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I contacted the original poster and unfortunately it seems that the seed measures have recently been donated to E W Kings collection. Sorry!

Yes, you can attach the image to a post. Start the post by clicking Post Reply. Click on Attachments in the green part of the window below the white box you are typing in. Click Add files. I clicked on Place inline to put this picture of Bees inline.
Catherine

Hi Brendan
I am glad you have an answer to your question at last, and that you posted it on our forum.
Now we all know what a buck house was used for - it would be great if you could cite the source of this information.
Best wishes
WebWeaver

Hi Rosegirl It looks as if you can read that article online for free. If you search for 'Margaret Maddison, The Callenders, Eighteenth-Century Northern Nurserymen and Seedsmen, Garden History, Vol. 33, No. 2' and then go to the jstor link. You will have to register. Let me know how you get on. WebWe...

You don't have a photo of the corn screen do you, Eric?
Catherine

Thanks for your very full (and referenced) answer, Nutmeg. I'm sorry if your original answer disappeared - I don't know how that happened because I can't get rid of some posts that ought to be removed :-)
Catherine

I have finally found an answer to this question, from Seb Littlewood, Head of Rural Life at the Beamish Museum, who says: 'The Durham Agricultural Society was founded in September (15th I think) 1783 in Darlington. The first county show was held in 1841 at Chester le Street, just a couple of miles f...

Hi Kelly
I was not aware that this was a limitation of being a 'newly registered user'. But I have removed you from the 'Newly registered users' group now, so would you like to try sending a message to Alan again? Let me know whether it works!

Catherine

I wouldn't believe everything you read online! I would like to hear what other agricultural historians think, as this is not within my expertise, but a) how would the stock get in and out of a hawthorn stockade? b) wouldn't shepherds, dogs, hurdles, etc be more effective? and c) perhaps if it was a ...

Hi Kellyj I'm sorry I did not approve your topic post sooner! (I have to have post-approval switched on for new members to prevent spam being posted, but I don't receive notifications about the approvals.) I can add my tuppence-worth: I am sure animal stockades would have been made out of hawthorns,...