The Book of the Farm
Author : Henry Stephens
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Page : 762 pages
File Size : 39,18 MB
Release : 1844
Category : Agriculture
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Author : Henry Stephens
Publisher :
Page : 762 pages
File Size : 39,18 MB
Release : 1844
Category : Agriculture
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Author : Henry Stephens
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Page : pages
File Size : 31,50 MB
Release : 1844
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Author : Alex Langlands
Publisher : Batsford Books
Page : 509 pages
File Size : 32,61 MB
Release : 2013-07-10
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 1849941254
The Book of the Farm, written by the 19th-century farming expert Henry Stephens, was the indispensable farming 'bible' referred to by the historians living and working on the BBC series Victorian Farm. This brand new version has been fully revised and edited by Alex Langlands, who starred on the programme, to bring its timeless wisdom to a fresh audience. Beautifully illustrated throughout with both black-and-white and colour illustrations, the book is a complete guide to the farming year, from planting thorn hedges in winter to pulling up potatoes in autumn. Along the way it gives fascinating information about every aspect of farming, from sheep shearing to bringing in the harvest, and practical instructions for skills such as cheese- making, animal husbandry, sheepdog training and other traditional country pastimes. Although farming has changed irrevocably since the 19th century, there are some aspects that remain timeless, and this exquisite book is a nostalgic celebration of our rural past.
Author : Henry Stephens
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Page : 326 pages
File Size : 34,34 MB
Release : 1908
Category : Agriculture
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Author : Henry Stephens
Publisher : Pantianos Classics
Page : 722 pages
File Size : 25,76 MB
Release : 1844
Category : Business & Economics
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Replete with instruction and knowledge honed with experience, The Book of the Farm remains one of the finest agricultural guidebooks ever produced. The 19th century saw the maturation of farming in Western Europe, with intensive methods and efficiencies achieved as never before. Published in the 1840s and successively revised over subsequent decades, this book is a summation of the ingenuity of large-scale agriculture. The production of ever-greater harvests required skill; no longer could any farm be maintained by rudimentary methods taught by example - farming had become a sophisticated, professional discipline reliant upon science and machinery. Aimed at informing prospective students of farming, this work makes no secret of the difficulty and wits required of the modern farmer. Over 100 illustrations depict the tools required, from hoes and ploughs to the traction steam engines that served as forerunners to the modern tractor. Over 80 charts detail all manner of records: animal and crop weights, their prices on the market, mineral levels present in soil and fertilizer, costs of machinery and day-to-day operations. In all, The Book of the Farm is both a superb agricultural history and guide, filled with insight and techniques useful even in the modern day.
Author : Simon Rich
Publisher : Random House
Page : 162 pages
File Size : 39,3 MB
Release : 2009-11-11
Category : Humor
ISBN : 0307493962
In Ant Farm, former Harvard Lampoon president Simon Rich finds humor in some very surprising places. Armed with a sharp eye for the absurd and an overwhelming sense of doom, Rich explores the ridiculousness of our everyday lives. The world, he concludes, is a hopelessly terrifying place–with endless comic potential. –If your girlfriend gives you some “love coupons” and then breaks up with you, are the coupons still valid? –What kind of performance pressure does an endangered male panda feel when his captors bring the last remaining female panda to his cage? –If murderers can get into heaven by accepting Jesus, just how awkward is it when they run into their victims? Join Simon Rich as he explores the extraordinary and hilarious desperation that resides in ordinary life, from cradle to grave. "Hilarious." –Jon Stewart
Author : Henry Stephens
Publisher :
Page : 726 pages
File Size : 45,73 MB
Release : 1861
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Author : Henry Stephens
Publisher :
Page : 828 pages
File Size : 20,62 MB
Release : 1851
Category : Agriculture
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Author : James Lockhart
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 286 pages
File Size : 23,26 MB
Release : 1976-03-26
Category : History
ISBN : 9780521099905
This volume presents a selection of translated public and private letters, written by Spanish officials, merchants, and ordinary settlers, aiming to illuminate the panorama of sixteenth-century Spanish American settler society and its genres of correspondence. Letters written by Native Americans, a few of whom at this time were beginning to practice European-style letter-writing, are also included. It is hoped that readers will feel the colorful humanity of the letter-writers, and also see the wide array of social types and functions during this era in the United States' Southwest.
Author : Nick McDonell
Publisher : Henry Holt and Company
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 20,9 MB
Release : 2021-07-20
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 125079904X
From national bestselling author Nick McDonell, The Council of Animals is a captivating fable for humans of all ages—dreamers and cynics alike—who believe (if nothing else) in the power of timeless storytelling. “‘Now,’ continued the cat, ‘there is nothing more difficult than changing an animal’s mind. But I will say, in case I can change yours: humans are more useful to us outside our bellies than in.’” Perhaps. After The Calamity, the animals thought the humans had managed to do themselves in. But, it turns out, a few are cowering in makeshift villages. So the animals—among them a cat, a dog, a crow, a baboon, a horse, and a bear—have convened to debate whether to help the last human stragglers . . . or to eat them. Rest assured, there is a happy ending. Sort of. Featuring illustrations by Steven Tabbutt