William Monk, Diary 1917 of an allotment run by Clayton-le-Moors Working Mens Club, item 11
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1917
8
February
to take what available land
was left which included the
Hill. For sometime the idea was
to sublet the Hill but it was left
in abeyance. The main factor that
induced the committe to take all
the remaining land was that the
fencing, etc would cost more than
ploughing etc. of the whole plot.
It was passed to take this plot.
So the committe saw that we had
the land ploughed + harrowed, also
that we purchase the seed potatoes.
Unfortunately at this juncture some
of the members took plots of their own.
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1917
8
February
to take what available land
was left which included the
Hill. For sometime the idea was
to sublet the Hill but it was left
in abeyance. The main factor that
induced the committe to take all
the remaining land was that the
fencing, ×etc would cost more than
ploughing etc, of the whole plot.
It was passed to take this plot.
So the committe saw that we had
the land ploughed + harrowed, also
that we purchased the seed potatoes.
Unfortunately at this juncture some
of the members took plots of their own.
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1917
8
February
to take what available land
was left which included the
Hill. For sometime the idea was
to sublet the Hill but it was left
in abeyance. The main factor that
induced the committe to take all
the remaining land was that the
fencing, ×etc would cost more than
ploughing etc, of the whole plot.
It was passed to take this plot.
So the committe saw that we had
the land ploughed + harro[]ed, also
that we purchased the see potatoes.
Unfortunately at this juncture some
of the members took plots of their own.
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Clayton-le-Moors, Lancashire
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Harrow (noun): an agricultural implement with spikelike teeth or upright disks, drawn chiefly over plowed land to level it.
Harrow (verb): to draw a harrow over (land).