Historical Collections Relating to Gwynedd

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Excerpt from Historical Collections Relating to Gwynedd: A Township of Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, Settled, 1696, by Immigrants From Wales, With Some Data Referring to the Adjoining Township, of Montgomery, Also Settled by WelshIII. TO this succeeded the time when in this community, as in every one from Boston to Savannah, the earlier colonial in¿uences declined, and the new springs of energy which in the wider field were to manifest themselves in the effort for Independence, began to Show themselves. There were some changes in agriculture. The earlier methods had to be im proved. Pasture and hay lands Spread from the meadows into the upland fields, by the sowing of timothy seed, and later by the sowing Of clover seed, and the use Of land plas ter. Grazing therefore increased, and a rotation of crops began to be followed, hedges were planted, tillage became more thorough, and presently the plow with the iron mould-board appeared.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.