The Book of the Farm: Detailing the Labors of the Farmer, Farm-steward, Ploughman, Shepherd, Hedger, Cattle-man, Field-worker, and Dairymaid, Volume 1Replete 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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... feet is the least height it should be in any instance . The plan gives the size of the corn - barn as 31 feet by 18 feet , but taking off 5 feet for partition- ing off the machinery of the thrashing - mill , as at s , the extent of the ...
... feet under it . A hewn stone pillar e , or even two , are placed on the flags under each joist to support and ... feet in length and 14 feet in width . It contains the winnowing - ma- chine or fanners of the thrashing - machine , from ...
... feet in length by 18 feet in width , being a little longer than that of the court K , which is 47 feet in length and 18 feet in width , and their height is 9 feet to the floor of the granaries , which forms their roof . The access to ...
... feet in length by 14 feet in width , and its roof is formed of the granary - floor . This house should be provided with a stout plain - deal door with a good lock and key , the care of which should only be entrusted to the farm ...
... feet . Few stables for work- horses are made wider than 16 feet , and hence few are otherwise than hampered for want of room . A glance at the particulars which should be accommodated in the width of a work - horse stable , will shew ...