William Marshall (1745-1818), from farming stock, became a farmer
and then estate manager and land agent after several years
conducting business in the West Indies. This 1779 book (one of his
earliest) describes his observations and experiments on his farm in
Surrey (which he later had to give up because of his partner's
bankruptcy). A description of the size, soil type and aspect of his
various fields is followed by a summary of the experiments he
carried out - mostly simple ones, such as comparing results if
seeded fields were rolled or not. Diary records over two years for
each crop are given, with areas sown, soil conditions and weather
data. A chapter is devoted to weather prognostications, and another
to day-to-day farm management and accounts. Marshall hoped that the
systematic reporting of his findings would be of use to others, and
the work provides interesting insights into the beginnings of
scientifically based agriculture.
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