Experiments and Observations Concerning Agriculture and the Weather download ebook
Experiments and Observations Concerning Agriculture and the Weather download ebook
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Author: William Marshall
Page Count: 262 pages
Published Date: 19 Feb 2016
Publisher: Cambridge Library Collection
Publication Country: Cambridge, United Kingdom
Language: English
Type: PDF
ISBN: 9781108075831
File size: 31 Mb
Download Link: Experiments and Observations Concerning Agriculture and the Weather
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William Marshall (1745-1818), from farming stock, became a farmer and then estate manager and land agent after several years conducting business in the West Indies. This 1779 book (one of his earliest) describes his observations and experiments on his farm in Surrey (which he later had to give up because of his partner's bankruptcy). A description of the size, soil type and aspect of his various fields is followed by a summary of the experiments he carried out - mostly simple ones, such as comparing results if seeded fields were rolled or not. Diary records over two years for each crop are given, with areas sown, soil conditions and weather data. A chapter is devoted to weather prognostications, and another to day-to-day farm management and accounts. Marshall hoped that the systematic reporting of his findings would be of use to others, and the work provides interesting insights into the beginnings of scientifically based agriculture.
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Experiments and Observations Concerning Agriculture and the Weather by William Marshall
Author: William Marshall
Page Count: 262 pages
Published Date: 19 Feb 2016
Publisher: Cambridge Library Collection
Publication Country: Cambridge, United Kingdom
Language: English
Type: PDF
ISBN: 9781108075831
File size: 31 Mb
Download Link: Experiments and Observations Concerning Agriculture and the Weather
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William Marshall (1745-1818), from farming stock, became a farmer and then estate manager and land agent after several years conducting business in the West Indies. This 1779 book (one of his earliest) describes his observations and experiments on his farm in Surrey (which he later had to give up because of his partner's bankruptcy). A description of the size, soil type and aspect of his various fields is followed by a summary of the experiments he carried out - mostly simple ones, such as comparing results if seeded fields were rolled or not. Diary records over two years for each crop are given, with areas sown, soil conditions and weather data. A chapter is devoted to weather prognostications, and another to day-to-day farm management and accounts. Marshall hoped that the systematic reporting of his findings would be of use to others, and the work provides interesting insights into the beginnings of scientifically based agriculture.
Read online Experiments and Observations Concerning Agriculture and the Weather Buy Experiments and Observations Concerning Agriculture and the Weather Download Experiments and Observations Concerning Agriculture and the Weather for pc, mac, kindle, readers Download to iPad/iPhone/iOS, B&N nook Experiments and Observations Concerning Agriculture and the Weather ebook, pdf, djvu, epub, mobi, fb2, zip, rar, torrent