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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... foot to raise a fund in support of the labouring poor who are thrown out of em- ployment during the rigour of winter , affords a seasonable treat ; and the winter may appropriately be wound up by a ré - union given by the hunt to those ...
... foot ; so that in a width of 16 feet there are only 3 feet left from the heels of the horses to the har- ness , on which to pass backward and forward to wheel a barrow and use the shovel and broom . No wonder when so little space is ...
... foot on it , or bite it when groomed . The front of the rack should be sparred for the admission of fresh air among the food , and incline inwards at the lower end , to be out of the way of the horses ' fore - feet . The bottom should ...
... foot , to pass the fetlock joint over the stall - collar - shank , and finding themselves thus entangled , to throw themselves down in the stalls , bound neck and heel , there to remain unreleased until the morning , when the men come ...
... foot , leaving 7 feet behind the gutter for the different vessels used in milking the cows and feeding the calves . The ceiling should be quite open to the slates , and a ventilator , moreover , is a useful apparatus for regulating the ...
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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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