Garden-Kalendar for the Year 1769 



Feb. 8, 1769. Brewed half an hogsh : of strong beer, with 

 six bushels of Rich : Knight's malt, & three p ds - & an half 

 of John Berriman's hops. 



The water was about three parts rain-water. 1 



Feb. 27, 1769. Mashed an hundred of Malaga raisins 

 in order to make twenty gallons of wine. 



The raisins were good & cost 235. per hund. 



Put 6 buckets & two thirds of a bucket of water. 



March 21. Tunned the raisin- wine, & added to it ten 

 bottles of elder syrop. 



DUNG BORROWED IN 1769. 



March 6. Of Hale dung p d car p A . 4 loads. 



Of Benham car p d - dung p d - . 3 loads. 



Apr. 13**- Of Hale dung p d - car pd- . . 4 loads. 



Of Benham car p d - dung p d - . 4 loads. 



May 12. Of Benham car p d - dung p d ' . i load. 



June 12. Of Benham car p d - dung p d - . 2 loads. 



1 Gilbert White, as will be seen, used rain-water for making his beer. The 

 water from Well-head would be too hard for the purpose. [H. M.] 



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