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A History of the County of Shropshire
… peas; smaller amounts of rye, vetches, clover, beans, and potatoes were grown. Mixed grains, sown in spring, were … per cent. Turnips and rape were then widely grown, as were potatoes. 67 Rotations on the Leveson-Gower farms were …
A History of the County of Essex
… about 50 a. each, while there were smaller areas of oats, potatoes, peas, and beans. 187 In 1842 the parish had 729 a. …
A History of the County of Stafford
… the rate of 8 or 10 quarters an acre. Large quantities of potatoes had been planted in previous years; but there had … the ground was maintained by the use of night soil. Milk, potatoes, and pigmeat were produced for urban consumption. 96 …
A History of the County of Middlesex
… parish remarked, 'they might barely subsist, on bread, potatoes, butter, and tea'. 81 Changes in the pattern of land …
The Environs of London
… of the arable are (on an average) annually cropped with potatoes, and about 200 with turnips. The soil, except in the …
A History of the County of Essex
… 40 Some 500 a. of arable were then being cropped with potatoes and 200 a. with turnips. According to the crop … only 1,026 a. were under cultivation, including 575 a. of potatoes, 272 a. of wheat, 87 a. of turnips, 67 a. of oats, and 25 a. of rye. 41 Potatoes had been grown commercially since the 1730s. 42 The …
A History of the County of Somerset: Volume 10
… 208 a. wheat, 115 a. beans, 41 a. peas, 8 a. oats, 7 a. potatoes and only 1 a. barley but the acres were computed, …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… crops grown with smaller acreages of barley, oats, peas, potatoes, and turnips. 95 Hops were being grown in the early …