Systematic Small Farming - Or, the Lessons of My Farm Being an Introduction to Modern Farm Practice for Small Farmer

This antique volume constitutes an introduction to modern farm practice for small-scale agriculturalists. It includes information on the culture of crops; the feeding of cattle; the management of the dairy, poultry, and pigs; the keeping of farm work records; the ensilage system, construction of silos and other farm buildings; the improvement of neglected farms... and more. The book is based on the author's continued personal, practical observation of, and connection with, the work of such farms. This text was originally published in 1886, and is proudly republished now complete with new introductions on sheep, poultry, and cattle farming.

Product details

• Authors: Robert Scott Burn
• Publisher: Read Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 07.05.2010
• EAN: 9781445503684
• ISBN: 978-1-4455-0368-4
• No. of pages: 416
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 216 mm x 24 mm
• Weight: 584 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Agriculture, horticulture; forestry, fishing, food