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The Seasons of the Year as used in the county of Viznove. Spring Ploughing/Fallow Turn Spring Seeding/Harrow/Birdbane Summer Haying/Hay Turn/First Summer Weed Blight/Hungry Summer/Second Summer Wheat Harvest/Grain Turn/Third Summer Pea Season/ Threshing Turn/Debt's Season Winter Ploughing/ Swine Turn/ Pannage Season Autumn/ Blood Season/ Smoke Season/ Forest Turn Winter The Logistics of Jewel's Bath. 4~ meters diameter, 1~ meter tall.

Roughly 10, 000 litres of water by volume Takes approximately 280 kilos of wood to heat a full bath. Takes 42 trees a year (with two years of aging to dry the cut wood out beforehand) assuming one bath a day. The Rochford Finances and Demographics (prior to inclusion of the newly granted territories).

2900~ Population in Rochford 71, 832 Acres in Rochford 20, 300~ Acres of worked farmland in Rochford 6, 767 Acres worked directly for Lord Rochford 13, 533 Acres owned by farmers in Rochford 5, 413 Acres equivalent produce paid in taxes. 12, 180 Acres of produce available to Lord Rochford 56, 840 Bushels of Wheat Equivalent Product after Taxes produced by the population of Rochford.

369, 460 Approximate Pfenning Annum Income for Population of Rochford (before food) 167, 438 Approximate Pfenning Cost Per Annum of Food for Population of Rochford 202, 022 Pfenning Annum Income of Population of Rochford After Food cost (and taxes). 85, 260 Bushels of Wheat Equivalent produced Owned by Lord Rochford 554, 190 Pfenning Annum Income for Lord of Rochford.

2, 980~ Knights Marks Annum Income for Lord of Rochford 149~ Knights Marks owed in tithe when not meeting military obligations (2 Knights Marks per thousand Acres of the Barony) 7, 993, 125 pounds of bread equivalent theoretically produced in Rochford. 3, 197, 250 pounds of bread equivalent produced by farmers after taxes. 2, 140, 818 pounds of bread equivalent eaten by people of Rochford per year. A case of literary theft: this tale is not rightfully on Amazon; if you see it, report the violation.

This does not account for land or labor needed to produce other goods required for living such as clothes or firewood, which is where a much greater strain on food stores and availability of nourishment comes. This is also an optimistic measure of an average year. Which can easily be changed by any number of weather or perturbations to the productivity of the land or viability of individual crops.