This represented some 60 days of work for the ploughman and the horses.
A ploughman or stockman would have far fewer opportunities to use their expertise and these represented the majority of rural dwellers.
I hope that, unlike the weary, plodding ploughman, he will hasten his steps much more quickly on the homeward way.
I know that an accountant was sent out as a ploughman.
But the ploughman has to look after and care for the horses; he is also entrusted with the working of a good deal of machinery.
I refer to the ploughman or other agricultural worker who has a large family.
Would that apply to ploughman and skilled men generally in agriculture?
The landlords have been the bankers for the farmer and the farmer has been the provider for the ploughman and the agricultural worker.
