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<blockquote data-quote="CUZ" data-source="post: 269754" data-attributes="member: 4301"><p>We have a field on the place that Dad always called the "Harry new ground", as in, put the hay out on the Harry new ground. Since we have folks from all over on the boards, I was wondering how wide-spread this term was. </p><p> The following story will explain what the old folks around here mean when they say "new ground."</p><p> One of my great-uncles (Martin) moved (probably about 1912ish) over on one of his uncle's places and cleared the woods off of an area of his place. (In those days the custom was if you cleared a section (an acre or more) of land (making "new ground") you could live on the place rent-free for two years and keep the income off of the new ground during those two years.) Well, Martin's Uncle died and he had to deal with the son-in-law, big dispute, hard feelings, he had to move back home and lost out on his work on the "Martin new ground."</p><p> Anyway, I digress, any of you folks familiar with the term? It means something different in your part of the country/world?</p><p></p><p>Thanks,</p><p>Cuz</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="CUZ, post: 269754, member: 4301"] We have a field on the place that Dad always called the "Harry new ground", as in, put the hay out on the Harry new ground. Since we have folks from all over on the boards, I was wondering how wide-spread this term was. The following story will explain what the old folks around here mean when they say "new ground." One of my great-uncles (Martin) moved (probably about 1912ish) over on one of his uncle's places and cleared the woods off of an area of his place. (In those days the custom was if you cleared a section (an acre or more) of land (making "new ground") you could live on the place rent-free for two years and keep the income off of the new ground during those two years.) Well, Martin's Uncle died and he had to deal with the son-in-law, big dispute, hard feelings, he had to move back home and lost out on his work on the "Martin new ground." Anyway, I digress, any of you folks familiar with the term? It means something different in your part of the country/world? Thanks, Cuz [/QUOTE]
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