Another concession made by the farmer to the men was that each man was allowed after harvest a load of "haulm," or wheat stubble, left in the field from reaping time. From Wordnik.com. [Fragments of Two Centuries Glimpses of Country Life when George III. was King] Reference
This "haulm" was useful not only for lighting fires with, but, like the bean stubs, for heating those capacious brick ovens in the old chimney corners, in which most of the cottagers then baked their own bread. From Wordnik.com. [Fragments of Two Centuries Glimpses of Country Life when George III. was King] Reference
Where the goldfinch chirps from the haulm of the thistle. From Wordnik.com. [Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 156, January 22, 1919] Reference
Cowpea haulm was used as fodder for feeding animals and livestock. From Wordnik.com. [1. Designing integrated pest management for sustainable and productive futures.] Reference
Asparagus haulm should also be cut and carried off the ground, and the beds dunged. From Wordnik.com. [The Present Picture of New South Wales (1811)] Reference
Another frequent means of dissemination is caused by consigning infected haulm to the waste heap instead of to the fire. From Wordnik.com. [The Culture of Vegetables and Flowers From Seeds and Roots 16th Edition] Reference
It is next to impossible to grow them too well; for if the haulm runs up higher than usual, the produce will be the finer. From Wordnik.com. [The Culture of Vegetables and Flowers From Seeds and Roots 16th Edition] Reference
The first application should be given towards the end of June or early in July, immediately the haulm is sufficiently developed. From Wordnik.com. [The Culture of Vegetables and Flowers From Seeds and Roots 16th Edition] Reference
We have tried cutting the haulm off to within a few inches of the ground; but this, the gardener said, proved detrimental to the roots. From Wordnik.com. [Our Farm of Four Acres and the Money we Made by it] Reference
A crowded quarter of Peas is never satisfactory; the rows smother each other, and the shaded parts of the haulm produce next to nothing. From Wordnik.com. [The Culture of Vegetables and Flowers From Seeds and Roots 16th Edition] Reference
Between these measurements, for varieties producing medium haulm, a distance of twenty-six to thirty-six inches may be allowed on good ground. From Wordnik.com. [The Culture of Vegetables and Flowers From Seeds and Roots 16th Edition] Reference
Except for occasional use of the dried haulm, there is only scattered information on the deliberate use of the winged bean plant as a livestock food. From Wordnik.com. [3 Food Use and Nutritive Value] Reference
Where the disease is very rife it attacks haulm as well as tubers, and a yellowish-green mass may sometimes be found just above or just below the surface of the soil. From Wordnik.com. [The Culture of Vegetables and Flowers From Seeds and Roots 16th Edition] Reference
In a diseased Potato plant these threads, or mycelial hyphæ, make their way through the substance of the leaves, and down the haulm into the tubers, from which they consume the food stored there. From Wordnik.com. [The Culture of Vegetables and Flowers From Seeds and Roots 16th Edition] Reference
Skimm'd o'er the standing ears, nor broke the haulm. From Wordnik.com. [The Iliad] Reference
It may be a clerical error for "Kasabah" = stalk, haulm, straw. From Wordnik.com. [Arabian nights. English] Reference
Mr. Swipes recommended dead pea-haulm, with the sticks left in it to ensure a draught. From Wordnik.com. [Springhaven : a Tale of the Great War] Reference
In other instances the haulm of the seed is left in the field so that the cattle have access to it. From Wordnik.com. [Clovers and How to Grow Them] Reference
You can then water the haulm from above and if you have not disrupted the root system too much, it should continue to grow. From Wordnik.com. [Telegraph.co.uk: news, business, sport, the Daily Telegraph newspaper, Sunday Telegraph] Reference
A farming man was ordered to take down half a load of haulm, with which she most industriously elevated her nest and eggs two feet and a half. From Wordnik.com. [Mamma's Stories about Birds] Reference
The cab is supplied by Claas and is placed in front of the bunker where it provides an unobstructed view of the lifting process and the haulm roller. From Wordnik.com. [FWi - All News] Reference
He supposes that the insect lived five years, and fed on green haulm: by the last particular, it is not improbable he meant the leaves of the mulberry tree. From Wordnik.com. [A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels - Volume 18 Historical Sketch of the Progress of Discovery, Navigation, and Commerce, from the Earliest Records to the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century, By William Stevenson] Reference
The amount of plant-food taken off in the hay and seed crops would have relatively small importance if manure and haulm were returned without unnecessary waste. From Wordnik.com. [Crops and Methods for Soil Improvement] Reference
Countrystyle Composting Ltd was incorporated in 1993 and was formed primarily to operate a composting service for a local mainstream tomato producer to recycle their tomato haulm. From Wordnik.com. [edie.net - Latest News] Reference
You going to haulm port houlm, toilermaster. From Wordnik.com. [Finnegans Wake] Reference
3 ft. in height do not require sticking, but they can be more easily gathered if a few small twigs are used to keep the haulm off the ground. From Wordnik.com. [Gardening for the Million] Reference
Or if one haulm whose year is o'er. From Wordnik.com. [A Shropshire Lad] Reference
For its black sour haulm covered over. From Wordnik.com. [The World's Best Poetry, Volume 3 Sorrow and Consolation] Reference
Or if one haulm whose year is oer15. From Wordnik.com. [XLVI. Bring, in this timeless grave to throw.] Reference
Pea-haulm. From Wordnik.com. [Notes and Queries, Number 43, August 24, 1850] Reference
Pea-haulm. From Wordnik.com. [The Stock-Feeder's Manual the chemistry of food in relation to the breeding and feeding of live stock] Reference
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