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An Outline of British Crop Husbandry

An Outline of British Crop Husbandry

An Outline of British Crop Husbandry

H. G. Sanders
December 2015
Paperback
9781107586574
$59.99
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Paperback

    First published in 1958, as the third edition of a 1939 original, this book provides an account regarding the essential aspects of crop maintenance in Britain. Key technical details are discussed, including manuring, cleaning, tillage, preparing the seedbed, choosing and sowing the seed, after-cultivation, and harvesting corn and root crops. Illustrative figures are also included. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in the development of arable farming in Britain and the history of agriculture.

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    December 2015
    Paperback
    9781107586574
    360 pages
    200 × 135 × 24 mm
    0.5kg
    Available

    Table of Contents

    • Preface
    • 1. Rotations
    • 2. Manuring
    • 3. Cleaning
    • 4. Tillage and the requirements for a seedbed
    • 5. The preparation of the seedbed
    • 6. The choice and treatment of seed
    • 7. Sowing the seed
    • 8. After-cultivation
    • 9. The corn harvest
    • 10. Harvesting by combine
    • 11. The harvesting of roots and potatoes
    • 12. Costs
    • Index.
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    • H. G. Sanders