183 p., [23] leaves of plates : ill., some col. ; 30 cm.
General Note
“Text printed by the publishers at Cathedral Street, Glasgow. Colour plates printed by Bembrose [i.e. Bemrose] and Sons, Ltd. 1949.” [colophon].
Contents
Foreword -- I. Both sides of the road -- II. North to Edinburgh -- III. The nature of the soil -- IV. Keeping land in good heart -- V. Britain’s largest crop - grass -- VI. Scientific grass preservation -- VII. Preparing arable land -- VIII. Grain harvest -- IX. The green crops -- X. Other arable crops -- XI. The world’s stud farm -- XII. Cattle: breeds and purposes -- XIII. Sheep and shepherds -- XIV. A tribute to the pig -- XV. The modern farmer -- XVI. The farmstead -- Index