The theory and practice of the drill husbandry : founded upon philosophical principles, and confirmed by experience ... illustrated with exact drawings of all the respective parts, and a perspective view of each machine compleat on nine copper plates, whereby every farmer will be enabled to make his own drill machines / by William Amos.
| Author/creator | Amos, William |
| Format | Electronic |
| Edition | 2nd ed. |
| Publication Info | [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], [1802] |
| Description | xvi, 244 pages, 7 unnumbered folded leaves of plates : illustrations |
| Supplemental Content | Available to subscribing institutions |
| Subjects |
| Contents | I. A dissertation on the natural food of plants.--II. A dissertation on the shape and size of the roots of such plants as are the object of field culture.--III. A dissertation on the superior advantages of the drill to the broadcast husbandry.--IV. Full directions for making two different kinds of drill machines, and a drill plough, for sowing or planting all kinds of grain, pulse, seeds, &c., on any kind of land, in any given quantity, and at any proper depth and distance required.--V. General directions for preparing the land, and for using the different machines, in the sowing or planting all kinds of grain, pulse, seeds, &c.--VI. Full directions for making several kinds of horse and hand hoes, with proper instructions for horse and hand hoeing all kinds of grain, pulse, seeds, &c., with different kinds of hoes. |
| General note | Reproduction of original from Goldsmiths' Library, University of London. |
| General note | Goldsmiths'-Kress no. 18419. |
| Reproduction note | Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Thomson Gale, 2005. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited to licensing agreements. |