The Epitome of the Art of Husbandry : comprizing all necessary directions for the improvement of it, viz. : plowing, sowing, grafting, gardening, ordering of flowers, herbs : directions for the use of the angle : ordering of bees : together with the gentlemans heroick exercise : discoursing of horses ... of oxen, cows, calves, sheep, hogs ... of the nature of marle, the best way of planting clover-grass, hops, saffron, liquorice, hemp, &c. : to which is annexed by way of appendix, a new method of planting fruit-trees, and improving of an orchard : with directions for taking, ordering, teaching, and curing of singing birds, and other useful additions
by J.B. [Blagrave, Joseph]
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Alfred, Maine, United States
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- The Epitome of the Art of Husbandry : comprizing all necessary directions for the improvement of it, viz. : plowing, sowing, grafting, gardening, ordering of flowers, herbs : directions for the use of the angle : ordering of bees : together with the gentlemans heroick exercise : discoursing of horses ... of oxen, cows, calves, sheep, hogs ... of the nature of marle, the best way of planting clover-grass, hops, saffron, liquorice, hemp, &c. : to which is annexed by way of appendix, a new method of planting fruit-trees, and improving of an orchard : with directions for taking, ordering, teaching, and curing of singing birds, and other useful additions
- Author
- J.B. [Blagrave, Joseph]
- Book Condition
- Used
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- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Printed for Benjamin Billingsley, at the sign of the Printing Press, in the piazza of the Royal Exchange, over against Popes-Hea
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1675
- Keywords
- farm & garden, agriculture, husbandry, bees, fishing, birds, farming, songbirds beekeeping, pomology, cage birds, horsemanship, fruit-culture, xmas21
- Bookseller catalogs
- farm & garden;
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- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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