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The Book of the Farm Table of Contents<\/h2>\n
Detailing the Labours of the Farmer, Farm-Steward, Ploughman, Shepherd, Hedger, Cattle-Man, Field-Worker, and Dairy-Maid<\/p>\n
By Henry Stephens, F.R.S.E.<\/p>\n
In Three Volumes with Numerous Illustrations<\/p>\n
Originally published: 1842<\/p>\n
<\/h3>\nVolume I<\/h3>\n
1. The Difficulties Which the Young Farmer Has to Encounter at the Outset of Learning Practical Husbandry<\/p>\n
2. The Means of Overcoming Those Difficulties<\/p>\n
3. The Kind of Information to Be Found in Existent Works on Agriculture<\/p>\n
4. The Construction of “the Book of the Farm”<\/p>\n
5. The Existing Methods of Learning Practical Husbandry<\/p>\n
6. The Establishment of Scientific Institutions of Practical Agriculture<\/p>\n
7. The Evils Attendant on Landowners Neglecting to Learn Practical Agriculture<\/p>\n
8. Experimental Farms as Places for Instruction in Farming<\/p>\n
9. A Few Words to Young Farmers Who Intend Emigrating as Agricultural Settlers to the Colonies<\/p>\n
10. The Kind of Education Best Suited to Young Farmers<\/p>\n
11. The Different Kinds of Farming<\/p>\n
12. Choosing the Kind of Farming<\/p>\n
13. Selecting a Tutor Farmer for Teaching Farming<\/p>\n
14. The Pupilage<\/p>\n
15. Dealing with the Details of Farming<\/p>\n
16. The Steading or Farmstead<\/p>\n
17. The Farm-House<\/p>\n
18. The Persons Who Labour the Farm<\/p>\n
19. The Weather in Winter<\/p>\n
20. Climate<\/p>\n
21. Observing and Recording Facts<\/p>\n
22. Soils and Subsoils<\/p>\n
23. Enclosures and Shelters<\/p>\n
24. The Planting of Thorn Hedges<\/p>\n
25. The Plough<\/p>\n
26. The Various Modes of Ploughing Ridges<\/p>\n
27. Draining<\/p>\n
28. Yoking and Harnessing the Plough, and of Swing-Trees<\/p>\n
29. Ploughing Stubble and Lea-Ground<\/p>\n
30. Trench and Subsoil Ploughing, and Moor-Band Pan<\/p>\n
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Volume II<\/h3>\n
31. Drawing and Stowing Turnips, Mangel-Wurzel, Cabbage, Carrots, and Parsnips<\/p>\n
32. The Feeding of Sheep on Turnips in Winter<\/p>\n
33. Driving and Slaughtering Sheep<\/p>\n
34. Rearing and Feeding Cattle on Turnips in Winter<\/p>\n
35. Driving and Slaughtering Cattle<\/p>\n
36. The Treatment of Farm-Horses in Winter<\/p>\n
37. Fattening, Driving, and Slaughtering Swine<\/p>\n
38. The Treatment of Fowls in Winter<\/p>\n
39. Thrashing and Winnowing Grain, and of the Thrashing-Machine<\/p>\n
40. The Wages of Farm-Servants<\/p>\n
41. Corn Markets<\/p>\n
42. The Farm Smith, Joiner, and Saddler<\/p>\n
43. The Forming of Dunghills, and of Liquid Manure Tanks<\/p>\n
44. Winter Irrigation<\/p>\n
Spring<\/h4>\n
45. Cows, Calving, and Calves<\/p>\n
46. The Advantages of Having Field-Work in a Foward State<\/p>\n
47. Cross-Ploughing, Drilling, and Ribbing Land<\/p>\n
48. Sowing Spring Wheat and Grass Seeds<\/p>\n
49. Sowing Beans, Pease, Tares, Lucern, Saintfoin, Flax, and Hemp<\/p>\n
50. Switching, Pruning, and Water-Tabling Thorn Hedges<\/p>\n
51. Hiring Farm-Servants<\/p>\n
52. Sowing Oat Seed<\/p>\n
53. The Lambing of Ewes<\/p>\n
54. The Training and Working The Shepherd’s Dog<\/p>\n
55. Sowing Barley Seed<\/p>\n
56. Turning Dunghills and Composts<\/p>\n
57. Planting Potatoes<\/p>\n
58. Breaking in Young Draught Horses<\/p>\n
59. Sows Farrowing or Littering<\/p>\n
60. The Hatching of Fowls<\/p>\n
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Volume III<\/h3>\nSummer<\/h4>\n
61. The Sowing of Turnips, Mangel-Wurzel, Rape, Carrots, and Parsnips<\/p>\n
62. Repairing the Fences of Grass-Fields, and the Proper Construction of Field-Gates<\/p>\n
63. The Weaning of Calves, Bulls, and the Grazing of Cattle Till Winter<\/p>\n
64. Mares Foaling, Stallons, and Horses at Grass<\/p>\n
65. Sheep-Washing, Sheep-Shearing, and Weaning of Lambs<\/p>\n
66. Rolling the Fleece, and the Qualities of Wool<\/p>\n
67. The Making of Butter and Cheese<\/p>\n
68. Weeding Corn, Green Crops, Pastures, and Hedges, and of Casualties to Plants<\/p>\n
69. Hay-Making<\/p>\n
70. Summer-Fallowing, and Liming the Soil<\/p>\n
71. Building Stone-Dykes<\/p>\n
72. Embankments Against Rivulets<\/p>\n
73. Forming Water-Meadows<\/p>\n
74. Breaking-In Young Saddle-Horses<\/p>\n
Autumn<\/h4>\n
75. Pulling Flax and Hemp, and of the Hop<\/p>\n
76. Reaping Rye, Wheat, Barley, Oats, Beans, and Pease<\/p>\n
77. Carrying in, and Stacking Wheat, Barley, Oats, Beans, and Pease<\/p>\n
78. Drafting Ewes and Gimmers, Tupping Ewes, and Bathing and Smearing Sheep<\/p>\n
79. Lifting and Pitting Potatoes<\/p>\n
80. Sowing Autumn Wheat, and the Construction and Principles of Agricultural Wheel-Carriages<\/p>\n
81. Eggs<\/p>\n
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82. Rotation of Crops<\/p>\n
83. Fertilizing the Soil by Means of Manures<\/p>\n
84. The Points Possessed by the Domesticated Animals Most Desirable for the Farmer to Cultivate<\/p>\n
85. Making Experiments on Farms<\/p>\n
86. Destroying and Scaring Vermin on Farms<\/p>\n
87. Looking at a Farm – Its Rent – Its Lease – Its Stocking – the Capital Required for It<\/p>\n
88. Improving Waste Land<\/p>\n
89. Farm Book-Keeping<\/p>\n
90. The Conveniences of the Cottages of Farm-Servants<\/p>\n
91. The Care to be Bestowed on the Preservation of Implements<\/p>\n
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Read The Book of the Farm Volume 1<\/h2>\n