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On Water Meadows as suitable for Wales and other mountain districts. Bickford's system of irrigation, as adopted by the late Mr. Pusey, described by T. Barker, in a letter to T. D. Acland, Esq. With plans. Reprinted ... from the Bath and West of England Agricultural Journal, etc
Author | : Thomas H. BARKER (Estate Agent.) |
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Total Pages | : 34 |
Release | : 1859 |
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Water Meadows
Author | : Hadrian F. Cook |
Publisher | : Windgather Press |
Total Pages | : 164 |
Release | : 2007 |
Genre | : Art |
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This book brings to public attention some of the most evocative and threatened features of the landscape of southern England. Water meadows work with nature to improve agricultural productivity, whilst providing rich habitats for wildlife such as water voles, waders and grass snakes. They are areas of low-lying grassland which are regularly 'drowned' - artificially irrigated - at certain times of the year, to stimulate the early growth of grass in the spring. Only a few remain in operation today, though they played a crucial role in Britains past farming economy. Their archaeological remains can be found all over southern England, with Hampshire and Wiltshire having perhaps the best surviving examples. In this book leading archaeologists and scientists - together with one of the last practising 'drowners' - explore the ecology and history of water meadows. They ask when and where the art of floating originated, and explain its hydrology. They also investigate water meadows conservation status and potential for the future.
Journal of the Bath and West of England Society and Southern Counties Association for the Encouragement of Agriculture, Arts, Manufactures, and Commerce
Author | : Bath and West and Southern Counties Society |
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Total Pages | : 640 |
Release | : 1869 |
Genre | : Agriculture |
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The Forgiveness of Nature
Author | : Graham Harvey |
Publisher | : Vintage |
Total Pages | : 398 |
Release | : 2001 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
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This work explores the world of grass from every possible perspective. It elaborates in minute detail the botany of a grass field or lawn, talks to the groundsmen of Wimbledon and West Ham, explores the ornate history of the lawn-mower and the minutiae of cattle-breeding, and surveys the development of the municipal park.