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The practical farmer or, the Hertfordshire husbandman: containing many new improvements in husbandry. I. Of Meliorating the different Soils, and all other Branches of Business relating to a Farm. II. Of the Nature of the several Sorts of Wheat, and the Soil proper for each. III. Of the great Improvement of Barley, by Brineing the Seed, after an entire new Method, and without Expence. IV. Of increasing Crops of Pease and Beans by Horse-Houghing. V. Of Trefoyle, Clover, Lucerne, and other Foreign Graffes. VI. A new Method to Improve Land at a small Expence, with Burnt Clay. Vii. Of the Management of Cows, Sheep, Suckling of Calves, Lambs, &c. with Means to prevent, and Remedies to cure Rottenness in Sheep. Viii. How to keep Pigeons and Tame Rabbits to Advantage. IX. A new Method of Planting and Improving Fruit-Trees in Ploughed-Fields. By William Ellis, Of Little Gaddesden, in Hertfordshire.

Title: The practical farmer [electronic resource] : or, the Hertfordshire husbandman: containing many new improvements in husbandry. I. Of Meliorating the different Soils, and all other Branches of Business relating to a Farm. II. Of the Nature of the several Sorts of Wheat, and the Soil proper for each. III. Of the great Improvement of Barley, by Brineing the Seed, after an entire new Method, and without Expence. IV. Of increasing Crops of Pease and Beans by Horse-Houghing. V. Of Trefoyle, Clover, Lucerne, and other Foreign Graffes. VI. A new Method to Improve Land at a small Expence, with Burnt Clay. Vii. Of the Management of Cows, Sheep, Suckling of Calves, Lambs, &c. with Means to prevent, and Remedies to cure Rottenness in Sheep. Viii. How to keep Pigeons and Tame Rabbits to Advantage. IX. A new Method of Planting and Improving Fruit-Trees in Ploughed-Fields. By William Ellis, Of Little Gaddesden, in Hertfordshire.
Author: Ellis, William, approximately 1700-1758.
Publication: London : printed for Weaver Bickerton, at Lord Bacon's Head, without Temple-Bar; Thomas Astley, at the Rose; and Stephen Austen, at the Angel and Bible, in St. Paul's Church-Yard, M.DCC.XXXII. [1732]

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171,[5]p.; 8⁰.

Uniform Title

Practical farmer. Part 1

Alternative Title

Practical farmer. Part 1

Subjects

Note

The ornaments are those used by Henry Woodfall.
P.98 misnumbered 8.
Price from imprint: price Two Shillings, Stitch'd.
Reproduction of original from British Library.

Indexed In (note)

English Short Title Catalog

Reproduction (note)

Electronic reproduction.

OCLC

642481275
ECCO1-T16818

Author

Ellis, William, approximately 1700-1758.

Title

The practical farmer [electronic resource] : or, the Hertfordshire husbandman: containing many new improvements in husbandry. I. Of Meliorating the different Soils, and all other Branches of Business relating to a Farm. II. Of the Nature of the several Sorts of Wheat, and the Soil proper for each. III. Of the great Improvement of Barley, by Brineing the Seed, after an entire new Method, and without Expence. IV. Of increasing Crops of Pease and Beans by Horse-Houghing. V. Of Trefoyle, Clover, Lucerne, and other Foreign Graffes. VI. A new Method to Improve Land at a small Expence, with Burnt Clay. Vii. Of the Management of Cows, Sheep, Suckling of Calves, Lambs, &c. with Means to prevent, and Remedies to cure Rottenness in Sheep. Viii. How to keep Pigeons and Tame Rabbits to Advantage. IX. A new Method of Planting and Improving Fruit-Trees in Ploughed-Fields. By William Ellis, Of Little Gaddesden, in Hertfordshire.

Imprint

London : printed for Weaver Bickerton, at Lord Bacon's Head, without Temple-Bar; Thomas Astley, at the Rose; and Stephen Austen, at the Angel and Bible, in St. Paul's Church-Yard, M.DCC.XXXII. [1732]

Edition

The second edition; with additions, which those who bought the former, may have gratis.

Reproduction

Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.

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English Short Title Catalog, T16818.

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Place of Publication

Great Britain England London.

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