Roman farm management : the treatises of Cato and Varro / done into English, with notes of modern instances, by a Virginia farmer.

  • Cato the Elder
Date:
1913
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Credit: Roman farm management : the treatises of Cato and Varro / done into English, with notes of modern instances, by a Virginia farmer. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Another Calendar of Six Agricultural Seasons with a commentary on their several occupations, viz: CHAPTER 1° Preparing time: PAGE Of tillage, 139 XXXVIII. Of manuring. 140 XXXIX. 2° Planting time: Of the four methods of propagating plants, viz: I4I XL. a. Seeding and here of seed selection. 142 b. Transplanting, 144 c. Cuttage, 144 d. Graftage, and 145 e. A “new” method, inarching. 146 XLI. Of when to use these different methods, 146 XLII. Of seeding alfalfa. 149 XLIII. Of seeding clover and cabbage. I5I XLIV. Of seeding grain, I5I 5° Cultivating time: 153 XLV. Of the conditions of plant growth. 153 XLVI. Of the mechanical action of plants. 15s XLVII. Of the protection of nurseries and mead- ows, 155 XLVIII. Of the structure of a wheat plant. 156 XLIX. Harvest time: 157 Of the hay harvest. 157 L. Of the wheat harvest. 158 LI. The threshing floor. I6I LII. Threshing and winnowing. 162 LIII. Gleaning, 163 LIV. Of the vintage. 164 LV. Of the olive harvest. 165 5° Housing time: 167 LVI. Of storing hay. 167 LVII. Of storing grain. Of storing legumes. 167 LVIII. 169 LIX. Of storing pome fruits, 169 LX. Of storing olives, [ X ] I7I I
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