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D3580 - Longsdon family of Little Longstone - [14th-20th Cent]
- C - Correspondence

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Archive Reference / Library Class No.	D3580/C/515
Title	William Cobbett at Hyde Park to "Mr John Longsdon or Mrs Franklin". "The sun seems to have no mercy on us. In this state of things and with this prospect I continue to sow piece after piece broadcast in the manner I told Churcher. If I were you I would do the same for when the rain comes the seed will be in the ground and will be ready to come up and Churcher knows how to get 400 bushels upon an acre, broadcast, upon land like yours". Writer is backward on account this drought cannot send a man to plough, one of his men being gone away. Tell Churcher, that writer would instantly put the cabbage ground into ridges 3 feet apart only in order to get a number to make up for want of large size, and he would then put over the ashes, a good dressing. The land may lay a day or two and then writer would plant out, though not a drop of rain should fall, have 2 acres ready on next Thursday night. Writer will be over on Wednesday if it be fair. Writer has plants enough if John has not. So that there need be no failure as to cabbages. The more adverse the season the more valuable the crops will be. Writer finds that Judge Mitchell has not sown yet. Writer begs John to get a move on sowing the Turnips broadcast and not spare seed. His own look beautifully, though in the midst of this fire. If at last John chooses to transplant, he may pull up the turnips and do it where he has sown broadcast. Shall be over on Wednesday and in meantime writer begs to be very kindly remembered to Mrs Franklin. Postscript. Don't lose time. Mitchell has sown an acre broadcast 15 days ago. Just coming up a few.
Date	11 July 1819
Level	file
Repository	Derbyshire Record Office
Archive Creator	Longsdon family of Little Longstone

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