My farm of Edgewood : a country book.[The search and finding -- Taking reins in hand -- Aroudn this house -- My bees -- Clearing up -- What to do with the farm -- Dairying -- Laborers -- A sunny frontage -- Farm building -- The cattle -- Crops and profitts -- The hill land -- The farm flat -- An illustration of soiling -- An old orchard -- The pears -- My garden -- Fine tilth makes fine crops -- Seeding and trenching -- How a garden should look -- The lesser fruits -- Grapes -- Plums, apricots and peaches -- The poultry -- Is it profitable? -- Debit and credits -- Money-making farmers -- Does farming pay? -- Hindrances and helps -- The argument -- Agricultural chemistry -- Grapes -- Plums apricots peaches -- Poultry -- Flowers.]

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1866 printing ; x, 319 pages ; 18 cm ; by the author of "Reveries of a bacholor."; National Library: 001035366; 016826569 LCCN: 03-12399 ; LC: S521; Dewey: 630.1 ; OCLC: 35185021 ; green stamped cloth with gold lettering and designs ; brown endpapers ; no dustjacket ; Contents: The search and finding -- Taking reins in hand -- Aroudn this house -- My bees -- Clearing up -- What to do with the farm -- Dairying -- Laborers -- A sunny frontage -- Farm building -- The cattle -- Crops and profitts -- The hill land -- The farm flat -- An illustration of soiling -- An old orchard -- The pears -- My garden -- Fine tilth makes fine crops -- Seeding and trenching -- How a garden should look -- The lesser fruits -- Grapes -- Plums, apricots and peaches -- The poultry -- Is it profitable? -- Debit and credits -- Money-making farmers -- Does farming pay? -- Hindrances and helps -- The argument -- Agricultural chemistry -- A gypseous illustration -- Science and practice -- Lack of precision -- Knowing too much -- Opportunity for culture -- Isolation of farmers -- Dickering -- The bright side -- Business tact -- Place for science -- Aesthetics of the business -- Walks -- Shrubbery -- Rural decoration -- Flowers - L'Envoi ; foxing, else VG. N° de ref. del artículo 008342

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