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 January. Containing, I. Why and where wheat may be sown late; with remarks on Mr. Yelverton's great crop of wheat in Ireland; and instructions concerning new broken-up ground. II. New ways of sowing pease. III. Various ways of sowing lent grain. IV. How the author sent a banking plough to a gentleman for destroying the ant-hills of 300 acres of land. V. How he sent two sorts of drill ploughs, and the new invented, most profitable horse break, to a gentleman. VI. How rogues stole and sold sheep, and the subtle method a farmer took to recover his stolen fowls. VII. How a person made a great profit by transplanting turneps. VIII. Copy of a letter from a learned gentleman, how to drain wet land in the cheapest manner, with the author's answer. With many other serviceable matters, never before published. By William Ellis, of Little Gaddesden, near Hempstead, in Hertfordshire

Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	Ellis, William
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Dublin Printed by and for George Faulkner 1744, M,DCC,XLIV. [1744]
Subjects:	Agriculture / England
Online Access:	http://nl.sub.uni-goettingen.de/id/1407000300?orig...
Collection:	Eighteenth Century Collections Online / ECCO - Collection details see MPG.ReNa