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THE 



FARMER'S CALENDAR. 



By J. CHALMERS MORTON, 

 AUTHOR OF " The Prince Consort's Farms," " The Cyclopedia or 



AGRICULTURE," " FARMER'S ALMANACK," ETC. 



A systematic Work on Farm Practice, accompanied by Explanations 

 and References to Theory when necessary ; but mainly and intentionally 

 descriptive of actual Experience and Work in Field, Fold, and Farmery. 

 It is fully illustrated with Wood Engravings of Buildings, Land Drainage, 

 Machinery, and Plants, 



jimcngst the General Contents •ni'tll be found— 



1. The whole work of all 

 kinds of Farms is described in 

 monthly succession, as step by 

 step it occupies the attention of 

 the Farmer throughout the year. 



2. The Cultivation of all kinds 

 of Soil — their Drainage, Tillage, 

 and Manuring. 



3. The Cultivation of all Farm 

 Crops — food for man or beast — in- 

 cluding the lesson of actual experi- 

 ence on the different varieties of 

 each, and on the cultivation proper 

 for each. 



4. The Breeding, Rearing, and 

 Feeding of all the Live Stock of 

 the Farm, including a full account 

 of the several breeds of Horses, 

 Cattle, Sheep, and Pigs ; of their 

 respective peculiarities and merits ; 

 of the Management required by 

 each; the value of the different 

 foods and processes employed in 

 the meat manu^cture; with in- 



formation on Marketing, Locali- 

 ties, and Prices. 



5. The Use of all kinds of 

 Agricultural Tools and Machines — 

 for Hand-work, Horse-labour, and 

 Steam-power respectively ; and the 

 Economy of their employment. 



6. The relation of the Farmer 

 to the Landowner, the Labourer, 

 and the Soil, including all ques- 

 tions of Rent, Lease, Tenant's 

 Rights, Wages, Permanent Im- 

 provements of Land by Buildings, 

 Roads, Drains, Fences, &c..; and 

 its Current Cultivation by Imple- 

 ments, Plants, and Animals, re- 

 ceives fiiU and systematic narra- 

 tion. 



7. The Influence of Weather, 

 which overrides and influences all, 

 is given in great detail, month by 

 month, in reference to 30 or 40 

 stations in England, Scodand, and 

 Ireland. 



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