Silage: grass and other green fodder compacted and stored in airtight conditions, typically a silo, without first being dried, and used as animal feed in the winter.

"He talked learnedly about field-drains, silage, and basic slag..."
                                    - page 48-

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 Malignity; an instance of malignant or malicious behavior or nature.

"'In sheer malignity, thinking to set back our plans'...'"
                                    -page 70-

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  Coccidiosis: a disease of birds and mammals that chiefly affects the intestines, caused by coccidia.

"...and it was given out that they had died of coccidiosis."
                               -page 77-

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 Rheumy: (especially of the eyes) full of rheum; watery

"...stiff in the joints and with a tendency to rheumy eyes."                       -page 127-

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Knoll: a small round hill

"The knoll where they were lying gave them a wide prospect across the countryside."
                            -page 86-

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