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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... length . The seasons of the agri- cultural year , though bearing the same names as those of the calendar , are , on the other hand , not of the same length every year , but their du- ration is regulated by the state of the weather . The ...
... length of time . I have selected the plough , as being the most useful implement to il- lustrate the method which the pupil should follow , in all cases , to learn a practical knowledge of every operation in farming . In like manner , с ...
... length of time , if the storm threaten a protracted endurance , or be left without detriment , should the strife of the elements quickly cease . The winter is the season for visiting the market town regularly , where the surplus produce ...
... length of time , when an effectual preventive remedy is within their reach ; and the more certainly preventive that remedy is , the more it should be appreciated . I used a most effectual method of preventing the destruc- tive ravages ...
... length and 14 feet in width . It contains the winnowing - ma- chine or fanners of the thrashing - machine , from which it receives the chaff . It has a thin door with a thumb - latch into the straw - barn , for a convenient access to ...