The complete farmer: or, a general dictionary of husbandry, in all its branches; containing the various methods of cultivating and improving every species of land, according to the precepts of both the old and new husbandry. Comprising every Thing valuable in the best Writers on this Subject, viz. Linnaeus, Chateauvieux, the Marquis of Turbilly, Platt, Evelyn, Worlidge, Mortimer, Tull, Ellis, Miller, Hale, Lisl?, Roque, Mills, &c. Together with A Great Variety of New Discoveries and Improvements. Also The Whole Business of Breeding, Managing, and Fattening Cattle of all Kinds; and the most approved Methods of curing the various Diseases to which they are subject. Together with the Method of raising Bees, and of acquiring large Quantities of Wax and Honey, without destroying those laborious Infects. To which is now first added, the gardener' kalendar, Calculated for the Use of Farmers and Country Gentlemen. Illustrated with a great variety of folio copper-plates, finely engraved; exhibitin

People / Organizations

• Society of Gentlemen. (Author)

Imprint

London : printed for R. Baldwin, Hawes, Clarke and Collins, S. Crowder, T. Longman, B. Law, T. Lowndes, and Robinson and Roberts. And sold by James Williams, in Skinner-Row, Dublin, MDCCLXIX. [1769]

Publication year

1769

ESTC No.

T75354

Grub Street ID

298086

Description

[688];111,[5]p.,plates ; 4°.

Note

In two parts: the dictionary is unpaginated, and the gardener's kalendar has separate pagination and register.