OPERATIONS ON MARSH 
PRIOR TO DESPATCH BY ROAD OR RAIL 
Photographs show preparation of the marshes by scythe, motor mower and 
hand mower ; ritting, cutting and lifting in 12 inch squares and boxing 
of the turves to uniform thickness (9 pieces to one square yard) ready 
for transport by road or rail. The turf is much improved before lifting 
by special cultural operations so that it is despatched in a semi-established 
condition. This gives it a marked advantage over turf from marshes which 
are merely grazed before lifting and the grasses on which are coarser. 
