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A treatise on agriculture, intitled the Yorkshire farmer. In two volumes. This treatise explains and exemplifies ... methods of husbandry, and of reclaiming bog and mountain ... Also a monthly kalendar of works ... with several cuts of machines, tools, &c. Likewise ... offered to the legislature, and friends of Ireland, a scheme for maintaining the poor thereof. ... By Charles Varley.
Varlo, Charles, approximately 1725-approximately 1795.Date: 1766- Books
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Experiments in agriculture, made under the directions of the Right Honourable and Honourable Dublin Society, in the year 1773. In which the culture of wheat is carried on in comparative methods, and particularly the importance of sowing wheat upon clover-lay, supported by incontestible facts.-.The infinite value of clover proved by various experiments upon a large scale, both as to its merit in pasture and hay, with a continuation of the minute experiments. By John Wynn Baker, F.R.S. member of the argiculture Society, for the hundred of Salford in the county Palatine of Lancaster, and experimenter in agriculture to the Dublin Society.
Baker, John Wynn, approximately 1730-1775.Date: M,DCC,LXXIV. [1774]- Books
Methods for the examination of poultry biologics : a report of the Poultry Disease Subcommittee, Committee on Animal Health, Agricultural Board, Division of Biology and Agriculture, in cooperation with the Regional Technical Committees on Respiratory Diseases of Poultry of the Agricultural Experiment Stations.
National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Animal Health.Date: 1963- Books
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Considerations on agriculture: treating Of the several Methods practised in different Parts of the Kingdom of Ireland, with Remarks thereon. New Improvements on the Manures proper for different Soils, particularly Lime, (with the several Ways of burning it) Sea-Sand, Shells, Clay, and Marle; with what Kinds of them are fittest for Use. Of the Culture of Wheat, and a New Method for preventing a late Harvest, and the evil Consequences thereof. To which is added, Mr. Pierson's two Tracts of the present state of the Tillage in Ireland, with some Methods offer'd for its Improvements, with a Description of several Kinds of Ploughs, and their Usefulness proved on Tryal.
Rye, George.Date: MDCCXXX. [1730]- Books
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The new complete English farmer; or, the whole body of husbandry made perfectly easy. Containing what every farmer ought to know and practise, in all the various useful branches of husbandry. Comprehending, among all the several articles treated of in this work, full directions and instructions, under the following heads, viz. The cultivation and proper management of wheat and barley. The culture of oats and rye. The whole art and management of all the different kinds of grass, and of making hay. Full description of the different soils, and of manuring and ploughing land. Instructions respecting the farmer's 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. Likewise several excellent receipts to cure the different disorders they are subject to. The best and most approved method of rearing pigs, fattening swine, and chusing the best sort for breeding, and for curing all their disorders. Directions for breeding rabbits to the best advantage. The whole art of rearing and managing fowls, ducks, geese, turkies, and pigeons, to make them turn out profitable to the farmer, with the choicest receipts to cure their several distempers. The whole management of bees, both for profit and pleasure. The cultivation of turnips, beans, pease, trees, hemp, and flax, &c. &c. &c. Together with other useful articles, too numerous to mention in this title page. The whole carefully revised, corrected, and improved, by Mr. William Hogg, farmer, near Lynn, in Norfolk. Assisted by several experienced gentlemen and farmers, who have made agriculture, &c. their particular study for many years. Embellished with an elegant frontispiece.
Hogg, William.Date: [1780?]- Books
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The complete steward: or, The duty of a steward to his Lord. Containing several new methods for the improvement of his Lord's estate, and shewing the indirect practices of Stewards, tending to lessen any estate. Also a new system of agriculture and husbandry, wherein are laid down general rules and directions for the management and improvement of farms. With tables for the measurement of timber, interest of money; and the value of ancient and modern coin compared. Together with several law precedents relating to the duty and office of a steward. By John Mordant. In two volumes.
Mordant, John.Date: MDCCLXI. [1761]- Books
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A six weeks tour, through the southern counties of England and Wales. Describing, particularly, I. The present state of agriculture and manufactures. II. The different Methods of cultivating the Soil. III. The Success attending some late Experiments on various Grasses, &c. IV. The Prices of Labour and Provisions. V. The state of the working poor in those Counties, wherein the Riots were most remarkable. With descriptions and copper-plates, of such newly invented Implements of Husbandry as deserve to be generally known: interspersed With Accounts of the Seats of the Nobility and Gentry, and other Objects worthy of Notice. By the author of the Farmer's letters.
Young, Arthur, 1741-1820.Date: MDCCLXXII. [1772]- Books
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A treatise on agriculture, intitled the Yorkshire farmer. In two parts. This treatise explains and exemplifies in a simple and demonstrative Manner, the several useful methods of husbandry, and of reclaiming bog and mountain. Also a monthly calendar of works to be done, as they come in Season throughout the Year. With several cuts of machines, and tools, &c. Likewise here is humbly offered to the legislature, and Friends of Ireland, a scheme for maintaining the poor thereof. By Charles Varley.
Varlo, Charles, approximately 1725-approximately 1795.Date: 1765- Books
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The modern improvements in agriculture; containing the principles of tillage and vegetation, and present practice of the most skilful husbandmen, in the Culture of Corn and Pulse, and of the Grasses, Plants, and Roots for feeding Cattle: And a comparative View of their Uses and Advantages, from authentic Experiments made by many ingenious Persons, particularly in Britain and Ireland. Likewise the most approved methods of watering land, Draining, and other valuable Improvements. Illustrated With Copper-Plates, and Descriptions Of Several New Instruments; One a Horse-Hoe invented by the Author, Of very general Use, for hoeing all Grops planted in Rows, with wide for narrow Spaces. By Mr. Forbes.
Forbes, Francis, active 18th century.Date: M.DCC.LXXXIV. [1784]- Books
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A six weeks tour, through the southern counties of England and Wales. Describing, particularly, I. The present state of agriculture and manufactures. II. The different methods of cultivating the soil. III. The success attending some late experiments on various grasses, &c. IV. The various prices of labour and provisions. V. The state of the working poor in those counties, wherein the riots were most remarkable. With descriptions and models of such new invented implements of husbandry as deserve to be generally known: interspersed with accounts of the seats of the nobility and gentry, and other objects worthy of notice. In several letters to a friend. By the author of the farmer's letters.
Young, Arthur, 1741-1820.Date: MDCCLXVIII. [1768]- Books
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The panorama of science and art. Embracing the sciences of aerostation, agriculture and gardening, architecture, astronomy, chemistry ... the arts of building, brewing, bleaching ... the methods of working in wood and metal ... and a miscellaneous selection of interesting and useful processes and experiments / By James Smith.
Smith, James, 1759-1828?Date: 1815- Books
A method of inoculating cattle against trypanosomiasis / by Ll.E.W. Bevan.
Bevan, Ll. E. W.Date: 1929- Books
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The gardeners dictionary. Containing the best and newest methods of cultivating and improving the kitchen, fruit, flower garden, and nursery, as also for performing the practical parts of agriculture ... together with directions for propagating and improving from real practice and experience, all sorts of timber trees / by Philip Miller.
Miller, Philip, 1691-1771.Date: 1764- Books
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The modern husbandman, complete in eight volumes. Containing I. The practice of farming, as it is now carried on by the most experienced Farmers in the several Counties of England, for every Month in the Year. II. The Timber and Fruit-Tree improved, or, the best practical Methods of improving different Lands with proper Timber. III. Agriculture improved, or, the Practice of Husbandry displayed, shewn by Facts performed on all sorts of Land, according to the Old Plain, and the New Drill Way of Ploughing. IV. Chiltern and Vale Farming explained, according to the latest Improvements. Necessary for all Landlords and Tenants of either Ploughed, Grass, or Wood Grounds. By William Ellis, Farmer, at Little Gaddesden, in Hertfordshire. ...
Ellis, William, approximately 1700-1758.Date: MDCCL. [1750]- Books
The sewage question : being a general review of all systems and methods hitherto employed in various countries for draining cities and utilising sewage treated with reference to public health, agriculture, and national economy generally also a description of Captain Liernur's system for daily inoffensive removal of faecal solids, fluids, and gases by pneumatic force, combined with an improved method of sewage utilisation / by Frederick Charles Krepp.
Krepp, Frederick Charles.Date: 1867- Books
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The modern improvements in agriculture. Containing the principles of tillage and vegetation, and present practice of the most skilful husbandmen in the culture of corn and pulse, and of the grasses, plants and roots for feeding cattle: and a comparative view of their uses and advantages, from authentic experiments made by many ingenious persons, particularly in Britain and Ireland. Likewise the most approved methods of watering land, draining, and other valuable improvements. Illustrated with copper-plates, and descriptions of several new instruments; one a horse-hoe in vented by the author, of very general use, for hoeing all crops planted in rows, with wide or narrow spaces. Part I. By a Practiser of both the old and new husbandry.
Practiser of both the old and new husbandry.Date: MDCCLXXIV. [1774]- Books
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A six weeks tour, through the southern counties of England and Wales. Describing, particularly, I. The present state of agriculture and manufactures. II. The different Methods of cultivating the Soil. III. The Success attending some late Experiments on various Grasses, &c. IV. The Prices of Labour and Provisions. V. The state of the working poor in those Counties, wherein the Riots were most remarkable. With descriptions and copper-plates, of such newly invented Implements of Husbandry as deserve to be generally known: Interspersed With Accounts of the Seats of the Nobility and Gentry, and other Objects worthy of Notice. In Several Letters to a Friend. By the author of the farmer's letters.
Young, Arthur, 1741-1820.Date: MDCCLXIX. [1769]- Books
Goethe's botany : the Metamorphosis of plants (1790) and Tabler's Ode to nature (1782) / with an introduction and translations by Agnes Arber.
Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von, 1749-1832.Date: [1946]- Books
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A new system of agriculture; or, a plain, easy, and demonstrative method of speedily growing rich: ... Together with several very curious instructions, ... By a country gentleman.
Country Gentleman.Date: 1755- Books
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The farmer's tour through the East of England. Being the register of a journey through various counties of this Kingdom, to enquire into the state of agriculture, &c. Containing, I. The particular Methods of cultivating the Soil. II. The Conduct of live Stock, and the modern System of Breeding. III. The State of Population, the Poor, Labour, Provisions, &c. IV. The Rental and Value of the Soil, and its Division into Farms, with various Circumstances attending their Size and State. V. The Minutes of above five hundred original Experiments, communicated by several of the Nobility, Gentry, &c. With Other Subjects that tend to explain the present State of English Husbandry. By the author of the Farmer's letters, and the Tours through the North and South of England. In Four Volumes. ...
Young, Arthur, 1741-1820.Date: MDCCLXXI. [1771]- Books
Experiments and observations in connection with (1). rinderpest immunisation (2). pleuro-pneumonia contagiosa bovum (lung-sickness), and the preventive method of innoculation / by J. Walker.
Walker, JDate: [1921]- Books
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Rural oeconomy: or Essays on the practical parts of husbandry. Designed to explain several of the most important methods of conducting farms of various kinds; including many useful hints to gentlemen farmers, relative to the oeconomical management of their business. Containing, among other enquiries, of that proportioned farm, which is of all others the most profitable. The best method of conducting farms that consist all of grass, or all of arable land. The means of keeping the most cattle the year round on a given quantity of land. The cheapest way of manuring land. Considerations on the oeconomical conduct of gentlemen farmers. The comparative profit of farming different soils. Of experimental agriculture. Of the new husbandry. Of the management of borders of arable fields. Of periodical publications concerning rural oeconomics. To which is added, The rural Socrates, being memoirs of a country philosopher, by the author of The farmer's letters; [Two lines of quotation in Latin]
Young, Arthur, 1741-1820.Date: M,DCC,LXXVI. [1776]- Books
Fact-finding with rural people : a guide to effective social survey / prepared by Hsin-pao Yang.
Date: 1955- Books
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A six months tour through the North of England. Containing, an account of the present state of agriculture, manufactures and population, in several counties of this kingdom. Particularly, I. The nature, value, and rental of the soil. II. The size of farms, with accounts of their stock, products, population, and various methods of culture. III. The use, expence, and profit of several sorts of manure. IV. The breed of cattle, and the respective profits attending them. V. The state of the waste lands which might and ought to be cultivated. VI. The condition and number of the poor, with their rates, earnings, &c. VII. The prices of labour and provisions, and the proportion between them. VIII. The register of many curious and useful experiments in agriculture, and general practices in rural occonomics, communicated by several of the nobility, gentry, &c. &c. Interspersed with descriptions of the seats of the nobility and gentry; and other remarkable objects: illustrated with copper plates of such implements of husbandry, as deserve to be generally known; and views of some picturesque scenes, which occurred in the course of the journey. In four volumes.
Young, Arthur, 1741-1820.Date: MDCCLXXI. [1771]- Books
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The New handmaid to arts, sciences, agriculture, &c. Containing 1. Prognostications for the weather, by the moon, stars, rainbow, &c. 2. Monthly observations in the orchard, kitchen-garden and flower-garden. 3. Observations in husbandry. 4. Complete farriery, or Rules for the management of horses. 5. The vermin killer, containing methods to prevent and destroy bugs, fleas, lice, pismires, flies, and all other kinds of vermin. 6. The most rare secret how to catch fish; also the method to make bird-lime. Together with the whole art of limning and painting, in oil and water-colours. Also the art of gilding wilth [sic] gold and silver, wood, metals, leather, &c. with an oily size, and water gold. The method of colouring maps, with directions for laying metzotinto prints on glass. The curious art and mystery of japanning, to imitate the Indian way, with receipts for making the several varnishes. The mystery of dying silks, stuffs, cloth, thread, and other things. To stain wood, horn, bone, leather, &c. of various colours. To extract lake, and other curious colours from flowers, herbs, seeds, &c. The art of making glass of christal of all sorts and colours. To take spots or stains pitch, tar, rosin, wax, and ironmoulds out of silks, stuffs, linen or wollen, and recover faded, silks: with many other things worthy of note. To which are added, many curiosities and rare secrets, known to few, but exceeding useful.
Date: In the 1789