. Ichnographia rustica; or, The nobleman, gentleman, and gardener's recreation. Containing directions for the general distribution of a country seat into rural and extensive gardens, parks, paddocks, &c., and a general system of agriculture; illus. from the author's drawings. Of Hops and Hop-yards, andtheir Management. HIS is one of our moft profitablerural Employments 5 but it comesmore under the Cognizance of theGardener than the Hulbandmansevery Poffeffor of a Plot of Ground being ca-pable of managing a Hop-yard without theExpence of Ploughs,Cattle,d^A for its Culture,(not but the Charge of
. Ichnographia rustica; or, The nobleman, gentleman, and gardener's recreation. Containing directions for the general distribution of a country seat into rural and extensive gardens, parks, paddocks, &c., and a general system of agriculture; illus. from the author's drawings. Of Hops and Hop-yards, andtheir Management. HIS is one of our moft profitablerural Employments 5 but it comesmore under the Cognizance of theGardener than the Hulbandmansevery Poffeffor of a Plot of Ground being ca-pable of managing a Hop-yard without theExpence of Ploughs,Cattle,d^A for its Culture,(not but the Charge of keeping a Hop-Gardenin Repair is very confiderable) and by ma-nual Induftry, with the Ufe cf the Spade andHoe, tp go through the feveral Particulars ofthis Builnefs. The very great Eftates acquiredwithin an Age part in the Merchandize cfHops, is a fufScient Encoiiragement to allinduftrious Perfons to venture on thefe Planta-tions ^ and befides the uncommon Profit, theyemploy a greater Number of Poor than anyother rural Affairs whatfoever. The Plant-ing, Soiling, Digging, Hoeing, Polling, S 2 Tying, 244 ^/ ^^^ Management and Tying,Picking,d(r. render a great manyHandsnot only of Men,butWomen,and Children,ne-ceffary in their Difpatch : And the Bufinefs,for the moft Par
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