School: Adamstown (roll number 3755)

Location:
Adamstown, Co. Wexford
Teacher:
D. Curtis
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    One horse is yoked to the sprayer, and it is necessary for him to be very quiet.
    Sprayers are not made in Wexford.

    The Seed-Sower :
    The seed-sower is used for sowing oats, wheat, and barley.
    It is made up of a long box, eleven pipes or tubes, two wheels, and a shaft.
    The box is made of wood, and it
    is about four feet long, and one foot wide.
    The pipes are attached to the box, and are about one and a half feet long.
    Their bottoms touch the ground, and they make little furrows
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
    Language
    English