How To Harvest Oats Like An Edwardian

The team must harvest their oat crop, but everything depends on the weather. Constant rain is making the job impossible. They investigate ways of forecasting the weather. When the rain finally clears, the team deploy the latest in Edwardian farming technology for the oat harvest, including a...

58 min - Food & Drink - Absolute History

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