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The modern husbandman complete in eight volumes containing i the practice of farming by william ellis volume 3 of 8 ellis william on amazoncom free shipping on qualifying offers the modern husbandman complete in eight volumes containing i the practice of farming by william ellis. The modern husbandman or the practice of farming by ellis william ca 1700 1758 published 1744 the modern husbandman complete in eight volumes containing i. This treats of the farmers year month by month and of rural economy in general it is elliss best work though such a sentence as be yourself the first man up in a morning for sounding at your door your harvest horn to call your men at four oclock contrasts amusingly with the writers own practice according to those who went to visit him at little gaddesden. The texts of these vols are the same as that of vols 6 7 of his modern husbandman 1750 cf nuc pre 1956 vol 1 consists of the months of may and june v2 july and august each month has separate paging and index june and july have separate tp dated 1745 reproduction of original from goldsmiths library university of london