Lectures of the History of the Art of Agriculture

Download or read book Lectures of the History of the Art of Agriculture written by Redmond Barry and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-02-05 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Lectures of the History of the Art of Agriculture: Delivered Before the Melbourne Mechanics' Institution, Friday, May 1, A. D. 1840 Strabo says that when Petronius was Governor of Egypt, it was calculated that when the Nile rose 12 cubits, a great plenty ensued when it rose only to 8, the dearth was scarcely felt, as the waters of the lake Morris supplied the deficiency of the river. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.