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Old and New London
… a dirty, disreputable state as to be almost impassable in winter, and was so often complained of that the Bishop of … of the deepness and dirtieness of the passage in the winter season, was refused by wayfaring men, carriers, and …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… of wheat and high C.A.P. intervention prices had made winter wheat a reliable and profitable crop to be stored in …
A History of the County of Oxford
… comes but once in eight years. In the autumn, rye and winter vetches are sown on land intended for roots; these … with a corn crop), early spring-planted vetches, and winter-planted cabbages, are eaten on the ground by sheep. … as three crops may sometimes be seen in one year, namely, winter vetches or rye, followed by rape or mustard, then …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… spring and summer grass, but some was also produced in winter from hay. The surplus cattle of the dairies were … The usual course here, however, was (1) wheat or other winter corn, (2) barley or other spring corn, (3) bare … this was extended into a four-field course of (1) winter corn, (2) barley, (3) oats, (4) bare fallow. 51 One …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… yeoman virtually disappeared; the capitalist winter dairyman and the corn and sheep farmer, dependent upon … lambs were kept for store and put out with ewe lambs to winter on low ground. Here they were fed either with hay from … in the north of the county or in adjoining counties, where winter food was more easily obtained. Meanwhile, the rams …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… 2 s. a week; these brought their ordinary weekly wages in winter to between 10 s. and 12 s. 9 Their wages and … 1898 normal weekly wages were 12 s. in summer and 11 s. in winter, or 11 s. 9 d. over the year; in 1902 they were 12 s. …
Survey of London
… incessantly in relays, night and day, during the severe winter of 186667, fires being lighted around them to prevent …
Survey of London
… of the canopy would perhaps have been glazed during the winter.) 284 Possibly there was something to be said for this … glass. 359 When nearly finished Armstead suggested that in winter they should be covered with matting or wooden frames. … the memorial bodily within a glass conservatory or 'winter garden'. Cole, who was never likely to forget entirely …
A History of the County of Sussex
… 294 a., was an arable and sheep farm, the main crop being winter wheat. In 1985 Albourne Place, Bishops Place, and …
A History of the County of Northampton
… to be employed after the war for carting manure, roots and winter fodder, for which they were more economical than …