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The fullest Roman treatise on farming, covering vines, olives, livestock, and the management of an estate.
The Edition
- Original language
- Latin
- Translated by
- E. S. Forster, Edward H. Heffner
Publication
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Series volume
- 407
- Date published
- 1954-01-01
- Print status
- In print
The Physical Book
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Dust jacket
- Yes
- Total pages
- 528 pages
- ISBN-13
- 9780674994485
Reference
- Read online
- Read Here
- Publisher page
- View at publisher
Contents
- Prefatory Note
- Sigla
- On Agriculture
- Book V
- Measurement and Shapes of Land. Number of Plants to be Set. Provincial Vineyards. Cultivation of Vines and Trees for Supporting them. Olive-trees and Nurseries. Pomiferous Trees. Grafting. Shrub-Trefoil
- Book VI
- Oxen, their Care and Diseases. Bulls and Cows. Breeding. Diseases. Horses. Medicines. Mules. Diseases
- Book VII
- Ass. Sheep. Diseases. Goat. Diseases. Cheese-making. Pigs. Diseases. Dogs. Diseases
- Book VIII
- Birds and Fishes. Farmyard Poultry. Pigeons. Thrushes. Peafowl. Amphibious Birds. Ducks. Fishes
- Book IX
- Wild Animals. Bees, the Management of them, their Diseases and Pests. Honey. Wax