An Outline of British Crop Husbandry
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.
Product details
December 2015Paperback
9781107586574
360 pages
200 × 135 × 24 mm
0.5kg
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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.