Minutes in agriculture and planting / by William Amos.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Amos, William, -1824.

Series:

Making of the modern world

Making of the Modern World

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Horticultural machinery.

Forage plants.

Grasses.

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

Manufacture:

Boston, [Lincolnshire] : Printed by J. Hellaby.

Place of Publication:

[England] : [publisher not identified], 1804.

System Details:

text file

Contents:

I. On the structure and component principles of vegetables

II. On the culture and use of nine of the best artificial, and of eight of the best natural grasses

III. On the construction and use of a sward dresser

IV. On the construction and use of a thistle cutter

V. On the construction and use of a compound roller

VI. On the construction and use of a tree-transplanter, for removing and planting large trees

VII. On the construction and use of a scuffle

VIII. On the construction and use of a couch grass drag

IX. On the construction and use of a couch grass rake.

Notes:

"Illustrated with specimens of eight sorts of the best, and two sorts of the worst natural grasses, and with accurate drawings and descriptions of the above practical machines, on seven copper plates, whereby every farmer will be made perfectly acquainted with the best natural and artificial grasses, and not only be made acquainted with the use of, but also be enabled to construct the above machines."

Reproduction of original from Goldsmiths' Library, University of London.

Goldsmiths'-Kress no. 18817.

Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Thomson Gale, 2005. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited to licensing agreements. s2005 miunns

OCLC:

65238080

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.