Rural oeconomy: or, essays on the practical parts of husbandry. Designed to explain several Methods of conducting different Farms; Including Hints to Gentlemen Farmers relative to the oeconomical Management of their Business. Containing, among other Enquiries, Of that Proportioned Farm, which is the most profitable. Of the best Method of conducting Farms that consist all of Grass, or all of Arable Land. Of the means of keeping the Year round the most Cattle on a given Quantity of Land. The Oeconomical Conduct of Gentlemen Farmers. Of the cheapest Way of manuring Land. Of the comparative Profit of Farming different Soils. Of the New Husbandry. Of Periodical Publications concerning Rural Oeconomics. To which is added, The rural Socrates: being memoirs of a country philosopher. By the author of The farmer's letters

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  • Rural oeconomy: or, essays on the practical parts of husbandry. Designed to explain several Methods of conducting different Farms; Including Hints to Gentlemen Farmers relative to the oeconomical Management of their Business. Containing, among other Enquiries, Of that Proportioned Farm, which is the most profitable. Of the best Method of conducting Farms that consist all of Grass, or all of Arable Land. Of the means of keeping the Year round the most Cattle on a given Quantity of Land. The Oeconomical Conduct of Gentlemen Farmers. Of the cheapest Way of manuring Land. Of the comparative Profit of Farming different Soils. Of the New Husbandry. Of Periodical Publications concerning Rural Oeconomics. To which is added, The rural Socrates: being memoirs of a country philosopher. By the author of The farmer's letters
  • Wirthschaft eines philosophischen Bauers. English.
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Imprint
London : printed for T. Becket, in the Strand, MDCCLXXIII. [1773] Second edition, corrected.; ..
Added name
Hirzel, Hans Caspar, 1725-1803.
Publication year
1773
ESTC No.
T134142
Grub Street ID
182826
Description
[2],434p. ; 8°.
Note
Author of The farmer's letters = Arthur Young

With a half-title

'The rural Socrates' is a translation by Young of the French version of H. C. Hirzel's 'Die Wirthschaft eines philosophischen Bauers'

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