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.]
by Marvel, Ik., 1822-1908. [Mitchell, Donald Grant,; 1822-1908. ]
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- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
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New York, C. Scribner & Co.; [New York : John F. Trow & Co., Printers, stereotypers and electrotypers], c1863, 1866, 1866. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 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.
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- Title
- 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.]
- Author
- Marvel, Ik., 1822-1908. [Mitchell, Donald Grant,; 1822-1908. ]
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Publisher
- New York, C. Scribner & Co.; [New York : John F. Trow & Co., Printers, stereotypers and electrotypers], c1863, 1866
- Date Published
- 1866
- Keywords
- Agriculture. Farm life. acres admire agricultural ammonia bees bloom brook cattle charming Columella compost coppices corn cover cows crop culture dairy delicate doan't door dressing economy e?'ect England fancy farm farmer fence fertilizing fert
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