1733 Horse-Hoing Husbandry - 1st Enlarged Ed., Tillage & Vegetation, Jethro Tull

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The Horse-Hoing Husbandry: or, An Essay on the Principles of Tillage and Vegetation. Wherein is shewn A Method of introducing a Sort of Vineyard-Culture into the Corn-Fields, In order to Increase their Product, and diminish the common Expense; By the Use of Instruments described in Cuts. By I. T., London: Printed for the Author, and Sold by G. Strahan, T. Woodward, A. Miller, J. Stagg, and J. Brindley, 1733, First enlarged/illustrated edition, All plates present (a complete work), 269 p, 12 x 7.5", 4to. In fair condition. Leather boards scuffed at edges & worn/bumped at corners. Tail of spine lacking - binding exposed. Head of spine moderately chipped & worn. Title label lacking on spine. Gilt deco on spine soiled and dulled. All edges of text-block speckled red. Front and rear gutters beginning to split at tail. Water dampness stain to bottom edge of text-block, which has seeped onto every page (text still legible). Title exhibit exhibits a tear and a chip at bottom edge. Toning throughout text-block, with some instances of finger-soiling or foxing. Fold-out plates clean & intact. Binding intact. Please see photos and ask questions, if any, before purchasing. Jethro Tull (1674-1741) was an English agriculturist from Berkshire who helped to bring about the British Agricultural Revolution of the 18th century. He perfected a horse-drawn seed drill in 1701 that economically sowed the seeds in neat rows, and later developed a horse-drawn hoe. Tull made early advances in planting crops with this invention of the seed drill - a mechanical seeder that sowed efficiently at the correct depth and spacing and then covered the seed so that it could grow. Before the introduction of the seed drill, the common practice was to plant seeds by broadcasting (evenly throwing) then across the ground by hand on the prepared soil then lightly harrowing the soil to bury the seeds to the correct depth. Tull also invented a drill-plough to sow wheat and turnip seeds in drills, three rows at a time. There were two boxes for the seed, and these, with the coulters, were placed one set behind the other, so that two sorts seeded might be sown at the same time. In this work, Tull describes how the motivation for developing the seed-drill across from conflict with his laborers. He had struggled to enforce his new methods on them, in part because they resisted the threat to their position as workers and their skill with the plough. Tull, assumedly was the first to promote the advantages of hoeing and cultivated soils. He explained to the farmers that even in the driest weather, good hoeing may help to procure moisture to the roots of plants. This work ALSO includes a supplementary essay (published 1736) found in rear of text. Extremely valuable and scarce work by Jethro Tull on tilling a farm & growing vegetation. Gift quality. N° de ref. del artículo RAREB1733JQRX

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