Kalm's account of his visit to England : on his way to America in 1748 / translated by Joseph Lucas ; with two maps and several illustrations.

Pehr Kalm

Date:: 1892

Credit: Kalm's account of his visit to England : on his way to America in 1748 / translated by Joseph Lucas ; with two maps and several illustrations. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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$that the harrow-tine, harf-pinnan, could easily tear it to pieces.* The 2yth March. Mr. Ellis did me the honour to spend a great part of the day with me. He esteemed it a great pleasure to talk with me on various things in Rural Economy; yet he seeined more to ask than to be asked. \\ hen I en- quired of him about one thing and another, I seldom got any other answer than that he referred me to some of his writings, where I should find the subject exhaustively treated. He said he had travelled nearly all over England, to see and write up their Rural Economy, hushållning. Often when he had got to hear that anyone experienced in Rural (Economy lived at any place, and whose name was known for his particular insight into some special branch of Rural Economy, Landthushållningen, he had travelled expressly to him, although he lived 20, 30, or more miles out of the way. When he observed that this other was interested in his conversation, and did not wish to lose any of it, Mr. Ellis always had something pleasant and delightful to reläte in some branch of Rural Economy which the other was fond of, after which the other to pay him back again, began to tell something to Mr. Ellis, and so by turns, till Mr. Ellis got to know all that the other professed or was noted for. Often has he posed as if his object had not been to learn something, merely [T. I. p. 195] to get a better insight into what he wanted, because the other did not then take him for what he was. * This seems to have been a species of co-operalion, in which several farmers lend horses and implements for the day to one, especially when he takes a new farm, as still practised at Kelso. It is unlikely that one of these small farmers would have had six harrows. (J- t-] *$