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A History of the County of Middlesex
… it is not likely to become one. The increased use of steam machinery on go-ahead farms has told against the number of …
A History of the County of Oxford
… improvements and additions have been made to hay-making machinery, such as tedders, swath-turners, horse-rakes, … or oil-driven grist mills, bruising and chaff-cutting machinery. Looking back ninety years we cannot fail to be … of appreciating the saving effected by the use of modern machinery is to realize that agriculture could not now be …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… of small farms (Edington 1851), the use of steam power and machinery in agriculture (Kingston Deverill 1871,) all were … these men were the inventors and makers of agricultural machinery, and foremost among these was T. P. Reeves of … men came from Cricklade to cut his corn, although he used machinery extensively at the critical times of the year. 295 …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… than its cost, has encouraged investment in labour-saving machinery, so that while the amount of labour employed in … for the economic use of such expensive singlepurpose machinery as combine harvesters, the trend towards larger … farmer, at all marked. 135 The abolition of wage-fixing machinery in 1921 was accompanied by a sudden drop in weekly …
Old and New London
… passed through the office. This work is now performed by machinery. The total number of letters which passed through … language on a long piece of paper that unrolls itself by machinery in tape-like fashion beneath a revolving wheel, one …
A History of the County of Essex
… Copford into Aldham; its products included agricultural machinery as well as steel building components for Colchester …
Historical Account of Newcastle-upon-Tyne
… The steeple contained a good clock, with chimes. The machinery was placed in the bell-loft, and communicated with …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… spinners, and the weaving of cotton by hand-looms, and by machinery driven by steam, for the manufacturers at …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… works was run by James Lee, who had patented paper-making machinery 23 and presumably equipped and serviced the local …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… of enquiry to be answered. (14.) General questions as to machinery of legislation and administration. (56.) As to …