The Book of the Farm: Detailing the Labors of the Farmer, Farm-steward, Ploughman, Shepherd, Hedger, Cattle-man, Field-worker, and Dairymaid, Volum 1Blackwood, 1844 - 326 sider 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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... CONSTRUCTION OF THE BOOK OF THE FARM , " 5. THE EXISTING METHODS OF LEARNING PRACTICAL HUSBANDRY , 6. THE ESTABLISHMENT OF SCIENTIFIC INSTITUTIONS OF PRACTICAL AGRICULTURE , 7. THE EVILS ATTENDANT ON LANDOWNERS NEGLECTING TO LEARN ...
... CONSTRUCTION OF 66 THE BOOK OF THE FARM , " 5. THE EXISTING METHODS OF LEARNING PRACTICAL HUSBANDRY , 7 12 29 6. THE ESTABLISHMENT OF SCIENTIFIC INSTITUTIONS OF PRACTICAL AGRICULTURE , 39 7. THE EVILS ATTENDANT ON LANDOWNERS NEGLECTING ...
... CONSTRUCTION OF FIELD - GATES . Fig . 441. The elements of a truss in a wooden field - gate . ... 442 and 443. Examples of the applica- tion of the diagonal in field - gates . 444. The wooden gate suited for the ap- proach to a villa ...
... CONSTRUCTION OF THE PLOUGH . Fig . 103. The crested furrow - slice . ... ... ... 104. The transmission of the furrow- slice . 105. View of the movement of the fur- row - slice . 106. The proportional areas of the fur- row - slice in ...
... CONSTRUCTION OF THE PLOUGH - Continued . Fig . 130. The principles of the draught of the plough , in Plate XIII . 131. The draught of wheel - ploughs . THE DIFFERENT MODES OF PLOUGHING THE SOIL . Fig . 132. The mode of feering ridges ...
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The Book of the Farm: Detailing the Labors of the Farmer, Farm ..., Volum 1 Henry Stephens Uten tilgangsbegrensning - 1844 |
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