2011
SK6837 : A harrowing process
taken 15 years ago, near to Cropwell Butler, Nottinghamshire, England
A harrowing process
A disc harrow is being used to incorporate cereal stubble. The harrow consists of three distinct elements. Firstly a set of spring-loaded tines cut into and loosen the top surface. The two rows of discs then cross-cut the root mat to maximise incorporation, and there is a final set of toothed rollers which break down clods allowing a seedable layer. The tractor carries the distinctive green and yellow of the John Deere brand.
Brackendale Farms, Bingham :: SK6939
The name is derived from the old medieval open field to the south west of Bingham, which was called Brackendale Field.
Until the 1950s OS maps, Top Brackendale Farm was unnamed, with lower Brackendale Farm being simply named Brackendale Farm. The farms were taken into the Crown Estate in 1925, and the Brackendale Farms have been tenanted by the Cockaynes since 1935.
The farms are now operated as a single unit, the basic crops being wheat, barley, oil-seed rape and sugar beet.
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- Grid Square
- SK6837, 76 images (more nearby 🔍)
- Photographer
- Alan Murray-Rust (more nearby)
- Date Taken
- Friday, 2 September, 2011 (more nearby)
- Submitted
- Wednesday, 7 September, 2011
- Subject Location
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OSGB36:
SK 689 379 [100m precision]
WGS84: 52:56.0933N 0:58.5177W - Camera Location
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OSGB36: SK 688 379
- View Direction
- East-northeast (about 67 degrees)
