April 1, 1771
Posted by sydney on Apr 1st, 1771
Mr Woods, of Chilgrove, had on this day 27 acres of spring-sown wheat not then sprouted out of the ground: & yet he had a good crop from those fields, no less than 4 quarters an acre!
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