1790 The Rural Economy of the Midland Counties Including the Management of Livestock, in Leicestershire and Its Environs: Together with Minutes on Agriculture and Planting in the District of the Midland Station.

Description

First Edition, Folding Maps

The first edition of this two volume set in the publisher's original cloth binding, with the gilt stamp of the Rothamsted Laboratory of The Lawes Agricultural Trust to the spines. Stamp from The Lawes Agricultural Trust to the front paste downs. The Lawes Agricultural Trust was established in 1889 by Sir John Bennet Lawes, and supports Rothamsted Research’s agricultural scientific research. Folding map of the midland counties to Volume I. William Marshall (1845-1818) published six studies on the farming practices of different regions of England from 1788 to 1798, which remain important historical resources on English agriculture. This is the instalment on the Midlands. Volume I includes information on the cultivation of crops; management of woodlands and estates; hiring staff; animal husbandry; implements and buildings; and selling at markets. Volume II continues this study with minutes on agriculture and planting from 1784 to 1786 and an index. 5 page of publisher's advertisements to the rear of Volume II, before the index.