 and many livestock were grazed: in …