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The farmer's magazine, and useful family companion : Consisting of practical essays, ... on the different branches of husbandry, ... A miscellaneous collection of valuable family receipts, ... Useful hints and curious observations ... By Agricola Sylvan, gentleman.
Eighteenth Century Collections Online I (ECCO) Available from 1776 until 1780. Available online
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- Journal/Periodical
- Standardized Title:
- Farmer's magazine, and useful family companion (London, England : Annual : R. Snagg).
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Agriculture--Periodicals--Early works to 1800.
- Agriculture.
- Agricultural implements--England--Periodicals.
- Agricultural implements.
- Agricultural prices--England--Periodicals--Early works to 1800.
- Agricultural prices.
- Farm income--Periodicals--Early works to 1800.
- Farm income.
- Farm magagement--England--Periodicals.
- Farm magagement.
- Animal husbandry--England--Periodicals.
- Animal husbandry.
- Genre:
- Periodicals -- England -- 18th century.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (5 v., plates (some fold.) ) ill., tables ;
- Annual (Collected issues)
- Volume I. [[April 1776]-number X. (January 1777)]-[volume V. (January-December 1780)]
- Other Title:
- Farmer's magazine, and useful family companion.
- Place of Publication:
- [London, England] : Printed for R. Snagg, no. 129, Fleet-Street, London; and R. Cruttwell, in Bath; and sold by every bookseller, stationer, and news-carrier, in the kingdom, MDCCLXXVI. [1776-1780]
- Notes:
- Collects, with added prefatory material, monthly issues of: The farmer's magazine, and useful family companion.
- Another edition with re-issued title pages has imprints reading: C. Dilly, in the Poultry and R. Cruttwell, Bath.
- 'Agricola Sylvan' is a pseudonym.
- Monthly issues include individual title pages and caption titles.
- Imprints include year of publication in roman.
- Imprints vary; later vols. read: Printed for W. Goldsmith, no. 24, Pater-Noster-Row, London; and R. Cruttwell, in Bath; ...
- Frontis. = plate, with additional plates and drawings showing new farm machinery and grain crops.
- Tables show weather, crop yields, prices, farm expenses.
- Articles on farming and rural life, including information on world wide agricultural practices, country by country, with specific advice on crops, new machinery, and costs and profits. Includes poetry selections, reivews of new books, occasional correspondence.
- Reproduction of original from Bodleian Library (Oxford).
- Volumes lack chronological designation.
- First monthly issue lacks designation, as do monthly issues for 1777 and Jan.-Feb. 1778.
- From March 1778 monthly issues have chronological designations.
- Monthly issues include volume numbers on direction line.
- Collected slightly irregularly: vol. I includes 10 issues; vol. II includes 11 issues; vols. III-V include 12 issues for the calendar year.
- Finding Aid/Index:
- Subjects in each volume.
- Cited in:
- NCBEL, II:1305
- Crane & Kaye, 234
- Times handlist, p. 44
- English Short Title Catalog, P6021.
- OCLC:
- 642234828
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