Old Farms and New Farming: A Layman's View of the Land
First published in 1975. This title presents a series of vivid insights and images, explaining the problems in the field, the machinery and techniques, science and economics, and what it means to the farm worker. The book depicts and explains the sophisticated techniques with which the farmer tackles the problems of soil and season, within the beautiful and ancient rhythm of lambing and haymaking, pasture and dairy, seed time and harvest. This title will be of great interest to not only students of agriculture, but those interested in the history of farming.

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Old Farms and New Farming: A Layman's View of the Land
First published in 1975. This title presents a series of vivid insights and images, explaining the problems in the field, the machinery and techniques, science and economics, and what it means to the farm worker. The book depicts and explains the sophisticated techniques with which the farmer tackles the problems of soil and season, within the beautiful and ancient rhythm of lambing and haymaking, pasture and dairy, seed time and harvest. This title will be of great interest to not only students of agriculture, but those interested in the history of farming.

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Old Farms and New Farming: A Layman's View of the Land

Old Farms and New Farming: A Layman's View of the Land

by Charles Furth
Old Farms and New Farming: A Layman's View of the Land

Old Farms and New Farming: A Layman's View of the Land

by Charles Furth

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First published in 1975. This title presents a series of vivid insights and images, explaining the problems in the field, the machinery and techniques, science and economics, and what it means to the farm worker. The book depicts and explains the sophisticated techniques with which the farmer tackles the problems of soil and season, within the beautiful and ancient rhythm of lambing and haymaking, pasture and dairy, seed time and harvest. This title will be of great interest to not only students of agriculture, but those interested in the history of farming.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780367251178
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Publication date: 02/01/2021
Series: Routledge Library Editions: Agriculture
Pages: 144
Product dimensions: 5.44(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)

About the Author

Charles Furth

Table of Contents

1. The Arable Year 2. The Ploughed Land 3. Grassland and the Grazing Herds 4. Mixed Farms and Farming Mixes 5. Upland Farms and their Sheep 6. Indoor Farming 7. The Unnoticed Revolution; Index

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