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Ancient Agriculture : Roots and Application of Sustainable Farming by Gabriel Alonso De Herrera (2006, Hardcover)

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PublisherGibbs Smith, Publisher

ISBN-101423601203

ISBN-139781423601203

eBay Product ID (ePID)53575283

Product Key Features

Book TitleAncient Agriculture : Roots and Application of Sustainable Farming

Number of Pages168 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicAgriculture / Sustainable Agriculture, Agriculture / General

Publication Year2006

IllustratorYes, Romero, Bryan

GenreTechnology & Engineering

AuthorGabriel Alonso De Herrera

FormatHardcover

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Item Height0.7 in

Item Weight22.6 Oz

Item Length10 in

Item Width8 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2006-926240

Number of Volumes1 vol.

Table Of ContentContents Introduction to English language edition by Juan Estevan Arellano Prologue 1 Preparing the Soil About Locations and Qualities of Lands o Signs for Identifying Bad and Good Lands o Defects of the Lands o About Plowing and Digging o The Attributes of Seeds o About Seasons and Advice on Sowing o The Most Suitable Seeds for Particular Soils o The Best Times and Methods for Weeding Cultivated Areas o When to Reap and Thresh, and About the Threshing Area o About Granaries and Silos o The Properties of Wheat o About Barley o About Rye o About Straw o About Oats o About Legumes: Chickpeas (Garbanzo beams), Broad Beans (Fabas), Lentils, Lupines, Vetch, Millet, Panic Grass ( Broomcorn Millet), and Purple Vetch and Spanish Peas o About Anise, Cumin, and Caraway o About Flax o About Hemp 2 Planting and Harvesting Vineyards Varieties of Grapevines and Their Characteristics o About the Torrontes Variety o About the Moscatel Variety o About the Ciguente Variety o About the Jaen Variety o About the Heben Variety o About the Alarije Variety o About the Vioso Variety o About the Malvasia Variety o About the Lairen Variety o About Dark Grape Varieties: Castellanas Variety, Palomina Variety, Aragones Variety, Tortozon and Herrial Varieties o About Soil Conditions for Grapevines o About Locations for Vineyards o The Best Attributes of Vine Shoots or Any Transplanted Plant, and How to Select Them o About Methods and Times to Plant Vineyards, and Select Vine Shoots o Soil Attributes for the Seed Plot, or Seed Nursery, and Planting Methods o About Grapevines Trussed in Trees o About Propping and Tying Grapevines o About the Form or Contour of Each Grapevine Variety, from the Time It Sprouts, and About Pruning o About the Time and Method for Excavating o The Art of Pruning and Its Appropriate Times o About the Appropriate Times, Methods, and Critical Secrets for Grafting Vineyards o Methods for Grafting Medicines and Fragrances into Grapevines, and for Producing Seedless Grapes o About Grapevine Diseases and Their Cures o Methods and Appropriate Times for Plowing and Excavating Vineyards o Properties of Fertilizer, Their Differences, and Methods and Appropriate Times for Fertilizing Vineyards o About Methods and Appropriate Times for Removing Branches and Leaves, and for Ensuring against Loss o Methods for Storing Unripened Grapes and Raisins o About How Raisins Should Be Made o About Vintage Time o About the Wine Vault o About the Shape and Size of Casks, the Time and Methods for Sealing Them, and About the Pitch o Methods for Sealing the Casks, Starting with the Tubs o Advice for Knowing If the Wine or Must Has the Water, and How to Separate It from the Wine o How White Wine Is Made Dark and Dark Wine Is Made White, and How to Sweeten Wine o About Preserving Wine So That It Is Not Harmed o Some Advice for Knowing How the Wine Should Be o Some Remedies for Defects in the Wine o About the Preservation of Juice Expressed from Unripe Grapes o About Some of the Properties of Wine o About Some of the Properties of Grapevines o About Some of the Properties of Grapes o About Vinegar, and Many Methods for Making It o About the Properties of Vinegar 3 Using Timing Methods Based on Astrological Influences The Waxing and Waning Moon Cycles o Weather Indicators o Seasonal Predictions Glossary Index

SynopsisThe Art of Agriculture is the first English edition of Obra de Agricultura by Gabriel Alonso de Herrera, an agriculture instruction manual originally written in Granada, Spain, in 1513 and published there in 1539. Herrera, widely considered the Father of Modern Spanish Agriculture, wrote this treatise nearly five centuries ago, thoughtfully recounting traditional farming techniques of the Moors before their expulsion from Spain, the Spanish colonizers in the early 1600s, and the rural Indo-Hispano bioregion spanning northern New Mexico and southern Colorado. Today, farmers, gardeners, and ecological horticulturists are striving to work in harmony with nature, using traditional irrigation methods (involving acequias, sangrias, and arroyos) to transform barren high-desert landscapes into fields supporting crop growth. This book speaks to today's farmers, no matter their size or output, in drought-ridden areas with land patterns characterized by natural ditches (acequias) and community water distribution systems (suertes). This type of agriculture exists not only in the American Southwest but from the Philippines to India to the Middle East. With global warming, water usage, and increased populations today, this book is more pertinent now than ever. Practical as well as philosophical, The Art of Agriculture will fascinate anyone interested in organic farming, sustainable agriculture, and permaculture worldwide., The Art of Agriculture is the first English edition of Obra de Agricultura by Gabriel Alonso de Herrera, an agriculture instruction manual originally written in Granada, Spain, in 1513 and published there in 1539. Herrera, widely considered the Father of Modern Spanish Agriculture, wrote this treatise nearly five centuries ago, thoughtfully recounting traditional farming techniques of the Moors before their expulsion from Spain, the Spanish colonizers in the early 1600s, and the rural Indo-Hispano bioregion spanning northern New Mexico and southern Colorado., The Art of Agriculture is the first English edition of Obra de Agricultura by Gabriel Alonso de Herrera, an agriculture instruction manual originally written in Granada, Spain, in 1513 and published there in 1539. Herrera, widely considered the Father of Modern Spanish Agriculture, wrote this treatise nearly five centuries ago, thoughtfully recounting traditional farming techniques of the Moors before their expulsion from Spain, the Spanish colonizers in the early 1600s, and the rural Indo-Hispano bioregion spanning northern New Mexico and southern Colorado. Today, farmers, gardeners, and ecological horticulturists are striving to work in harmony with nature, using traditional irrigation methods (involving acequias, sangras, and arroyos) to transform barren high-desert landscapes into fields supporting crop growth. This book speaks to today's farmers, no matter their size or output, in drought-ridden areas with land patterns characterized by natural ditches (acequias) and community water distribution systems (suertes). This type of agriculture exists not only in the American Southwest but from the Philippines to India to the Middle East. With global warming, water usage, and increased populations today, this book is more pertinent now than ever. Practical as well as philosophical, The Art of Agriculture will fascinate anyone interested in organic farming, sustainable agriculture, and permaculture worldwide.

LC Classification NumberS515.H5813 2006