BEATSON, Alexander

A New System of Cultivation, without Lime, or Dung, or Summer Fallows, as Practised at Knowle Farm, in the County of Sussex ... Second Edition

London: Printed by W. Bulmer and W. Nicol, 1821. 8vo. xv, [1], 163pp. 4 engraved plates.

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Farmers used Beatson's system in New England. At the time of publication, "worn out" lard was becoming a concern. "The supply of manure was not adequate, so alternatives were attractive" (Rossiter, The Emergence of Agricultural Science, 1975).

Item #35484

Price: $275.00