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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 72

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, till youhave made your plafli full and equall in all places, and that allthe rcughnefs may be as in a tUt kvell equally touch the ground*when you have thus proportioned your Harrow, you iliaII thentike great loggs of wood, or pieces of timber, and with ropesbind them on the upper Cde of this… … To the big end of this harrow , you flialJ fix a flrong ropewith a Swingle-tree with Treats, Oiler, and Harnefsjand oneHorfe is fully fufficicntto draw it round about the Palture orMeadow ; fo with this Harrow you (hall harrow the ground allover, and it will not cnely break all the hard dots to a…

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