manuring

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The difference may be due to monks manuring crops in friary gardens with their own faeces, the study suggests.

From BBC • Aug. 18, 2022

Less is known about the manuring practices of lower classes in the town.

From Science Magazine • Aug. 18, 2022

When traditional methods became too unprofitable to protect their independence, farmers began manuring their fields and clearing wood lots to boost productivity.

From Textbooks • Jan. 18, 2018

In his report, Mr. Jameson mentions that, when ripe, the seeds are sown in drills, eight to ten inches apart from each other, the ground having been previously prepared by trenching and manuring.

From Harper's New Monthly Magazine, No. V, October, 1850, Volume I. by

And heather taken for litter cannot be taken in larger quantities than is necessary for manuring the lands in respect of which the right is enjoyed.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 7 "Columbus" to "Condottiere" by Various