hurling

hurling The barnyard supply [of stable manure] was further augmented by the frozen droppings of livestock on the land grazed the previous fall. When these deposits softened in the spring the farmers broke them up with sitcks (a procedure called "hurling") and spread the manure more evenly...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1973
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Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/33661
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Summary:hurling The barnyard supply [of stable manure] was further augmented by the frozen droppings of livestock on the land grazed the previous fall. When these deposits softened in the spring the farmers broke them up with sitcks (a procedure called "hurling") and spread the manure more evenly over the ley ground. DNE-cit W. J. KIRWIN FEB 1973 JH FEB 1973 Not Used Not used Withdrawn Checked by Jordyn Hughes on Tue 26 May 2015, stamped but not used