Memoirs of the Philadelphia Society for Promoting Agriculture: Containing Communications on Various Subjects in Husbandry & Rural Affairs, Volume 3

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Johnson & Warner, 1814 - Agriculture
Vol. 1- includes a statistical account of the Schuylkill Permanent Bridge.
 

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On hedges by Richard Peters
9
On French rye and Syrian or Jerusalem wheat by Rich
17
On a simple wheat drill by John Lorain with a plate
32
On the use of lime in England by James Eckroyd Phi
37
On cyder making by Henry Wynkoop Bucks county
43
On various agricultural topics by James Eckroyd Phila
50
Case of croup in a calf by Richard Peters
58
On the diseases of sheep and the similarity of their
78
On the agriculture of England on manures converti
84
Observations upon the agriculture and roads of
98
Account of the modes pursued in clearing land in Penn
112
An account of some experiments with sulphuret of
120
On the cultivation and use of the mangel wurtzel
126
On flax mills by William Neill of Delaware county
135
Observations on the propriety of a farmer living on
142
On planting Indian corn by John Steele
151
A short historical sketch of agricultural improvements
158
On the haws or hooks so called in horses by Rich
167
Observations on Guinea grass by S Brown M D
173
Account of a crab apple orchard by Henry Wyn
189
Progress of Col Taylors hedge and on cultivating
195
On the Long Island hayhorserake by R Haines
212
Horse hay rake
213
On well rotted dung fresh and hot muck stercora
221
On hedges by Timothy Pickering
248
Corn shelling machine
250
On fiorin mangel wurtzel onions and cabbages
260
Singular hardihood and sufferings of a bull
387
On the utility of grinding maize Indian corn
396
A description of the Pennsylvania Rubber for thresh
400
Comparative estimate of expense of live and dead fences
407
On Duckets skim coulter with a cut by the same
413
Duckets skim coulter plough
418
On scalded cream communicated by a correspondent
419
Breast plough
425
Facts relative to the preparation of a dry leaven
427
On engrafting the chesnut tree by J Mease M D
435
Grafting
437
Description of Fishers swivel headed churn staff to faci
1
Swivel headed churn staff Appendix 3
3
III Directions from the Farming Society of Ireland for treat
12
Portrait of Mr Clymer
35
Shepherds dog from the Sportsmans Cabinet 36
36
Account of the Pyracantha or evergreen thorn by Tho
42
On potatoes by Arthur Young 54
54
Pruning and after management of hedges by Robert
78
On barilla as a manure Communicated to the president
87
On mixing lime and stable manure 94
94
Mode of analysing and testing gypsum from Coopers
104
Observations on the culture of summer wheat
114
On the duration of posts when their natural position
120
Flax mill 137
Shepherds dog 373
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TitleMemoirs of the Philadelphia Society for Promoting Agriculture: Containing Communications on Various Subjects in Husbandry & Rural Affairs, Volume 3
Memoirs of the Philadelphia Society for Promoting Agriculture: Containing Communications on Various Subjects in Husbandry & Rural Affairs, Philadelphia Society for Promoting Agriculture
AuthorPhiladelphia Society for Promoting Agriculture
PublisherJohnson & Warner, 1814
Original fromThe Ohio State University
Digitized29 Oct 2013
  
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