Format:
1 online resource (iv, 401 pages)
ISBN:
9781108078818
,
9781139962698
Series Statement:
Cambridge library collection. British & Irish history, 17th & 18th centuries
Content:
William Marshall (17451818), from farming stock, became a farmer and then estate manager and land agent after several years spent conducting business in the West Indies. A pioneer of scientific methods of farming, he published widely on best practice, and was also known for his geographical surveys of agriculture. This two-volume 1789 work covers the county of Gloucestershire, but also includes dairy management in north Wiltshire and the orchards and fruit products of Herefordshire. A hands-on reporter, Marshall stayed in the vale of Gloucester to learn the art of cheese-making, and then spent a year in various locations studying local farming practice. Volume 2 covers the Cotswold Hills and the vale of Berkeley, with detailed descriptions of dairy farming in these areas. A section is devoted to Herefordshire, its orchards, and the manufacturing processes and marketing of its famous 'fruit liquors', cider and perry
Note:
Originally published in London by R. Raikes for G. Nicol in 1789
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Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 06 Jun 2016)
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781108078818
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9781108078818
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1017/CBO9781139962698
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