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100 1 _aBuckman, James,
_d1816-1884
245 1 0 _aScience and Practice in Farm Cultivation
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2012
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2012-07-10
508 _aProduced by Steven Giacomelli, Harry Lamé and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
520 _a"Science and Practice in Farm Cultivation" by James Buckman is a scientific publication written in the mid-19th century. The work focuses on agricultural methods and theories, particularly concerning the cultivation of various crops such as roots, grasses, clovers, and corn. It draws attention to the importance of understanding the origins and qualities of crops to improve farming practices. The opening of the book introduces the idea that cultivated plants, particularly root crops like parsnips and carrots, have been transformed from their wild ancestors through careful selection and cultivation. The author explains the importance of studying root crops, their characteristics, and how they can be improved over generations through deliberate farming techniques. Buckman uses examples from his own experiments to illustrate key concepts, such as the influence of cultivation processes on the size, shape, and flavor of these plants, emphasizing that successful agriculture relies on knowledge and scientific principles. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aAgriculture
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/40190
999 _c81029
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