I understand why many miles of hedgerows were grubbed up in the post-war years.
The only way that capital can be even partially recovered is by the planting of hops on that land on which they have been grubbed.
It is not possible to predict the volume of fruit which might have been produced on the grubbed area.
We have taken possession, grubbed up all the fruit trees and made it into one holding which is producing a good crop of potatoes now.
Some commentators feared that our orchards would be grubbed up in order to qualify for the new single payment.
Of course, it is a condition of grant that the area of hops planted must not exceed the area grubbed to make way for them.
A number of varieties of apple are in serious surplus and need to be grubbed out.
Secondly, old varieties need to be grubbed up and replaced with new ones that are more marketable.
