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A Topographical Dictionary of England
… by measurement 2144 acres: the soil is fertile, producing wheat much esteemed for its quality; and there are some …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… 200 a. of demesne arable, 66 of which 80 a. were sown with wheat. 67 An expansion of the demesne may have already begun, … arable was 268 a., of which 160 a. were sown with winter wheat, and there were also 116 a. of demesne meadow, … 4 In the late 18th century the chief arable crops were wheat and beans, and some barley 5 and flax was grown, 6 but …
A History of the County of Hertford
… Village The land is mostly arable, and produces excellent wheat. It is well wooded, and the combinations of hill and …
A History of the County of Hertford
… he was bound to carry to Westminster half a quarter of wheat or a quarter of oats. He ought also to plough and …
A History of the County of Somerset: Volume 10
… The same year a machine was employed to thresh oats and wheat, four women each planted c. 30 peck of beans, and the … for much of the 19th and 20th centuries although beans and wheat were grown on small acreages in the early 1900s, only 4 … had been ploughed under orders and was described as good wheat land. The farm also had an orchard and a withy bed. 6 …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… of sixteen-horse power is applied to the grinding of wheat and to other purposes connected with the manufacture, …
A History of the County of Essex
… had been put to other uses. 69In 1801 the main crops were wheat (223 a.), barley (152 a.), oats (91 a.), peas (45 a.), … 8½ a. orchard, and 5½ a. coppice. The chief crops were wheat (178 a.), barley (140 a.), oats (91 a.), peas (78 a.), …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… soil is partly gravelly, and partly clay; the chief crops, wheat and beans; and the principal timber, oak. Lord …
Ancient and Historical Monuments in the County of Gloucester
… suffered from fire and the collapse of timbers. Charred wheat on the floor of room 3 indicates that agriculture was …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… is undulated, and the soil rich, producing fine crops of wheat, barley, oats, and turnips. The village, which is … 582 acres, of a strong clay soil yielding good crops of wheat and clover. In West Whorlton is the Hall, which …