| - Book Title: A textbook of general agriculture
- Author: Gillespie and Hathaway
- ISBN: MW005198
- Publisher: Macdonald
- Year Published: 1956
- Our Normal Price: £14.30 GBP ($0.00 USD)
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- Description: Macdonald, London 1956: green cloth hardcover with gilt lettering to spine: no dust jacket: 367 pages including index: black and white photographic illustrations, diagrams, tables, and charts. Synopsis: An explanatory volume for students of agriculture, including the following subjects: -- Construction and function of green plants. The soil and its cultivation. A survey of fertilisers, implements, and crop husbandry. Introducing grasses. Clovers and legumes. Grassland management. Types of fungus and their farming relevance. The virus. Construction and life of insect pests. Wireworms and eelworms. An outline of food chemistry. The digestive system of mammals. Waste products of the body. Foods and feedingstuffs. Animal health and farm hygiene. Worms and flukes. Insects enemies of farm stock . Animal husbandry. Beef and milk production. Bacteria. Sheep, horses , pigs and poultry on the farm. Principles of selective control of the weeds. Summary of crop diseases and pests. Requirements for milk production (feeding standards, composition of foods etc). Useful facts and figures. Reading list. Index.
- Condition: Collectable- Good
- Dustcover: No
- Binding: Hardback
- Type: Used Books
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