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Author Eliot, Jared, 1685-1763.

Title Essays upon field husbandry in New England, and other papers, 1748-1762 [microform] / by Jared Eliot ; edited by Harry J. Carman and Rexford G. Tugwell ; with a biographical sketch by Rodney H. True.

Imprint New York : Columbia university press, 1934.

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Location Call No. OPAC Message Status
 Axe Basement Library of American Civilization Microfiche Cabinets  LAC 16529    ---  Available
Description lvi, 261 p. : front. (port.) plate, facsims.
Series Columbia University studies in the history of American agriculture ; I
Library of American civilization ; LAC 16529
Note Among the facsimiles are the title-pages of the 1760 edition of "Essays upon field-husbandry in New-England, as it is or may be ordered" and the 1762 edition of "An essay on the invention, or art of making very good, if not the best iron, from black sea sand".
Contents Jared Eliot, minister, physician, farmer -- Essays upon field husbandry in New England -- An essay on the invention, or art of making very good, if not the best iron, from black sea sand -- Letters on agriculture received by Jared Eliot from John Bartram, Nathan Bowen, Peter Collinson, and others -- Bibliography (p. [255]-256)
Reproduction Microfiche. Chicago : Library Resources,inc., 1970. 1 microfiche ; 8 x 13 cm. (Library of American civilization ; LAC 16529)
Subject Agriculture -- New England.
Agriculture -- Early works to 1800.
Iron -- Metallurgy.
Sand.
Added Author Carman, Harry J. (Harry James), 1884-1964
True, Rodney Howard, 1866-1940.
Added Title Field husbandry in New England.

 
    
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