Rye Grass and Hay Saving Advice from an 18th Century Field Note
An agricultural treatise urges timely rebuilding and harvesting of Rye Grass to prevent seed waste in hot weather. It warns against extra thrashing, stresses removing hay with care, and promotes using rye grass rakes for efficient, early preservation. Includes notes on seed cleaning in windy conditions and a marginal profit estimate for five years.
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Linen Manufactures Seeks Flax Feed Proposals for 1789
An 1738 Dublin notice from Mary Emerson and the Linnen-Manufacture trustees calls for all persons to submit flax feed sowing proposals for 1789. Proposals must include name, parish, barony, county, residence, and the next post town, to Dublin Castle by January 1 next, or be rejected.
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Gerald
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