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Earsh
Earsh (noun) ( ) was used in South and West England to describe a stubble field in which a grain crop — wheat, barley or rye — had been harvested, leaving short stubble or short stalks. The field is prepared for seeding by ploughing the stubble into the ground, or burning. As the earsh decomposes, nutrients including nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium are released back into the soil. It is frequently pronounced "ash". It is written also as arrish, arish, eddish or ersh.
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Earsh (noun) ( ) was used in South and West England to describe a stubble field in which a grain crop — wheat, barley or rye — had been harvested, leaving short stubble or short stalks. The field is prepared for seeding by ploughing the stubble into the ground, or burning. As the earsh decomposes, nutrients including nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium are released back into the soil. It is frequently pronounced "ash". It is written also as arrish, arish, eddish or ersh.
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