 | Industrial arts - 1807 - 534 pages
...and afterwards by tares. The soil was very heavy and strong. The tops of this crop were so abundant, that they would have fed twenty head, of cattle for...have them Up by the first or second week in October. I employ women to take them up with forks, which, costs iol. The crop yielded 829 Winchester bushels,... | |
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...and afterwards by tares. The soil was very heavy and strong-. The tops of this crop were so abundant, that they would have fed twenty head of cattle for...have them up by the first or second week in October. I employ women to take them up with forks, which costs 101. The crop yielded 820 Winchester bushels,... | |
 | Repertory of arts, manufactures and agriculture - 1807 - 528 pages
....would have fed twenty bead of cattle for a month. J began cutting them too late, by which means I losf a great part. It is essentially, necessary to get...have them up by the first or second week in October. I employ women to take them up with forks, which .costs, 10(. The crpp yielded 829 Winchester bushels,... | |
 | Thomas Gill (patent-agent) - 1771 - 422 pages
...and afterwards \jy tares. The soil was very heavy and strong. The tops of this crop were so abundant, that they would have fed twenty head of cattle for a month. I began cutting them too'late, by which means I lost a great part. It is essentially necessary to get the carrots dry, to... | |
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The expense attending this is considerable, but the value of the rrop amply compensates it. In 1804 I had an acre and a rood, which had been previously occupied by cabbages, and afterwards by tares. The soil was very heavy and strong. The tops of this... 