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A treatise on natural and practical agriculture
Greaves, William (of Sheffield)
1814
Bewick vignette tailpiece, p. 68.
A treatise on natural and practical agriculture
Greaves, William (of Sheffield)
1824
Bewick vignettes tailpiece, p. 68.
A general view of the agriculture of the East Riding of Yorkshire : contained in detailed reports of the management of individual farms situated in the three great natural divisions of the Riding, viz. Scoreby, on the Westward Plain, Wauldby, on the Wolds, Ridgemont in Holderness
Howard, Charles; Howard, Charles; Howard, Charles; Howard, Charles; Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge (Great Britain)
1835
At head of title: Library of Useful Knowledge. "Published under the superintendence of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge.".
Survey of English Dialects recording in Wearhead, Co. Durham
Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)
14 May 1954
[Side 1] John describes forecasting weather by observing natural phenomena, mentions hearing first cuckoo this year, discusses farming through seasons. [Side 2] John describes harvesting, mowing by ha...
The jewel house of art and nature : containing divers rare and profitable inventions, together with sundry new experiments in the art of husbandry. With divers chimical conclusions concerning the art of distillation, and the rare practises and uses thereof. Faithfully and familiarly set down, according to the authours own experience
Plat, Sir Hugh (1552-1611?); Boot, Arnold de (1606-1653)
1653
The authorship of the "Discourse of several sorts of stones," by D.B. (p. 217-232) and the editorship of the entire work is attributed to Arnold de Boot. Cf. DNB.
The jewel house of art and nature : containing divers rare and profitable inventions, together with sundry new experiments in the art of husbandry. With divers chimical conclusions concerning the art of distillation, and the rare practises and uses thereof. Faithfully and familiarly set down, according to the authours own experience
Plat, Sir Hugh (1552-1611?); Boot, Arnold de (1606-1653)
1653
The authorship of the "Discourse of several sorts of stones," by D.B. (p. 217-232) and the editorship of the entire work is attributed to Arnold de Boot. Cf. DNB.
Sheep-Farming and Initial Preparation of Wool in Iceland
Hauksdottir, Anna
1968
A study which gives an account of life on a sheep farm in Iceland. Its four chapters present a general history of the country, descriptions of Icelandic sheep (breeds, importation and the effect of fo...
Survey of English Dialects recording in Farndon, Cheshire
Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)
04 Mar 1955
[Side 1] Walter talks about calving and what causes cow to 'break' [= abort calf prematurely], discusses cows' anatomy, describes in detail normal and abnormal births and explains reasons for veterina...
The second parts of Systema agriculturæ, or, The mystery of husbandry; and, Vinetum Britannicum, or, A treatise of cider : wherein are contained many selected and curious observations ... with the best and most natural rules and methods for the making of cider, and other English-liquors : to which is added an essay towards the discovery of the original of fountains and springs
Worlidge, John (fl. 1669-1698)
1689
"The second part of Vinetum Britannicum, or, A treatise of cider" (p. [89]-191) with a special t.p. Errata: p. [1] at end. By John Worlidge.
The Role of Tradition in Agrarian Protest: England and Wales in the Nineteenth Century
Seal, Graham
1978
M.A. thesis in three parts. The first, The Traditional Nature of Agrarian Society, contains sections on the customary society, the Corn Riots, rituals of justice and the highwayman tradition. Part Two...