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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... whole year must revolve ere the entire labours of a farm can be exhibited in the field , and the young farmer satisfactorily understand what he is about ; and a whole year is too much time for most young men to sacri- fice . Could the ...
... whole four , and most into two or three . Any piece of work that extends over almost all the seasons , can nevertheless be described with great accuracy ; for although , in its pro- gress towards completion , it may altogether occupy an ...
... whole , and place them beyond the reach of chemical research . The investigation of the soil after the removal of the crop might then be curious , but nothing more . In this investigation , the farmer , the vegetable physiologist , and ...
... whole arrangement . This is accomplished by describing every operation in the season it should be performed , and this condition neces- sarily implies the subdivision of the arrangement into four seasons . Au- thors of Farmers ...
... whole intelligible , the pupil should put his hand to every kind of work , be it easy or difficult , irksome or pleasant . Experiences acquired by himself , however slightly affecting his mind , desirous of becoming acquainted with ...
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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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