The Week-end BookFrancis Meynell Nonesuch Press, 1955 - 580 pages This sociable anthology is filled with tips & ideas for indoor & outdoor weekeing, a charming, invaluable guide to weekend fun. |
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Page 288
... grass before dusk fell . THE HAY HARVEST FOR HAY was mown by hand , here and there , within the memory of old men . The mowers would start at the first light , when the dew was on the grass and the scythe cut clean ; they would break ...
... grass before dusk fell . THE HAY HARVEST FOR HAY was mown by hand , here and there , within the memory of old men . The mowers would start at the first light , when the dew was on the grass and the scythe cut clean ; they would break ...
Page 289
... grass when it is still very young and fresh , to make silage ; or ( on very big farms ) they feed the grass into a grass - dryer , whence it emerges in the form of powder or pellets . The grass - dryer costs several thousand pounds ; so ...
... grass when it is still very young and fresh , to make silage ; or ( on very big farms ) they feed the grass into a grass - dryer , whence it emerges in the form of powder or pellets . The grass - dryer costs several thousand pounds ; so ...
Page 300
... Grass ; Couch Grass ; Italian Rye Grass ; Cocksfoot ; Timothy ; Meadow Fescue ; Crested Dogtail . A KALENDAR OF WILD FLOWERS To see a World in 300 THE FIELDS AND THE BEASTS THEREOF.
... Grass ; Couch Grass ; Italian Rye Grass ; Cocksfoot ; Timothy ; Meadow Fescue ; Crested Dogtail . A KALENDAR OF WILD FLOWERS To see a World in 300 THE FIELDS AND THE BEASTS THEREOF.
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