This section is from "The Domestic Encyclopaedia Vol2", by A. F. M. Willich. Amazon: The Domestic Encyclopaedia.
Haulm, Halm, or Hawk, among farmers, signifies the stem or stalk of corn, pease, beans, etc. from the root to the ear.
The haulm of beans affords an excellent fodder for working-horses; that of pease, if saved in a favourable season, makes nou-ri.shing and wholesome food lor horses, cattle, and sheep. - The stalks of potatoes are of considera-ble utility as a manure : if spread on coarse sour pasture, they will totally change its nature, and enhance the value of the land from ten to fifteen shillings per acre.
 
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