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The complete farmer: or, A general dictionary of husbandry, in all its branches; Containing the various methods of cultivating and improving every species of land, according to the precepts of both the old and new husbandry. Comprising every thing valuable in the best writers on this subject, viz. Linnŭs, Chateauvieux, the Marquis of Turbilly, Platt, Evelyn, Worlidge, Mortimer, Tull, Ellis, Miller, Hale, Lisle, Roque, Mills, young, &c. together with a geat variety of new discoveries and improvements. Also the whole business of breeding, managing, and fattening cattle of all kinds; and the most approved methods of curing the various diseases to which they are subject. Together with the method of raising bees, and of acquiring large quantities of wax and honey, without destroying those labourious insects. To which is added, the gardener's kalendar, calculated for the use of farmers and country gentlemen. Illustrated with a great variety of folio copper-plates, finely engraved; exhibiting all the instruments used in husbandry; particularly those lately invented, and presented to the society for the encouragement of arts, &c. in London; many of which have never yet appeared in a work of this nature. The third edition, corrected and improved. By a society of gentlemen, members of the society for the encouragement of arts, manufactures, and commerce.
Society of Gentlemen.Date: MDCCLXXVII. [1777]- Books
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The country man's treasure: Shewing the nature, causes, and cure of all diseases incident to cattle, viz. bulls, oxen, cows, calves, horses, mares, colts, asses, sheep, swine, and goats. With proper means to prevent their common diseases and distempers: being useful receipts, as they have been practised by long experience of above forty years, and also approved. Together with plain rules and methods for improving arable and pasture-lands: the management, improvement, and preservation of fruit trees, plants and flowers, the manner of fruit trees, plants and flowers, the manner of ordering flax, hemp, saffron and licorish: with directions for encreasing and preserving of bees. To which is added the art of hawking, hunting, angling, and the noble recreation of ringing. By J. Lambert, gent.
Lambert, James.Date: [1715?]- Books
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The complete English farmer; or, The whole body of husbandry made plain and easy. Containing what every farmer ought to know and practise, in the various branches of husbandry. Comprehending 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 art and management of the different kinds of grass, and of making hay. Description of the different soils, and of manuring and ploughing land. Instructions respecting the farmer's stock, &c. 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 receipts to cure the different disorders they are subject to. Methods 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 art of rearing and managing fowls, ducks, geese, turkeys, and pigeons, to make them turn out profitable to the farmer, with the choicest receipts to cure their several distempers. The management of bees, both for profit and pleasure. The cultivation of turnips, beans, pease, tares, hemp, and flax, &c. &c.
Hogg, William.Date: [1775?]- Books
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The Country gentleman, farmer and housewife's compendious instructor. Containing; I Gardening; the method of constructing the walls; the nature and manner of making hot-beds and how fruits are to be raised from the same; by what means early fruit may be raised; of hot-walls, and horizontal shelters; an alphabetical list of seeds of roots, cabbage seeds, salled seeds, sweet and pot-herb seeds, medicinal seeds, beans and pease, &c. Directions for cultivating fruit trees; to plant a vineyard; how to make gravel, grase, sand walks, lawns parterres, bosquets, &c. &c. of manure; of watering plants; and, lastly, directions to the gardener. II. The method of raising hops, liquorice and saffron. III. A dictionary of farriery; wherein an account of the diseases incident to horses, and the cures, are to be found. IV. Approved and easy remedies for most disorders. For the use of persons at a distance from regular assistance. Digested in alphabetical order. V. The method of restoreing decayed wines. VI. The manner of making and managing cyder, agreeable to the instructions of Mr. Turner, Mr. Worlidge, and others of known skill. As also, perry, mead and Metheglin. VII. Of malting, brewing, and the way of making mum. VIII. Of baking; wherein the best method of making household bread is laid down; as also, the several sorts of French bread, as the pain burgeois, pain de gonnesse, &c. &c. IX. Distillery, in the plainest manner; in which the the method of making most of the waters and rich cordials is set forth, in the manner recommended by M. de Jean, distiller to his most Christian Majesty, and Mr. Cooper of London. To which is added, by way of appendix, the method of casting shot; a knowledge very useful to persons residing in the remote parts of the kingdom.
Date: M,DCC,LXI. [1761]- Books
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The complete gard'ner: or, Directions for cultivating and right ordering of fruit-gardens and kitchen-gardens. With the gardener's kallender, directing what is to be done every month in the year. By Monsienr De la Quintiney. Now compendiously abridg'd, and made of more use, with very considerable improvements. By George London, and Henry Wise. To which is prefix'd, an address to the nobility and gentry. By J. Evelyn, Esq;
La Quintinie, Jean de, 1626-1688.Date: 1717- Books
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The complete grazier: or, Gentleman and farmer's directory. Containing the best instructions for buying, breeding and feeding cattle, sheep and hogs, and for suckling lambs. A description of the particular symptoms, commonly attending the various distempers to which cattle, sheep, and hogs are subject; with the most approved remedies. Directions for making the best butter, several sorts of cheese, and renner. Different methods of stocking a grass farm, with the particular expence and profit of each. How to prepare the land, and sow several sorts of grass seeds to advantage. Directions for raising proper fodder for cattle and sheep. Particular instructions for ordering, breeding and feeding poultry, turkeys, pigeons, tame rabbets geese, ducks, bustards, pea-sowls, pheasants and partridges. Also directions for making fish ponds or canals, and for storing them, and ordering the fish in the best manner. With several other useful and curious particulars. Written by a country gentleman, and originally designed for private use.
Country Gentleman.Date: MDCCLXVII. [1767]- Books
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The country gentleman's companion: Or, Ancient husbandry restored; and modern husbandry improved. By Stephen Switzer, gardiner. Shewing, I. The most expeditions manner of raising and propagating foreign sallads and other kitchen plants, viz. Italian brocoli, Spanish cardoon, celeriac, finochi, &c. rendring them more useful dishes than they have hitherto been. II. The method of buring clay, proving it to be not only the cheapest, but the best discovery for the improvement of land, especially that which is cold and poor, ever yet practiced. Invented by the Right Honourable George Earl of Halifax. III. The great improvement of land by grass seeds, viz. The Lucerne, St. Foyne, Clover, Reygre, Trefoyle, &c. The quantities to be sown on an acre and the soil proper for the reception of each kind of seed. IV. The excellency of the medicago, or cythisus maranthae of the ancients; demonstrating that plant, (so much esteemed by the Romans) to be the best fodder for all kinds of cattle, poultry, bees, &c. from its hardiness, being capable of enduring the severest weather, and prospering on the most barren, dry land; fully answering the character given of it by columella, cato, pliny, varrro, virgil, &c. With a detection of the errors of some writers relating to this plant.
Switzer, Stephen, 1682-1745.Date: 1732