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. /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ellis, William, approximately 1700-1758
Format: Book
Language:English
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Description
Item Description:With a leaf of publisher's advertisements after the contents.
Head and tail pieces; initials.
Signatures: A-U⁴
Title page contents divided in two columns separated by a double-rule, with first column from "I. The character ..." to "VI. ... and tenants taking" and second column from "VI. farms, with curious cases relating ..." to XIV. ... observations on the cuases of their being such."
Verso of title page is advertisement: "Now in the press, and speedily will be published, the modern husbandman, or, the practice of farming: as it is now carried on by the most accurate farmers in several counties of England. For the month of October. By the same author."
Bound with: The modern husbandman for the month of August (1742) and The modern husbandman for the month of September (1742).
Physical Description:8 unnumbered pages, 152 pages ; 20 cm. octavo.