Roman Farm Management eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 336 pages of information about Roman Farm Management.

Roman Farm Management eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 336 pages of information about Roman Farm Management.
  cited
  quoted
  on honey of Corsica
Thessalian horses
Thinning vines
Threshing
Threshing floor, the
Thrushes, profits from
  houses for keeping
Tillage, advice on
Time, standards of
  the Roman week
Tools, farming
Toulouse, production of pate de foie gras in
Transplanting
Transportation, importance of ease of
Trellises in vineyards
Trumpet, training hogs to obey sound of
  assembling wild boars and roebucks by the
Tull, Jethro
Turkeys, fattening
  effect of introduction into Europe, on geese
Turtle doves, housing and care of

V

Varro, Marcus Terentius
  the Rerum Rusticarum of
  works of, besides Rerum Rusticarum,
  activities of, in war against pirates
  estate and museum of
Vegetable gardens
Versus, the, defined
Vetch, derivation of name
Veterinary science of ancient Romans
Villa, discussion of the Roman
Vines, for marking farm boundaries
  advice on planting
  thinning
Vineyards, the maintenance of
  implements for
Vintage, work of the
Virgil
  indebtedness of, to Varro
  formula for testing sour land by
  advice on ploughing
  cited
  on colours of horses
Vitruvius, quoted on Cyrrhestes’ Tower of the Winds

W

Walnut trees, effect of, on surrounding land
Walter of Henley
  quoted
  on use of marl as manure
Warrens, defined
Watch dogs, 116
Water for cattle
Water supply for a steading
Weaning, of young cattle
  of lambs
Weanling pigs
Week, the Roman
Wheat, seeding
  yields of
  structure of plant
  harvesting of
Wild asses
Wild boars, keeping of, in game preserves
Wind, impregnating of mares by the
Wind breaks for olive orchards
Wine, cabbage as an offset to effects of
  allowances of, for farm hands
  yields of, in ancient Italy
  racking, 173
  used in cramming fowls
Winnowing
Winnowing basket, use of, for a cradle
Winter ploughing
Wood pigeons, cramming and fattening
Wool, shearing sheep for

X

Xenophon, as a writer on agriculture
  quoted

Y

Year, solar measure of the
Young, Arthur
  inscription on tombstone of wife
  fences recommended by
  on necessary number of farm labourers

Z

Zeno of Citium
Zodiacal signs, honour paid to cattle in

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