UID:
almafu_9960117806702883
Format:
1 online resource (viii, 728 pages) :
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illustrations (black and white), digital, PDF file(s).
ISBN:
0-511-79184-4
Series Statement:
Cambridge library collection. History
Content:
Henry Stephens was a farmer & later a writer on agriculture. After attending lectures on chemistry & agriculture at the University of Edinburgh he boarded with a Berwickshire farmer & gained experience. In 1820 Stephens acquired his own farm, on which he used modern & experimental farming methods. In 1837 he sold the farm, & devoted the rest of his life to writing guides to farming for the use of inexperienced farmers. These volumes volumes contain Stephens' detailed descriptions of contemporary farming practices. He describes in meticulous detail all aspects of farming, including livestock care & slaughter, dairying, irrigation practices & crop culture. Arranged by season & including copious high-quality illustrations of farming equipment, these extremely popular volumes were considered the standard work on practical Victorian agriculture. Volume 2 describes farming tasks performed in spring.
Note:
Also issued in print: 2010.
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Originally published: Edinburgh: William Blackwood and Sons, 1844.
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1-108-02495-5
Language:
English
