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The modern husbandman: or, The practice of farming As it is now carried on by the most accurate farmers in several counties of England. For the month of September. Containing, I. The different ways of plowing, and other managements preparatory to the sowing of wheat in Vale and children lands; also, the method of sowing several sorts of wheat seeds in their proper soils, in drills, in bout, in ridge, and in broad lands. II. Eighteen several cases, proving, how wheat becomes smutty, and how to prevent a farmer's having smutty or proper wheat. III. Several curious observations relating to the sowing clover, and other grass lays, and stubbles, with wheat. IV. To sow rye for a standing crop, or for feeding cattle on its green food in the field. V. The pulling and inning of flax and hemp, with many reasons, to shew how they may be improved at home in the highest perfection; also, the nature and value of Italian and Russia hemps. VI. The picking of hops, and curing them on the cockle-oast, and other kilns, with an account of their good and bad qualities. VII. The English and Irish ways of digging and preserving potatoes in the hardest frosts, and of the great service that the Castronian or Muster potatoe did to the poor Irish, in the famine of 1740. VIII. How a crop of St. Foyns may be enjoyed a year sooner than in the common way of sowing it. IX. How the Gypsy and another sort of vagrants prejudice the farmer, with a history of their lives and actions. X. The profit of sowing the winter thetch in this month, and of gathering and drying saffron. XI. The great advantage of inclosure, shewn by the example of inclosing a common by act of Parliament, to the mutual satisfaction and profit both of the rich lord of the manor and the poor commoner. And also, of the infinite damage the do the poor and the farmer, and the guilt they load themselves with, who unlawfully and unjustly inclose and detain commons from them. To which are added, many other curious and serviceable matters never before published. By Williams Ellis, of Little Gaddesden, near Hempstead, in Hertfordshire.
Ellis, William, ca. 1700-1758.Date: M,DCC,XLIII. [1743]- E-books
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The modern husbandman: or The practice of farming As it is now carried on by the most accurate farmers in several counties of England. For the month of February. Containing the following particulars, viz. I. The author's discovery of four sorts of new excellent wheats, two whereof exceed the common Red Lammas, for making the finest flour and bread. II. The good and bad properties of sowing wheat in February. III. Several accounts of sowing and setting of beans and pease. IV. Crops of corn, how they may be got seven years together, without dung or manure. V. How farming may be carried on to great profit in many places, without any other live cattle than horses. VI. Copies of several curious letters relating to husbandry, with the author's answers. VII. An account of an excellent new invented horse-break, that plows and houghs all at once. VIII. The Irish and English ways of improving potatoe-plantations. IX. A new account of grass-seeds. X. How arable lands are to be improved by converting them into meadow. XI. How the last new drill-husbandry employs poor men, and eases parish rates. With many other curious, serviceable matters, never before published. By William Ellis, of little Gaddesden, near Hampstead, in Hartfordshire.
Ellis, William, ca. 1700-1758.Date: M,DCC,XLIV. [1744]- E-books
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The rural economy of the southern counties comprizing Kent, Surrey, Sussex; the Isle of Wight; the chalk hills of Wiltshire, Hampshire, &c: and including the culture and management of hops, in the Districts of Maidstone, Canterbury, and Farnham. By Mr. Marshall. In two volumes. .
William MarshallDate: 1798- E-books
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The modern husbandman: or, The practice of farming As it is now carried on by the most accurate farmers in several counties of England. For the month of August. Containing, I. The present practice of the best managers in getting in wheat crops. II. Curious cases relating to wheat crops. III. Six several ways of curing wettish or damp wheat ears. IV. How farmers may advance their corn four pence or six pence a bushel. V. Experienced cases in the improvement and getting in of rye, barley, oats, peace, beans, canary, coriander, carraway, and other crops of grain. VI. Of a flax crop, and how to improve it, after it is got in, to the greatest advantage. VII. A new method of greatly improving a crop of clover, while it is seeding in the field. VIII. Plowings necessary to be performed in several countries in this month. IX. Of hop plantations for August, and the middlesex farmers management of their second crop of hay. X. A large account of managing bees in this month. XI. How cattle died of the Murrain in 1736, and a famous receipt to cure or prevent it, with many other serviceable matters never before published. By William Ellis, of little gaddesden, near Hempstead, in Hertfordshire.
Ellis, William, ca. 1700-1758.Date: M,DCC,XLIII. [1743]- E-books
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Agriculture Society at Manchester : first instituted M.DCC.LXVII.
Manchester Agricultural Society (Manchester, England)Date: [1774]