 | Industrial arts - 1795 - 508 pages
...meadow. When this meadow is to be watered, the ends of the carriages, adjoining the crofs drains, arc ftopt with turf dug on the fpot, and the water is...as it will cover well at a time, which the watermen call a pitch of werk ; and, \vhen it is neceffary to lay this pitch dry, they take out the turfs, let... | |
 | William Tatham - 1801 - 474 pages
...When When this meadow is to be watered, the ends of the carriages adjoining the crofsdrains, are flopt with turf dug on the fpot, and the water is thrown...as it will cover well at a time, which the watermen call a pitch of work ; and when it is neceflary to lay this. pitch dry, they take out the turves, and... | |
 | James Anderson - Agriculture - 1801 - 820 pages
...meadow.. When this meadow is to be watered, the ends of the carriages adjoining the crofsdrains, are flopt with turf dug on the fpot, and the water is thrown...as it will cover well at a time, which the watermen call a pitch of work ; « tf and when it is neceflary tp lay this pitch dry, they take out the turves,... | |
 | Walter William Skeat - English language - 1880 - 348 pages
...small brooks. Wilts. ' Flowing meadows'- — lowland meadows watered from rivers. Wilts. In these ' the water is thrown over as much of the meadow as it will cover well at a time, which the watermen call a pitch of work.' . . . . ' The stream of water being usually small and manageable, few hatches... | |
 | rev. w.w. sjeat - 1880 - 360 pages
...or small brooks. Wilts. ' Flowing meadows'—lowland meadows watered from rivers. Wilts. In these ' the water is thrown over as much of the meadow as it will cover well at a time, which the watermen call a pitch of work.' . . . . ' The stream of water being usually small and manageable, few hatches... | |
 | James Britten - Agriculture - 1880 - 238 pages
...small brooks. Wilts. ' Flowing meadows ' — lowland meadows watered from rivers. Wilts. In these ' the water is thrown over as much of the meadow as it will cover well at a time, which the watermen call a pitch of work.' . . . . ' The stream of water being usually small and manageable, few hatches... | |
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When this meadow is to be watered, the ends of the carriages adjoining the crofsdrains, are flopt with turf dug on the fpot, and the water is thrown over as much of the meadow as it will cover well at a time, which the watermen call a pitch of work ;... 