The book of the farm is a work on agricultural practices in mid19th century england by henry stephens. Fourth edition, revised, and in great part rewritten, by j. Detailing the labours of the farmer, farmsteward, ploughman, shepherd, hedger, cattleman, fieldworker, and dairymaid. Dealing, exhaustively with every branch of agriculture. Aug 12, 2009 henry stephens s book of the farm book. Dec 16, 2019 stephens, henry 17951874, agricultural writer, born at keerpoy in bengal on 25 july 1795, was the son of andrew stephens, a surgeon in the service of the east india company, who died at calcutta on 26 aug. On the whole, henry stephenss book of the farm offers excellent and in depth insight into farming during the mid 19th century. Detailing the labours of the farmer, farm steward, ploughman, shepherd, hedger, farm labourer, fieldworker, and cattleman v. Tv show turns long outofprint farming manual into hot seller.
Stephens book of the farm 1908 edition open library. Henry returned to scotland at an early age, and was educated at the parochial and grammar schools of dundee and at the academy there under thomas duncan, subse. After attending lectures on chemistry and agriculture at the university of edinburgh he boarded with a berwickshire farmer, george brown, and gained practical experience of agricultural work. The book of the farm by henry stephens national library. If the page in question were one that you really wanted to read it would be a real pain, but so far the ones that have gone askew, havent made that much difference to me. On the whole, henry stephens s book of the farm offers excellent and in depth insight into farming during the mid 19th century. Henry stephenss book of the farm concise and revised. Henry stephens, mrcs march 1796 15 september 1864 was an english doctor, surgeon, chemist, writer, poet, inventor and entrepreneur. Henry stephens 1795a1874 was a farmer and later a writer on agriculture. Henry stephenss book of the farm by alex langlands. I would recommend this book to anyone interested in the history of agriculture and to modern day organic farmers. His multivolume book of the farm was a standard text for some seventy years after its first edition of 1844. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app.
If your download does not begin, please click here to retry. Stephens, henry dnb00 wikisource, the free online library. Survivalist forum the files section the book of the farm. Detailing the labours of the farmer, farm steward, ploughman, shepherd, hedger, cattleman, fieldworker and dairy maid, henry stephens the book of the farm, henry stephens. At medical school in london he was a friend of, and shared rooms with, poet john keats, later wrote treatises on hernia and cholera, and conducted experiments to improve writing fluids and wood stains. The book of the farm, written by the 19thcentury farming expert henry stephens, was the indispensable farming bible referred to by the historians living. The book of the farm, written by the 19thcentury farming expert henry stephens, was the indispensable farming bible referred to by the. The book of the farm, volume 4 henry stephens full view 1890. The book of the farm detailing the labours of the farmer, farmsteward, ploughman, shepherd, hedger, farmlabourer, fieldworker, and cattleman by henry stephens, 4th edition 1889 and revised by james macdonald. On the farm available for download and read online in other formats. Detailing the labours of the farmer, farmsteward, ploughman, shepherd, hedger, farmlabourer, fieldworker, and cattleman v. Page 31 now, shepherds, to your helpless charge be kind, baffle the raging year, and fill their pens with food at will. The book of the farm, volume 2 volume 2 of the book of the farm. The book of the farm henry stephens 17951874 was a farmer and later a writer on agriculture.
Mar 01, 2011 i loved every minute of the victorian farm series and as i watched i became aware that they were using one manual for the main background towards their work in recreating an actual working farm as in victorian times and that book was an original book of the farm by henry stephens. Henry stephens obituary independence, mo the examiner. The book of the farm by henry stephens cambridge core. Henry stephens 17951874 was a farmer and later a writer on agriculture. The book of the farm, volume 5 henry stephens full view 1890. Henry stephenss book of the farm and millions of other books are available for amazon. Mar 24, 2011 the book of the farm, written by the 19thcentury farming expert henry stephens, was the indispensable farming bible referred to by the historians living and working on the bbc series victorian farm. The book of the farm detailing the labours of the farmer, farm steward, ploughman, shepherd, hedger, farm labourer, fieldworker, and cattleman by henry stephens, 4th edition 1889 and revised by james macdonald. The book of the farm by henry stephens, used abebooks. The farm available for download and read online in other formats. It became the handbook used by the historical interpreters working on bbc tvs victorian farm a book and dvds of this excellent series are available. Softcover by henry stephens mobipocket the book of the farm. Detailing the labours of the farmer, steward, plowman, hedger, cattleman, shepherd, fieldworker, and dairymaid stephens, henry isbn 10.
After attending lectures on chemistry and agriculture at the university of edinburgh he boarded with a berwickshire farmer, george brown, and gained experience of agricultural work. Henry stephenss book of the farm by henry stephens goodreads. I loved every minute of the victorian farm series and as i watched i became aware that they were using one manual for the main background towards their work in recreating an actual working farm as in victorian times and that book was an original book of the farm by henry stephens. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the book of the farm. Detailing the labours of the farmer, farmsteward, ploughman, shepherd, hedger, cattleman, fieldworker and dairy maid, henry stephens the book of the farm, henry stephens. If the page in question were one that you really wanted to read it would be a real pain, but so far the ones that have. The book of the farm, written by the 19thcentury farming expert henry stephens, was the indispensable farming bible referred to by the historians living and working on the bbc series victorian farm.
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