Buch, Englisch, 422 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 592 g
Reihe: Cambridge Library Collection - British & Irish History, 17th & 18th Centuries
Buch, Englisch, 422 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 592 g
Reihe: Cambridge Library Collection - British & Irish History, 17th & 18th Centuries
ISBN: 978-1-108-07881-8
Verlag: Cambridge University Press
William Marshall (1745–1818), from farming stock, became a farmer and then estate manager and land agent after several years spent conducting business in the West Indies. A pioneer of scientific methods of farming, he published widely on best practice, and was also known for his geographical surveys of agriculture. This two-volume 1789 work covers the county of Gloucestershire, but also includes dairy management in north Wiltshire and the orchards and fruit products of Herefordshire. A hands-on reporter, Marshall stayed in the vale of Gloucester to learn the art of cheese-making, and then spent a year in various locations studying local farming practice. Volume 2 covers the Cotswold Hills and the vale of Berkeley, with detailed descriptions of dairy farming in these areas. A section is devoted to Herefordshire, its orchards, and the manufacturing processes and marketing of its famous 'fruit liquors', cider and perry.
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Prefatory observations; Cotswold hills described; Vale of Berkeley described; North Wiltshire described; General observations on dairy management; Herefordshire described; General index.
