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The complete English farmer: Or, Husbandry made perfectly easy, in all its useful branches, containing what every farmer ought to know and practice. Among the various articles treated of in this work, are the following, viz. The management and quality of the different kinds of grass, and making hay. Description of the different sods and of manuring and ploughing land. The cultivation and management of wheat and barley. The culture of oats and rye. Of the farmers stock, &c. The best methods of breeding and rearing Colts, managing horses and mares, and of curing their numerous diseases. The art of rearing calves and lambs, together with the best methods of managing bulls, oxen, cows and sheep, to make them turn out to the greatest advantage. Also several excellent receipts to cure the different disorders they are subject to. The best and most approved method or rearing pigs, fattening swine, and chosing the best sort for breeding and for curing all their disorders. Of breeding rabbits to the best advantage. The whole art of rearing and managing fowls, ducks, goose, tuckies and pigeons, to make them turn out profitable to the farmer, with choice receipts to cure their several distempers. The management of bees, both for profits and pleasure. The cultivation of turnips, beans, peas, tares, flax, plums, &c. &c. &c. And other useful articles, too numerous to mention in a title page. By George Cooke, farmer, at West-End, in Herfordshire.
Cooke, George.Date: [1770?]- Books
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A treatise of husbandry on the improvement of dry and barren lands. Shewing, I. The many Advantages which would arise to the Nation in general, by destroying of Warrens, and converting the Lands into Tillage, Pasture, &c. II. Pointing out new and cheap Methods to make growing Fences upon the most Barren Soils, and how to Till and Manure the same at a low Expence. III. How to prepare the Land, and Raise upon it Various Sorts of Plants, to produce both Poles and Timber. By Thomas Hitt, Author of a Treatise on Fruit-Trees.
Hitt, Thomas, -1770?.Date: M,DCC,LXI. [1761]- Books
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A view of real grievances, with remedies proposed for redressing them; humbly submitted to the consideration of the legislature.
Powell.Date: MDCCLXXII. [1772]- Books
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Communications to the Board of Agriculture; on subjects relative to the husbandry, and internal improvement of the country. ... . Parts I. and II.
Date: 1797- Books
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A complete body of husbandry: collected from the practice and experience of the most considerable farmers in Britain. Particularly setting forth The various Ways of Improving Land, by Hollow Ditching, Draining, Double Plowing, Grasing, Enclosing, Watering and Manuring. With Particular Directions for the fertilizing of Broom-Ground, Heath-Ground, Furz, Bushey, and Chilturn-Ground: Also the Method of Improvement, by assorting proper Plants to Lands, and of shifting of Crops. To which is added, Several Particulars relating to the Preservation of the Game; and stated Accounts of the Expence and Profits of Arable, Pasture, Meadow and Wood Lands. Adorn'd with cuts. By R. Bradley, Professor of Botany in the University of Cambridge, and F.R.S.
Bradley, Richard, 1688-1732.Date: MDCCXXVII. [1727]