Saturday March 31st. 1923
Fine
At home
E. Mayes handle harrowing Big Brettenham field the second time
myself light harrowing Peas
J. Howe at home
Memoranda
Mar. 31st.
E. Mayes full week 30/0
Three Extra men
Threshing and Chaff Cutting 7/6 each
Monday, March 31, 2008
Sunday, March 30, 2008
March 30th.
Friday March 30th. 1923
Fine
At home
Cutting Chaff 5 1/2 hours
E. Mayes. J. Friston. H. Bird. B. Earl.
J. Howe at home
Fine
At home
Cutting Chaff 5 1/2 hours
E. Mayes. J. Friston. H. Bird. B. Earl.
J. Howe at home
Saturday, March 29, 2008
March 29th.
Thursday March 29th. 1923
Fine
At home
E. Mayes handle harrowing in the morning
Threshing in the afternoon
36 Combs of Wheat
Joe Friston, H. Bird, & B. Denny 1/2 day
J. Howe at home
Fine
At home
E. Mayes handle harrowing in the morning
Threshing in the afternoon
36 Combs of Wheat
Joe Friston, H. Bird, & B. Denny 1/2 day
J. Howe at home
Friday, March 28, 2008
March 28th.
Wednesday March 28th. 1923
Fine
All at home
E. Mayes handle harrowing for barley on big Brettenham field
J. Howe at home
from Agricultural Review of the Year 1922
Seeds hay gave a total crop of only 1,732,000 tons, which is the smallest production since 1893, and about 400,000 tons less than in 1921. The yield per acre of 22.7 cwts is 1 3/4 cwts. less than last year, and 5 3/4 cwts. below the ten-year average. It will be understood that these figures apply to the area of seeds actually cut for hay, and take no account of the area of seeds ploughed up. Yields were very light in practically every county, though they were relatively better in the North and in Wales, than in other parts of the country.
Fine
All at home
E. Mayes handle harrowing for barley on big Brettenham field
J. Howe at home
from Agricultural Review of the Year 1922
Seeds hay gave a total crop of only 1,732,000 tons, which is the smallest production since 1893, and about 400,000 tons less than in 1921. The yield per acre of 22.7 cwts is 1 3/4 cwts. less than last year, and 5 3/4 cwts. below the ten-year average. It will be understood that these figures apply to the area of seeds actually cut for hay, and take no account of the area of seeds ploughed up. Yields were very light in practically every county, though they were relatively better in the North and in Wales, than in other parts of the country.
Thursday, March 27, 2008
March 27th
Tuesday March 27th. 1923
Fine
Go to Ipswich
E. Mayes handle harrowing for barley on big Brettenham field
J. Howe at home
Fine
Go to Ipswich
E. Mayes handle harrowing for barley on big Brettenham field
J. Howe at home
Wednesday, March 26, 2008
March 26th
Monday March 26th. 1923
Fine
At home
E. Mayes & myself Carting muck for Mangold
J. Howe at home
Farm Work for the Year
March:
Special Subjects:
Water meadows are now productive for ewes and lambs. Farm accounts ought to occupy attention. Your year, if it began at Lady day, terminates then, and valuations of stock and crop are required to complete your year's accounts. Chicory is sometimes cultivated for forage; 5 lb of seed per acre may be sown broadcast on any land in good tilth. Teazels, too, may be sown, one acre for every four intended for next year's crop, to provide plants for transplanting.
Fine
At home
E. Mayes & myself Carting muck for Mangold
J. Howe at home
Farm Work for the Year
March:
Special Subjects:
Water meadows are now productive for ewes and lambs. Farm accounts ought to occupy attention. Your year, if it began at Lady day, terminates then, and valuations of stock and crop are required to complete your year's accounts. Chicory is sometimes cultivated for forage; 5 lb of seed per acre may be sown broadcast on any land in good tilth. Teazels, too, may be sown, one acre for every four intended for next year's crop, to provide plants for transplanting.
Tuesday, March 25, 2008
Monday, March 24, 2008
March 24th.
Saturday March 24th. 1923
Fine
At home
E. Mayes Carting Beet & Litter
J. Howe at home
Memoranda
Mar. 17th.
E. Mayes full week 30/0
J. Howe 5 days £1..0..10
Fine
At home
E. Mayes Carting Beet & Litter
J. Howe at home
Memoranda
Mar. 17th.
E. Mayes full week 30/0
J. Howe 5 days £1..0..10
Sunday, March 23, 2008
March 23rd
Friday March 23rd. 1923
Showerey (sic)
At home
E. Mayes handle harrowing on big Brettenham field have to leave off, take Colt Charlie to be shod the first time
J. Howe at home
from Agricultural Review of the Year 1922
The growth of hay was retarded by the cold, dry spring, and much of the seeds was a thin plant as a result of the drought of 1921, so that hay crops were also very unsatisfactory. Most of the seeds hay was secured in good condition, but the bulk of the meadow hay was more or less weathered, and the quality of a fair proportion was impaired owing to delay in cutting.
Showerey (sic)
At home
E. Mayes handle harrowing on big Brettenham field have to leave off, take Colt Charlie to be shod the first time
J. Howe at home
from Agricultural Review of the Year 1922
The growth of hay was retarded by the cold, dry spring, and much of the seeds was a thin plant as a result of the drought of 1921, so that hay crops were also very unsatisfactory. Most of the seeds hay was secured in good condition, but the bulk of the meadow hay was more or less weathered, and the quality of a fair proportion was impaired owing to delay in cutting.
Saturday, March 22, 2008
March 22nd.
Thursday March 22nd. 1923
Fine
Meet Mr. Valiant with Tommy at Finningham Station and say goodbye to Tom
E. Mayes at home in the Yards feeding things
J. Howe finish Light harrowing Brettenham field the second time & start Handle harrowing same
Fine
Meet Mr. Valiant with Tommy at Finningham Station and say goodbye to Tom
E. Mayes at home in the Yards feeding things
J. Howe finish Light harrowing Brettenham field the second time & start Handle harrowing same
Friday, March 21, 2008
March 21st.
Wednesday March 21st. 1923
Fine
At home
E. Mayes Handle Harrowing Rattlesden meadow second time.
J. Howe Light harrowing on Big Brettenham field.
Fine
At home
E. Mayes Handle Harrowing Rattlesden meadow second time.
J. Howe Light harrowing on Big Brettenham field.
Thursday, March 20, 2008
March 20th
Tuesday March 20th. 1923
Fine
At home
E. Mayes Handle harrowing Rattlesden meadow with three horses
J. Howe Light harrowing on big Brettenham field
Farm Work for the Year:
March:
Hop Garden: Young hops are being planted. Grounds which have been trenched or subsoiled and manured receive the young plants in holes made for them.
Fine
At home
E. Mayes Handle harrowing Rattlesden meadow with three horses
J. Howe Light harrowing on big Brettenham field
Farm Work for the Year:
March:
Hop Garden: Young hops are being planted. Grounds which have been trenched or subsoiled and manured receive the young plants in holes made for them.
Wednesday, March 19, 2008
March 19th.
Monday March 19th. 1923
Fine
Go to Coton for Hay
J. Howe light Harrowing Rattlesden meadow twice for Barley
E. Mayes Carting trees with two horses for Mr. Death 15 / 0
Fine
Go to Coton for Hay
J. Howe light Harrowing Rattlesden meadow twice for Barley
E. Mayes Carting trees with two horses for Mr. Death 15 / 0
Tuesday, March 18, 2008
March 18th
Sunday March 18th. 1923
Fine
All at home
Farm Work for the Year
March:
Stock Farm: Cows are calving and cheese-making has begun. The lambing season is at its height all over Southern and Midland England.
Fine
All at home
Farm Work for the Year
March:
Stock Farm: Cows are calving and cheese-making has begun. The lambing season is at its height all over Southern and Midland England.
Monday, March 17, 2008
March 17th.
Saturday March 17th. 1923
Fine
At home
E. Mayes Carting Beet & Litter
J. Howe Cutting hedge
Memoranda
E. Mayes full week 30/0
J. Howe 5 days £1...0...10
Fine
At home
E. Mayes Carting Beet & Litter
J. Howe Cutting hedge
Memoranda
E. Mayes full week 30/0
J. Howe 5 days £1...0...10
Sunday, March 16, 2008
March 16th.
Friday March 16th. 1923
Fine
At home
E. Mayes Harrowing meadows in the morning, go to Blacksmith in afternoon
J. Howe Cutting hedge in barn field
For scour in claves
Prepared chalk 4 ounces
Kanella bark powdered 1 ounce
Laudanum 1 ounce
Water 1 pint
Give two or three tablespoonfuls according to the size of the animal, two or three times a day.
Fine
At home
E. Mayes Harrowing meadows in the morning, go to Blacksmith in afternoon
J. Howe Cutting hedge in barn field
For scour in claves
Prepared chalk 4 ounces
Kanella bark powdered 1 ounce
Laudanum 1 ounce
Water 1 pint
Give two or three tablespoonfuls according to the size of the animal, two or three times a day.
March 15th.
Thursday March 15th. 1923
Drissly (sic)
Go to Stow, Sell Tommy, Cart & Harness £1 taken on account
E. Mayes take fat Pig to Stow
Bring Calf nuts back Salt & boxes
J. Howe jobbing about
Promise to meet Mr Valiant 11/30 at Fin the 22nd
Drissly (sic)
Go to Stow, Sell Tommy, Cart & Harness £1 taken on account
E. Mayes take fat Pig to Stow
Bring Calf nuts back Salt & boxes
J. Howe jobbing about
Promise to meet Mr Valiant 11/30 at Fin the 22nd
Friday, March 14, 2008
March 14th.
Wednesday March 14th. 1923
Cold
At home
E. Mayes & J. Howe topping up Shed in Stackyard
Sent two Hens and twenty Chicks to Hartest
Sent Empty Case Back to Hunters
Cold
At home
E. Mayes & J. Howe topping up Shed in Stackyard
Sent two Hens and twenty Chicks to Hartest
Sent Empty Case Back to Hunters
Thursday, March 13, 2008
March 13th.
Tuesday March 13th. 1923
Rain
At home
E. Mayes jobbing about in the morning.
E. Mayes & myself & F. Reynolds put Colt in Cart for the first time take it to Gedding Mill & home by Rattlesden
J. Howe at home
Rain
At home
E. Mayes jobbing about in the morning.
E. Mayes & myself & F. Reynolds put Colt in Cart for the first time take it to Gedding Mill & home by Rattlesden
J. Howe at home
Wednesday, March 12, 2008
March 12th.
Monday March 12th. 1923
Fine
At home
E. Mayes Carting faggots for Mr. Kerry.
J. Howe finish trimming fence by roadside & get one load of flashings on to shed
Fine
At home
E. Mayes Carting faggots for Mr. Kerry.
J. Howe finish trimming fence by roadside & get one load of flashings on to shed
March 11th
Sunday March 11th. 1923
Fine
All at home
from Agricultural Review of the Year 1922
Peas are by far the worst crop on record, the yield per acre being estimated at only 17 bushels, or 7 3/4 bushels below the ten-year average, and 1 3/4 bushels less than the previous lowest in 1885. The total production of 261,000 quarters is 52,000 quarters less than last year, and lower than in any year, except 1916 when practically a similar total crop was obtained from an area about 30 per cent less.
Fine
All at home
from Agricultural Review of the Year 1922
Peas are by far the worst crop on record, the yield per acre being estimated at only 17 bushels, or 7 3/4 bushels below the ten-year average, and 1 3/4 bushels less than the previous lowest in 1885. The total production of 261,000 quarters is 52,000 quarters less than last year, and lower than in any year, except 1916 when practically a similar total crop was obtained from an area about 30 per cent less.
Monday, March 10, 2008
March 10th.
Saturday March 10th. 1923
Fine
At home
E. Mayes Carting Beet & Litter
J. Howe trimming fence by roadside
Memoranda
Mar. 10th.
E. Mayes full week 30/0
J. Howe full week 25/0
Fine
At home
E. Mayes Carting Beet & Litter
J. Howe trimming fence by roadside
Memoranda
Mar. 10th.
E. Mayes full week 30/0
J. Howe full week 25/0
Sunday, March 9, 2008
March 9th.
Friday March 9th. 1923
Drissly (sic)
At home
E. Mayes J. Howe Cutting wood and trimming fence by roadside
Drissly (sic)
At home
E. Mayes J. Howe Cutting wood and trimming fence by roadside
Saturday, March 8, 2008
March 8th.
Thursday March 8th. 1923
Drissly (sic)
Go to Stow
E. Mayes J.Howe trimming fence by roadside
Champion Beast at London Smithfield Show
1875 Thomas Willis Shorthorn Cow
(a Piece of Plate value £105 to Exhibitor of the best Beast in the Annual Show)
Drissly (sic)
Go to Stow
E. Mayes J.Howe trimming fence by roadside
Champion Beast at London Smithfield Show
1875 Thomas Willis Shorthorn Cow
(a Piece of Plate value £105 to Exhibitor of the best Beast in the Annual Show)
Friday, March 7, 2008
March 7th.
Wednesday March 7th. 1923
Showerey (sic)
Take Colt round on the road first time myself
E. Mayes J. Howe trimming fence by road side
Showerey (sic)
Take Colt round on the road first time myself
E. Mayes J. Howe trimming fence by road side
Thursday, March 6, 2008
Wednesday, March 5, 2008
March 5th.
Monday March 5th. 1923
Fine
At home
E. Mayes Carting trees with two horses for Mr. Death 15 / 0
J. Howe trimming fence by roadside
Fine
At home
E. Mayes Carting trees with two horses for Mr. Death 15 / 0
J. Howe trimming fence by roadside
Tuesday, March 4, 2008
March 4th.
Sunday March 4th. 1923
Fine
All at home
from Farm Work for the Year
March
Arable farm: One of the busiest months of the year. The horses must have improved rations, for they are working full hours and hard. All spring corn may be got in this month, and the nearer this work is completed the better. Oats should be sown after either sheepfold or clover ploughed up in winter. Barley is sown close up to the sheepfold, or after wheat stubble ploughed in winter and receiving a dressing afterwards. Grass and clover seed may be sown in March over the young wheat after harrowing, or over the barley either now or later on. A broadcast sowing machine will sow 8lb. to 15lb. of mixed clover seed per acre, and from two to four pecks of grass seed at a second time of going over. Potatoes should be planted towards the end of March; early sorts in early places; and if sets which have been saved and sprouted in thin layers on protected trays are used, an early and valuable crop may be obtained. Carrots may be sown this month on land which has been deeply tilled, in good heart, made hard by rolling to receive the seed not too deep in rows fifteen inches apart. Some turnip seed should be sown with this, and, sprouting earlier, they will show where the rows will come, and enable an earlier hoeing. Spring tares may be sown in portions for use in July. A plot for cabbage seed should be sown to provide drumhead plants for transplanting in May and June. Land must be got ready for mangels; ploughed in autumn, it may be scarified now and rubbed up to receive the dung and a dressing of guano, and superphosphate may be sown broadcast, and the whole covered by splitting the drills ready for the seed next month. Dung heaps made and turned.
Fine
All at home
from Farm Work for the Year
March
Arable farm: One of the busiest months of the year. The horses must have improved rations, for they are working full hours and hard. All spring corn may be got in this month, and the nearer this work is completed the better. Oats should be sown after either sheepfold or clover ploughed up in winter. Barley is sown close up to the sheepfold, or after wheat stubble ploughed in winter and receiving a dressing afterwards. Grass and clover seed may be sown in March over the young wheat after harrowing, or over the barley either now or later on. A broadcast sowing machine will sow 8lb. to 15lb. of mixed clover seed per acre, and from two to four pecks of grass seed at a second time of going over. Potatoes should be planted towards the end of March; early sorts in early places; and if sets which have been saved and sprouted in thin layers on protected trays are used, an early and valuable crop may be obtained. Carrots may be sown this month on land which has been deeply tilled, in good heart, made hard by rolling to receive the seed not too deep in rows fifteen inches apart. Some turnip seed should be sown with this, and, sprouting earlier, they will show where the rows will come, and enable an earlier hoeing. Spring tares may be sown in portions for use in July. A plot for cabbage seed should be sown to provide drumhead plants for transplanting in May and June. Land must be got ready for mangels; ploughed in autumn, it may be scarified now and rubbed up to receive the dung and a dressing of guano, and superphosphate may be sown broadcast, and the whole covered by splitting the drills ready for the seed next month. Dung heaps made and turned.
Monday, March 3, 2008
March 3rd.
Saturday March 3rd. 1923
Fine
At home
E, Mayes getting beet home & Carting litter
J. Howe & myself building shed in stackyard
Memoranda
Mar. 3rd.
E. Mayes full week 30/0
J. Howe 5 3/4 days 24/0
Fine
At home
E, Mayes getting beet home & Carting litter
J. Howe & myself building shed in stackyard
Memoranda
Mar. 3rd.
E. Mayes full week 30/0
J. Howe 5 3/4 days 24/0
Sunday, March 2, 2008
March 2nd.
Friday March 2nd. 1923
Fine
At home
E. Mayes Carting trees for Mr. Death with two horses 15/0
J. Howe & myself building shed in stackyard
Champion Beast at London Smithfield Show
1874 H.R.H. Prince of Wales Shorthorn cow
Fine
At home
E. Mayes Carting trees for Mr. Death with two horses 15/0
J. Howe & myself building shed in stackyard
Champion Beast at London Smithfield Show
1874 H.R.H. Prince of Wales Shorthorn cow
Saturday, March 1, 2008
March 1st.
Thursday March 1st. 1923
Fine
At home
E. Mayes Carting trees for Mr Death with two horses 15/0
J. Howe & myself building shed in stackyard
J. Howe 3/4 day
Fine
At home
E. Mayes Carting trees for Mr Death with two horses 15/0
J. Howe & myself building shed in stackyard
J. Howe 3/4 day
February 28th.
Wednesday February 28th. 1923
Fine
At home
Received bag of Bran
E. Mayes carting trees for Mr Death with two horses 15/0
J. Howe & myself after shed in Stackyard
Fine
At home
Received bag of Bran
E. Mayes carting trees for Mr Death with two horses 15/0
J. Howe & myself after shed in Stackyard
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