The husbandman's jewel, Directing How to Improve Land from 10l. per Annum, to 50l. with small charge by Planting. Making Cyder as good as Canary, for 5d a Quart or less; To Improve Land by draining, and by Hemp, Saffron, Liquorice; To Brew Ale and Beer, make Cyder, Meed, Mum, Metheglin, and other Liquors, to order Bees and Silk-Worms; Destroy Vermin &c, To which are added, the Arts of Angling, Hawking, Fowling, Ringing, &c, Directions to cure all diseases, of Horses, Oxon, Cows, Bulls, Calves, Sheep, Lambs, Goats, Swine, Dogs, Conies, Hares, Poultry and singing Birds at 12d. charge; To Improve Clover and St. Foin; To make Table drink for families, both sick and well, at a Farthing a Gallon worth Gold, good against all Distempers; And to cure all outward Sores or Pains, Aches, &c, at a Penny charge, with divers other matters.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Markham, Gervase, 1568?-1637, attributed name.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Agriculture--England--Early works to 1800.

Agriculture.

Gardening--England--Early works to 1800.

Gardening.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (52p. ) ill. ;

Other Title:

Husbandman's jewel,

Place of Publication:

London : printed for G. Conyers, at the Ring in Little Britain, [1720?]

Notes:

Formerly attributed to Gervase Markham.

Identified as Wing H3806 on UMI microfilm set "Early English books, 1641-1700", reel 1485.

Price from imprint: Price. 1 s.

Reproduction of original from British Library.

Cited in:

English Short Title Catalog, T36873.

OCLC:

642583397