Palladius: Opus Agriculturae The Work of Farming

Synopsis

Machine Generated Contents Note: Work Of Farming -- Book 1 Preparations -- Preface -- Fundamentals -- Farm And Its Buildings -- Aviaries And Raising Fowl -- Farm Facilities And Equipment -- Book 2 January -- Field Work -- Planting Vines -- Gardens -- Fruit Trees: Service-tree, Almond, Walnut -- Miscellaneous -- Book 3 February -- Field Work -- Vines -- Trees And Other Plants -- Gardens -- Fruit Trees: Pear, Apple, Quince, Etc. -- Livestock: Pigs -- Miscellaneous: Wines And Vines -- Book 4 March -- Field Work -- Gardens -- Fruit Trees: Pomegranate, Citron, Medlar, Fig -- Livestock: Oxen, Cattle, Horses, Mules, Donkeys, Bees -- Book 5 April -- Field Work -- Gardens -- Fruit Trees: Jujubes -- Miscellaneous: Especially Bees -- Book 6 May -- Field Work -- Gardens -- Fruit Trees -- Livestock -- Construction -- Miscellaneous -- Book 7 June -- Field Work -- Gardens -- Fruit Trees -- Livestock: Harvesting Honey, Bees' Swarming -- Miscellaneous -- Book 8 July -- Field Work -- Gardens -- Fruit Trees -- Livestock -- Miscellaneous -- Book 9 August -- Field Work -- Gardens -- Fruit Trees -- Bees -- Water Supply -- Book 10 September -- Field Work -- Gardens -- Fruit Trees: Azarole -- Miscellaneous -- Book 11 October -- Field Work -- Gardens -- Fruit Trees: Date Palm, Pistachio, Cherry -- Bees -- Wine -- Book 12 November -- Field Work -- Gardens -- Fruit Trees: Peach, Pine, Plum, Chestnut -- Bees -- Miscellaneous -- Livestock: Sheep And Goats -- Olive Oil -- Book 13 December -- Book 14 Veterinary Medicine -- Preface; Veterinary Supplies -- Treating Cattle -- Medicating Horse Stock -- Treating Mule Stock -- Care Of Sheep -- Treating Goats -- Other Authorities' Advice On Sheep -- Treating Pigs -- Advice From Other Greek Authorities: Cattle -- Advice From Other Greek Authorities: Horses -- Poem On Grafting. Palladius ; A New Translation From The Latin By John G. Fitch. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 283-285) And Index. Translated From The Latin.