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Old and New London
… collection. Amongst this endless array I have seen sewing machines, reaping machines, pianos, harmoniums, holly and mistletoe, bags and …
A History of the County of Oxford
… All the grass and clover intended for hay is cut by mowing machines, and the scythe is only used where it is impossible … used to cut peas and badly-laid corn crops. Corn winnowing machines are to be seen in all barns, often accompanied by a …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… but in a generation a revolution took place. Good mowing machines, self-delivery reapers, hay elevators, loaders, hay … when the corn was over-ripe, encouraged surreptitious threshing by shaking of sheaves), 262 remission of tithes by … even some of the larger farmers preferred to hire. 281 The threshing machine attracted the attention of several …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… regarded as a paying proposition in themselves. They were machines for producing and distributing manure from … of the land which grew the cash crops, wheat and barley: machines which paid for a part only of their upkeep, with … been achieved was only in part due to the substitution of machines for men, and the contraction of the area under the …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… for the accommodation of visiters have been erected, and machines are kept on the beach. The town is situated in a …
A History of the County of Northampton
… in 1953, 74 with diesel-engined Fordson and David Brown machines, costing about £600 each, replacing old petrol and …