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The Oliver Plow Book - A Treatise on Plows and Plowing

The Oliver Plow Book - A Treatise on Plows and Plowing

Bacon, Charles Allen

Paperback

Agriculture

ISBN10: 144606946X
ISBN13: 9781446069462
Publisher: Phillips Pr
Published: Jun 16 2011
Pages: 208
Weight: 0.58
Height: 0.46 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
This volume contains a complete treatise on plows and ploughing, written under the auspices of 'The Oliver Chilled Plow Works'. The purpose of this book is to set forth the laws of successful farming and to explain the causes and effects of such laws. Complete with detailed illustrations and clear, concise information, this is a text that contains much in the way of timeless information. It will be of considerable value to modern farmers. The chapters of this text include: 'Functions of the Plant Organs', 'Influence of Water', 'Importance of Air in the Soil', 'Soil Temperature', 'Why Soils Must Be Handled Differently', 'Depth of Plowing', 'When to Plow', 'Plowing to Kill Insects', 'Plowing to Kill Weeds', 'Plowing Under Green Manure', 'Judging Plowing', 'Plow Bottoms', etcetera. We are proud to republish this antique volume here complete with a new introduction on agricultural tools and machinery.

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