The theory and practice of the drill husbandry : founded upon philosophical principles, and confirmed by experience ... illustrated with exact drawings of all the respective parts, and a perspective view of each machine compleat on nine copper plates, whereby every farmer will be enabled to make his own drill machines / 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):

Drills (Planting machinery).

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], [1802]

System Details:

text file

Contents:

I. A dissertation on the natural food of plants.

II. A dissertation on the shape and size of the roots of such plants as are the object of field culture.

III. A dissertation on the superior advantages of the drill to the broadcast husbandry.

IV. Full directions for making two different kinds of drill machines, and a drill plough, for sowing or planting all kinds of grain, pulse, seeds, &c., on any kind of land, in any given quantity, and at any proper depth and distance required.

V. General directions for preparing the land, and for using the different machines, in the sowing or planting all kinds of grain, pulse, seeds, &c.

VI. Full directions for making several kinds of horse and hand hoes, with proper instructions for horse and hand hoeing all kinds of grain, pulse, seeds, &c., with different kinds of hoes.

Notes:

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

Goldsmiths'-Kress no. 18419.

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

OCLC:

65239298

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.