Record

Document Reference	Os C 231
Title	Letter from [W. Lowther], 3rd Earl of Lonsdale, London, to J.E. Denison; 5 Nov. 1846
Date	5 November 1846
Extent	2 ff
Level	Item/file
Content Description	Refers to discussions with Denison on drainage and irrigation schemes; informs him that he has permission from City of London to irrigate farm at Barnes on River Thames; refers to efficacy of new farm machinery; asks Denison to recommend engineer for drainage scheme; comments on Italian irrigation schemes; refers to crop yields and experimentation with ploughing techniques.
Term	agricultural improvements
	agriculture, crops
	machinery, agricultural
	agriculture, irrigation

Persons

Code	PersonName	Dates of existence
NA9808	Lowther; William (1787-1872); 2nd Earl of Lonsdale; M.P. succeeded 1844	1787-1872
NA199	Denison; J. Evelyn (1800-1873); 1st Viscount Ossington; M.P. Speaker of House of Commons 1857-72 created Viscount Ossington 1872	1800-1873

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