Let us not overlook the extensive discussion of manure, both the natural
and artificial types, as well as their chemical composition.
Or the vagaries of cheese production, gate making, land drainage, post hole
digging, post making, hedge growing, the results of various experimental
crops from far away lands ("chili" peppers) in different parts of the
country (and which were and were not recommended for general cultivation)
and dozens of other important topics for farmers (the primary audience for
the 13th transactions of 1858).
I spent my whole lunch hour skim reading it.  Fascinating read.
Cheers from Waterloo
Claudio, (procrastinating again instead of preparing his lectures for the
next damn conference)

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