The modern husbandman : for the month of October. Containing, I. The character of many sorts of wheat for sowing them in proper soils. II. Of dressing, plowing, and sowing wheat-seed in different countries. III. Several cases, proving the benefit of changing wheat-seed. IV. To prevent the degeneracy of wheat-seed. V. Several ways to prepare wheat-seed for sowing. VI. How one gentleman got good crops of grain, and another bad crops, by using one sort of manure. VII. Observations on Dr. Plott's discourse on husbandry. VIII. Of landlord's letting and tenants taking farms, with curious cases relating to the same. IX. Of making and management a liquorice-plantation. X. The advantages of buying in Welch sheep by farmers. XI. Fo fairs and statutes for hiring farmers servants, and their several characters. XII. A large account of tethes, being queries about them, and answers by Sir. Constantine Phipps. XIII. Of several law0suits about tythes. XIV. Ill servants, their great prejudice to farmers, with observations on the causes of their being such. To which are added, many other curious and serviceable matters never before published. /

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Main Author: Ellis, William, approximately 1700-1758
Format: Book
Language:English
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Call Number: S 509 E47m 1742
Notes: Three titles bound together: Modern husbandman: for the month of August (1742), Modern husbandman: for the month of September (1742), Modern husbandman: for the month of October (1743)
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