The gentleman farmer: being an attempt to improve agriculture, by subjecting it to the test of rational principles
- Författare
- Henry Home Kames, Lord
- (Kapitelrubriker: Part I. Practice of Agriculture: 1. Instruments of Husbandry, s. 3 2. Farm-Cattle and Carriages, s. 27 3. Farm-Offices, s. 51 4. Preparing land for Cropping, s. 58 5. Culture of Plants for Food, s. 87 6. Culture of Grass, s. 122 7. Rotation of Crops, s. 136 8. Reaping Corn and Hay Crops, and storing them up for use, s. 158 9. Feeding Farm-Cattle, s. 171 10. Culture of other plants proper for a Farm, s. 214 11. Manures, s. 254 12. Fences, s. 269 13. The proper size of a Farm, and the useful accommodations it ought to have, s. 290 14. What a Corn-Farm ought to yield in rent, s. 303 Part II. Theory of Agriculture: 1. Preliminary observations, s. 315 2. Food of Plants and Fertility of Soil, s. 336 3. Means of fertilizing Soils, s. 364)
- Språk
- Engelska
| Förlag | År | Ort | Om boken | ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bell & Bradfute | 1802 | Storbritannien, Edinburgh | xxxi, 439 sidor. 8:o |