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A History of the County of Oxford
… was the chief crop, followed by barley, oats, swedes and turnips, and mangolds. 30 The estate was run as a single farm …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… farms, producing barley, wheat, oats, rye, clover, and turnips. 49 In 1870 there was c. 700 a. of barley, and c. 670 … there was c. 1,100 a. of barley and c. 500 a. of wheat. Turnips were grown on the heathland from c. 1810 until the …
A Topographical Dictionary of Wales
… gravel, and the chief produce wheat, barley, potatoes, and turnips. The surface is undulated and hilly, rising from the …
A History of the County of Middlesex
… in 1794 was of vetches, or peas and beans, followed by turnips, sold to London cow-keepers, and then by wheat and …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… husbandry then was wheat, barley, oats, and fallow; some turnips were grown. 21 Arable farming became more profitable … types. One, the 'sharp soil', was suited to barley and turnips, and the course there was turnips, barley, clover, and wheat; the other soil, cold poor …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… the vicar was receiving in addition tithes of wood, hemp, turnips, honey, turkeys, apples, and pears. A composition of …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… was also being grown in the parish. 56 Flax, hemp, and turnips were among tithable produce in 1681. 57 Cider-making … being grown there in the early 18th century. 83 In 1769 turnips were being grown on the home farm of the manor and in …
A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland
… The chief crops are, oats, barley, wheat, potatoes, and turnips, with various grasses, which grow luxuriantly in many … to the depth of twenty feet, well adapted to barley and turnips; and as the ground further rises, it is of the same … The chief crops are, grain of all kinds, potatoes, and turnips; the system of agriculture is in an advanced state, …
A History of the County of Oxford
… of hemp, and one in 1629 left three linen wheels. 100 Turnips, barley, and wheat were grown in closes in the early … crops were wheat and barley (25 per cent each), swedes and turnips (15 per cent), oats (8 per cent), mangolds (5 per …
A History of the County of Sussex
… 1930 the crops of the parish were listed as wheat, oats, turnips, mangel-wurzels, and rape. 87 Sheep remained …