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A History of the County of Wiltshire
… 500-600 sheep were kept on it and wheat and a feed crop of turnips were grown. 96 In the later 19th century and the …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… cultivated are, wheat, barley, oats, beans, peas, vetches, turnips, and hops. The sands of Wolverley are remarkable for …
A History of the County of Essex
… or trefoil, (3) wheat, and (4) fallow with or without turnips. 84 By 1838 a total of 1,934 a., equivalent to 88.5 … wheat (410 a.), oats (330 a.), and barley (302 a.), with turnips (213 a.) and small quantities of veg- etables. There …
A History of the County of Sussex
… A six-course rotation was then widely practised, viz. turnips; barley or oats; seeds; wheat; peas, beans, or tares; … totalled c. 1,000 a., the chief being wheat, oats, and turnips and swedes; there were then 533 a. of grass, with 193 …
A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland
… there to bog. The crops are, oats, barley, potatoes, and turnips; the system of agriculture is much improved, and the … has been introduced with success in the cultivation of turnips. The marshy lands have been mostly drained, and … chief crops are barley, oats, and wheat, with potatoes and turnips. The system of agriculture is greatly improved; the …
A History of the County of Oxford
… in the mid 19th century were wheat, barley, beans, and turnips, 80 and many livestock were grazed: in 1852 the …
A History of the County of Somerset
… dianthi, Schrank), which is most destructive to potatoes, turnips and swedes; it also attacks the tulip, crocus, …