The Book of the Farm: Detailing the Labors of the Farmer, Farm-steward, Ploughman, Shepherd, Hedger, Cattle-man, Field-worker, and Dairymaid, Volume 1Blackwood, 1844 - 326 páginas Replete with instruction and knowledge honed with experience, The Book of the Farm remains one of the finest agricultural guidebooks ever produced. The 19th century saw the maturation of farming in Western Europe, with intensive methods and efficiencies achieved as never before. Published in the 1840s and successively revised over subsequent decades, this book is a summation of the ingenuity of large-scale agriculture. The production of ever-greater harvests required skill; no longer could any farm be maintained by rudimentary methods taught by example - farming had become a sophisticated, professional discipline reliant upon science and machinery. Aimed at informing prospective students of farming, this work makes no secret of the difficulty and wits required of the modern farmer. Over 100 illustrations depict the tools required, from hoes and ploughs to the traction steam engines that served as forerunners to the modern tractor. Over 80 charts detail all manner of records: animal and crop weights, their prices on the market, mineral levels present in soil and fertilizer, costs of machinery and day-to-day operations. In all, The Book of the Farm is both a superb agricultural history and guide, filled with insight and techniques useful even in the modern day. |
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... seen in the ground , even to the extent of a few plants , in any kind of soil , and under any treatment , after the second year ; and the perennial is as seldom observed to fail in any circumstances , except when it may have been too ...
... por- traits of the domesticated animals , serving to illustrate the principal operations and breeds of animals to be seen on the best cultivated farms , and pastoral districts , a mere course of lectures would 46 THE BOOK OF THE FARM .
... seen . The frost - concocted glebe Draws in abundant vegetable soul , And gathers vigour for the coming year . " THOMSON . The subjects which court attention in Winter are of the most interest- ing description to the farmer . Finding ...
... seen to act as a foil to heighten the brilliancy of honest dealing . Field sports have their full sway in winter , when the fields , bared of crop and stock , can sustain little injury by being traversed . Although farmers should not ...
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The Book of the Farm: Detailing the Labors of the Farmer, Farm ..., Volume 1 Henry Stephens Visualização integral - 1844 |
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