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Sub-tenants cultivating rough ground.

Date
Track ID 19178
Part 1

Track Information

Original Track ID

SA1973.36.A5

Original Tape ID

SA1973.036

Summary

Sub-tenants cultivating rough ground.

Tacksmen gave bits of rough ground to sub-tenants for potatoes. He would reap the benefit years later after they had levelled the ground and fertilised it with seaweed. He could then plant barley and oats. The cas-chrom was commonly used to turn the soil. A cart load of seaweed fertiliser would give a cartload of potatoes as a crop.

Item Location

County - Inverness-shire

Island - North Uist

Parish - North Uist

Language

English

Genre

Information

Collection

SoSS

Source Type

Reel to reel

Audio Quality

Good