Bracken Cutting
Description
Copy of a photograph dating from the early-20th century of two men cutting bracken with scythes on a steep hillside at an unidentified location. Bracken was used for a variety of purposes. Left green or dried it was used as cattle fodder; dried it was used as bedding/litter for horses and cattle; and burned its high potash content made it suitable for use as fertilizer and in making soap. Bracken was usually cut between June and October.
Metadata
| Identifier | r4vn9trc |
| IRN | 414005 |
| Class Mark | LAVC/PHO/S891 |
| Level | Item |
| Type of Record | Archives - ISAD(G) |
| Peristent Link | http://prototype1.library.leeds.ac.uk/r4vn9trc |
| Collection(s) | Leeds Archive of Vernacular Culture |
| Category | Archive |
| Parent Record | Slides |
| Date | [1970s] |
| Size and Medium | 1 slide in plastic casing. |