The Rural Cyclopedia: Or a General Dictionary of Agriculture, and of the Arts, Sciences, Instruments, and Practice, Necessary to the Farmer, Stockfarmer, Gardener, Forester, Landsteward, Farrier, &c, Volume 4John Marius Wilson A. Fullarton, 1849 - Agriculture |
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