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A history of Irish farming, 1750-1950
- Title
- A history of Irish farming, 1750-1950 / Jonathan Bell & Mervyn Watson.
- Author
- Bell, Jonathan.
- Publication
- Dublin ; Portland, OR : Four Courts Press, ©2008.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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| Book/Text | Use in library | S461 .B455 2008 | Off-site |
Details
- Additional Authors
- Watson, Mervyn.
- Description
- 344 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color); 24 cm
- Summary
- The changing methods of crop and livestock production during the 'Age of Improvement' in Ireland, and some of the ways in which they shaped rural society and the landscape. It shows how sensible farmers were, in developing systems and techniques that fitted their resources, or lack of them, making Ireland a major agricultural producer, and overcoming huge environmental and social obstacles to ensure the survival of millions of people. -- Publisher description.
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- History.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 325-335) and index.
- Contents
- Rural society and farming methods -- Farm houses and farm yards -- Ridges and drains -- Manures and fertilizers -- Spades -- Ploughs -- Harrows, rollers and techniques of sowing seed -- Potatoes -- Hay-making -- Flax -- The grain harvest -- Threshing and winnowing grain -- Horses and ponies -- Cattle -- Sheep -- Pigs -- Poultry -- The theory and practice of improvement.
- ISBN
- 9781846820960
- 1846820960
- LCCN
- 2008298217
- 99821198065
- OCLC
- ocn191927417
- 191927417
- SCSB-1475876
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library