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Ellis, William, approximately 1700-1758
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The compleat cyderman: or, the present practice of raising plantations of the best cyder apple and perry pear-trees, with the improvement of their excellent juices ... / By experienc'd hands.
Date: 1754- Books
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The practical farmer: or the Hertfordshire husbandman: containing many new improvements in husbandry. I. Of Meliorating the different Soils, and all other Branches of Business relating to a Farm. II. Of the Nature of the several Sorts of Wheat, and the Soil proper for each. III. Of the great Improvement of Barley, by Brineing the Seed, after an entire new Method, and without Expence. IV. Of encreasing Crops of Pease and Beans by Horse-Houghing. V. Of Trefoyle, Clover, Lucerne, and other Forreign Grasses. VI. A new Method to Improve Land at a small Expence, with Burnt Clay. Vii. Of the Management of Cows, Sheep, Suckling of Calves, Lambs, &c. with Means to prevent, and Remedies to cure Rottenness in Sheep. Viii. How to keep Pigeons and Tame Rabbits to Advantage. IX. A new Method of Planting and Improving Fruit-Trees in Plough'd Fields. By William Ellis, Of Little Gaddesden, in Hertfordshire.
Ellis, William, approximately 1700-1758.Date: M.DCC.XXXII. [1732]- Books
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The compleat cyderman: or, the present practice of raising plantations of the best Cyder Apple and Perry Pear-Trees, with the Improvement of their Excellent Juices. Shewing, I. The Benefit of making Plantations with the right Sort of Cyder Apple and Perry Pear-Trees. II. Of the various Soils, and proper Situations for Plantations of the Hereford and Southams right Cyder Apple and Perry Pear-Trees. III. Of raising and planting the right Sort of these Trees. IV. Various Methods of dressing and pruning these Trees. V. Of gathering, hoarding, and sweating, Cyder and Perry Fruit. VI. Of fermenting and racking Cyder and Perry. Vii. Several Ways of preparing Casks to preserve these Liquors sound and pleasant. Viii. To make a sweet Cyder out of a rough Cyder. IX. Several Ways to make Cyder stronger than ordinary. X. Of making a good Cyder from Crab Apples. XI. Of improving Cyder made from greenish Fruit. XII. Of making bad Cyder Apple-Trees become good ones. XIII. Two Cases, shewing how to recover damaged Cyders. XIV. Various Methods of making Cyders in different Countries. XV. Of Cyder making, and improving it in Casks, by an eminent Doctor of Physick. With Many other Improvements relating to these excellent Liquors. By Experienc'd Hands, living in the Cyder Countries of Devonshire, Cornwall, Herefordshire, &c.
Ellis, William, approximately 1700-1758.Date: MDCCLIV. [1754]
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The practical farmer, or, The Hertfordshire husbandman: containing many new improvements in husbandry ... / By William Ellis.
Ellis, William, approximately 1700-1758.Date: 1732- 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 January. Containing, I. Why and where wheat may be sown late; with remarks on Mr. Yelverton's great crop of wheat in Ireland; and instructions concerning new broken-up ground. II. New ways of sowing pease. III. Various ways of sowing lent grain. IV. How the author sent a banking plough to a gentleman for destroying the ant-hills of 300 acres of land. V. How he sent two sorts of drill ploughs, and the new invented, most profitable horse break, to a gentleman. VI. How rogues stole and sold sheep, and the subtle method a farmer took to recover his stolen fowls. VII. How a person made a great profit by transplanting turneps. VIII. Copy of a letter from a learned gentleman, how to drain wet land in the cheapest manner, with the author's answer. With many other serviceable matters, never before published. By William Ellis, of Little Gaddesden, near Hempstead, in Hertfordshire.
Ellis, William, approximately 1700-1758.Date: M,DCC,XLIV. [1744]