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Tag Archives: wheat
21.11.39
Still, overcast, rather chilly. Did nothing out of doors. New cwt. Full-o-Pep begun today. Clarke’s say the grain-shortage, such as there is, is of maize & dari (wheatings)[1]. The former comes from the Argentine. The latter was usually imported ready … Continue reading
Posted in Domestic
Tagged Argentine, Clarke's, dari, eggs, Full-o-Pep, grain shortage, maize, mills, weather, wheat, wheatings
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21.7.39.
Fine part of the day, but overcast & damp in the morning, & a thunderstorm in the afternoon. Wheat yellowing. Planted out leeks (38 make a row.) Weeds very bad everywhere. This morning a female flower of a marrow opened; … Continue reading
Posted in Domestic
Tagged goat, gooseberries, leeks, marrow, milk-yield, thunderstorm, weather, weeds, wheat
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10.7.39
Foreign & General 1. Germany is said to be demanding entire Rumanian wheat crop, also part of what is left over from 1938 crop. Daily Telegraph [a] 2. Large-scale practice blackout on Sat. night said to have gone off successfully. … Continue reading
Posted in Leading Up to War, Political
Tagged Bela Kun, blackout, Churchill, Daily Telegraph, Germany, militia, Rumania, Socialist Correspondence, wheat
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1.11.38
Fine, not at all hot. People ploughing everywhere. The plough stirs the soil about 4” to 6” deep. The soil varies greatly & some of it looks rather good. Large patches which were perhaps cultivated a year ago have been … Continue reading
Posted in Domestic
Tagged goat giving birth, goats, marigold, nasturtiums, ploughing, pomegranates, wheat
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