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Markham's farewel to husbandry, or, The enriching of all sorts of barren and sterile grounds in our nation ... : together with the annoyances, and preservation of all grain and seed, from one year to many years : as also a husbandly computation of men and cattels daily labours, their expences, charges, and utmost profits (1676)

Markham, Gervase, 1568?-1637 · London : Printed for G. Sawbridge · leaf 32

An illustration from Markham's farewel to husbandry, or, The enriching of all sorts of barren and sterile grounds in our nation ... : together with the annoyances, and preservation of all grain and seed, from one year to many years : as also a husbandly computation of men and cattels daily labours, their expences, charges, and utmost profits, 1676, leaf 32
runn and cover over av;hole field, choakingup all forts of good plants whatfoevcr,and turning the beft grafs that is, to mofs and filthincfs: where-foreifatany time you be Mafter of any fuch naughty and bar-ren ground, and would have it reduced unto goodnefsand fer-rtility, you fhall firft take a… … M>M)WJjmtj),^,,),,,,)in,jjjjjjjfjjjjjj,jjjjjj,t,, And with this paring-ftiovcl, you (hall firft pare up al! the upperfvvarthof the ground, above two inches, or an inch and a halfthick at the leaft, and every paring would be fomc three foot inlength at the leaft, and fo broad as the Ihovel will…

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