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Cooper, Turner, fl 1926

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: fl 1926

Biography

Turner Cooper bought a mole drainer in 1926, when he was farming two hundred and fifty acres of land near Leicester, parts of which were wet and difficult to cultivate. He progressed to other forms of drainage thereafter, including pipe drainage.

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

 Fonds

Turner Cooper: Twenty-five years experience of a land-drainer

 Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.8093
Scope and Contents

A typescript description of Cooper's experiences in land drainage, 57 pages.

Dates: 1951
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