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16:37 Mar 25, 2013 |
German to English translations [PRO] Science - Agriculture | |||||||
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3 +3 | cartloads of marl |
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cartloads of marl Explanation: As time progressed, these ridges became more pronounced, and farmers would pull up the more fertile soil which had moved down into the furrow, as well as adding manure, and marling the soil (the addition of clay mixed with carbonate of lime), both of which increase the height of the ridge. http://agriculturaltrainee.wordpress.com/2012/10/22/on-my-co... http://www.dict.cc/?s=fuhre http://www.dict.cc/?s=mergeln -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 13 mins (2013-03-25 16:51:00 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- die zu leistenden Mergelfuhren = how many cartloads of marl the peasants had to supply -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 20 mins (2013-03-25 16:58:02 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Im Januar und Februar dieses Jahres wurden 80 Mergelfuhren mit eigenem Gespann und weitere 241 Fuder Mergel ausgefahren... http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=V4dOBoMlnwAC&pg=PA195&lpg... Die bei mir noch unbezahlten Mergelfuhren bitte baldigst zu bezahlen. http://www.belzig.eu/Obermuehle.htm |
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