Change in the Farm

Klappentext This 1934 volume collects some of the relics of past generations of farmers, farmyards and traditional agricultural methods. Zusammenfassung First published in 1934! and reissued in a second edition in 1936! this volume by Thomas Hennell was intended to collect and arrange some of the relics of past generations of farmers! farmyards and traditional agricultural methods. The volume offers an abundance of illustrations and diagrams by the author. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; 1. The farmhouse; 2. Cowman and dairy; 3. The carter and the stable; 4. Hedges and ditches; 5. Signs of the weather; 6. Ploughing; 7. Sowing; 8. Mowing with scythes; 9. Harvesting in the old style; 10. Stacking and rick-making; 11. Making spicks; 12. Threshing; 13. Cider-making; 14. Flax; 15. Turf-cutting; 16. Mole-catching.

Product details

• Authors: Thomas Hennell, Hennell Thomas
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 02.02.2012
• EAN: 9781107651401
• ISBN: 978-1-107-65140-1
• No. of pages: 224
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Agriculture, horticulture; forestry, fishing, food; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / General, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Agriculture / General, HISTORY / Social History, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / Agribusiness, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / Food Industry, United Kingdom, Great Britain, British Isles, Agriculture and farming, AGRICULTURE & FARMING, Agriculture, agribusiness and food production industries, Agriculture & Related Industries, Industrialisation & Industrial History, Industrialisation and industrial history