water-furrowing

1) A husbandry practice which involved flooding meadows early in spring to promote the growth of the grass (CA45). A weir had to be built across the brook so that water could be run off and distributed via channels.

1783 April 4 began Water furrowing, Ovenden.

places Ovenden
dates 1783

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