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 readers 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. Includes a new introduction on farming.
