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The American Farmer’s Instructor, or, Practical Agriculturist: Comprehending the Cultivation of Plants, the Husbandry of the Domestic Animals, and the Economy of the Farm, Together With a Variety of Information Which Will Be Found Important to the Farmer
The American Farmer’s Instructor, or, Practical Agriculturist: Comprehending the Cultivation of Plants, the Husbandry of the Domestic Animals, and the Economy of the Farm, Together With a Variety of Information Which Will Be Found Important to the Farmer
Wiggins, Francis S.

The American Farmer’s Instructor, or, Practical Agriculturist: Comprehending the Cultivation of Plants, the Husbandry of the Domestic Animals, and the Economy of the Farm, Together With a Variety of Information Which Will Be Found Important to the Farmer

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Philadelphia: Orrin Rogers, 1840. First Edition. Illustrated throughout with woodcuts. Bound in the original full speckled sheep with a black leather label on spine having the title brightly gilt and garnished with gold bands. Some scattered foxing/toning to the margins of interior; largely clean and bright. Tall octavo. 504pp.

“Intended to be a standard & complete text book embracing, in as condensed a form as possible, all that is most valuable in relation to the science of agriculture.” Twenty chapters, each with multiple parts, detailing soil practice, manures, tillage, crop rotation, cultivating plants for their roots, tubers, leaves, cultivating plants for clothing arts, oils, dyes, sugar, etc. Additional details on general economic and management practices of the farm, its implements, and the rearing and feeding of various domesticated animals and livestock.