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Aiton (William)

A Treatise on the Origin, Qualities, and Cultivation of Moss-Earth.

Glasgow: Printed by Niven, Napier and Khull, 1805.,

250.00 €

Forest Books William Laywood

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Author
Aiton (William)
Publishers
Glasgow: Printed by Niven, Napier and Khull, 1805.
Keyword
AGRICULTURE ECONOMICS GLASGOW SCOTLAND FARMING MOSS-EARTH

Description

First edition, [4], 178pp., new endpapers, recent quarter calf, marbled boards, morocco spine label. William Aiton (1760-1847) of Strathaven was Sheriff Substitute for the Middle Ward in Lanarkshire, and was widely known as an authority ìon all matters bearing on Scottish husbandryî. He had the perception to observe that one of the major problems of the Scottish farmer was the cultivation of moss earth. Goldsmiths'-Kress no. 19038.1; Fussell III, p. 59; Rothamsted, p. 9.
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