This book contains a detailed treatise on producing farm crops, with
information on soil, cultivation, grain crops, forage crops, potatoes,
and much more. Full of case studies, historical information, and handy
tips, this text constitutes an invaluable resource for farmers and is
one not to be missed by collectors of antiquarian farming literature.
The chapters of this book include: 'The Principal Farm Crops', 'Market
Garden Crops', 'Graded Apples', 'Fruit Growing', 'Pasture Management',
'Seed Mixtures', 'Pasture', 'Potatoes', 'Sugar Beet', 'The Forage
Crops', 'The Grain Crops', 'Good Seed', 'Manuring', 'The Destruction of
Weeds', 'Soil Cultivation', etcetera. We are proud to republish this
antiquarian volume, in an affordable modern edition, complete with a new
introduction on farming.