Biodiversity Heritage Library

This collection contains 234 volumes from 233 titles, containing 44664 pages.

1. An enquiry into the structure & animal oeconomy of the horse : comprehending the diseases to which his limbs and feet are subject, with proper directions for shoeing and pointing out a method for ascertaining his age until his twelfth year : to which is added an attempt to explain the laws of his progessive motion, on mechanical and anatomical principles : the whole embellished by seventeen copper plates

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   By: Lawrence, Richard
   Publication info: Birmingham, Printed for the author and sold by Knott and Lloyd ... and also by G. & W. Nicol and L.B. Seeley, London, [1803?]
   Holding Institution: University of Southampton
   BHL Collections: Perkins Agricultural Library
2. An essay on the best means of converting grass lands into tillage without exhausting the soil and of returning the same to grass in an improved state

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   By: Tuke, John.
   Publication info: York, Printed by T. Wilson and R. Spence, 1803
   Holding Institution: University of Southampton
   BHL Collections: Perkins Agricultural Library
3. An essay on wool, containing a particular account of the English fleece : with hints for its improvement, addressed to grower, dealer and manufacturer

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   By: Luccock, John.
   Publication info: London, Printed for J. Harding, 1809
   Holding Institution: University of Southampton
   BHL Collections: Perkins Agricultural Library
4. Every man his own farrier, or, The whole art of farriery laid open : containing cures for every disorder a horse is incident to : to which is added an appendix : including many excellent recipes, and preparations of valuable medicines, with directions how to apply them

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   By: Clater, Francis,
   Edition: The eighteenth edition.
   Publication info: London, Printed by assignment of A. Tomlinson, Newark for John Baxter, Lewes and Chichester, ... and Crosby and Co., ... London, 1809
   Holding Institution: University of Southampton
   BHL Collections: Perkins Agricultural Library
5. Essay on fiorin grass : shewing the circumstances under which it may be found in all parts of England, its extraordinary properties, and great utility to the practical farmer

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   By: Richardson, William,
   Publication info: London, Printed by William Phillips, 1810
   Holding Institution: University of Southampton
   BHL Collections: Perkins Agricultural Library
6. An essay on sheep : intended chiefly to promote the introduction and propagation of Merinos in the United States of America, by proving, from actual experiments, the great advantage thereof to agriculture and manufactures

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   By: Livingston, R.R. - Cobbett, William,
   Publication info: London, Sold by J. Budd... and R. Bagshaw, 1811
   Holding Institution: University of Southampton
   BHL Collections: Perkins Agricultural Library
7. Every man his own horse, cattle, and sheep doctor, or A practical treatise on the diseases of horses, horned cattle, and sheep : together with the most simple and effectual method of curing each disorder, throughout all its various stages : to which is added, an appendix, including the author's public medicines, with directions for use ; and a collection of choice recipes for families, &c

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   By: Pearson, Robert, Druggist.
   Publication info: Leicester, Printed for the author by J. Browne. And may be had of Mr. Blanchard, 1811
   Holding Institution: University of Southampton
   BHL Collections: Perkins Agricultural Library
8. Every man his own cattle doctor, or, A practical treatise on the diseases of horned cattle: being a concise and familiar description of all the diseases incident to oxen, cows, and sheep with the most simple and effectual method of curing each disorder in all its various stages and the most efficacious treatment of cows before , at and after the time of calving, and also of ewes during the lambing season

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   By: Clater, Francis,
   Edition: The fifth edition.
   Publication info: London, Printed for Baldwin Cradock and Joy, 1817
   Holding Institution: University of Southampton
   BHL Collections: Perkins Agricultural Library
9. An essay on the nature and causes of the failure of the potato crop : with the means of prevention and cure /\cby Francis Sibson

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   By: Sibson, Francis.
   Publication info: Edinburgh, Printed by A. Balfour and Co, 1834
   Holding Institution: University of Southampton
   BHL Collections: Perkins Agricultural Library
10. Every man his own gardener : The complete gardener, or, Gardener's calendar of work to be done in the kitchen, fruit, flower, forcing garden &c. for every month in the year ... with classical lists of trees, shrubs, plants and flowers ...

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    By: Abercrombie, John, - Mawe, Thomas. - Gowans, William,
    Edition: [New ed.] / revised and improved, with an appendix on forcing by William Gowans.
    Publication info: London, Printed for Thomas Tegg, 1843
    Holding Institution: University of Southampton
    BHL Collections: Perkins Agricultural Library
11. The English gardener : a treatise on the kitchen garden, the flower garden, the shrubbery, and the orchard, with a kalendar giving instructions relative to the sowings, plantings, prunings and other labours to be performed in the gardens each month of the year

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    By: Cobbett, William,
    Publication info: London, Richard Griffin, [1845?]
    Holding Institution: University of Southampton
    BHL Collections: Perkins Agricultural Library
12. An essay on the potatoe [sic]

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    By: Abraham, J.G.
    Publication info: Manchester, Joseph Gillett, printer, 1845
    Holding Institution: University of Southampton
    BHL Collections: Perkins Agricultural Library
13. An essay on British sheep and the management of a flock on a light land farm : read before the Veterinary Medical Association, London, March 25th, 1879

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    By: Beach, William Henry. - Veterinary Medical Association.
    Publication info: London, The Author, 1879
    Holding Institution: University of Southampton
    BHL Collections: Perkins Agricultural Library
14. Elements of agricultural chemistry and geology

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    By: Johnston, James F. W. (James Finley Weir), - Cameron, Charles Alexander,
    Edition: 13th ed.
    Publication info: Edinburgh, William Blackwood and Sons, 1883
    Holding Institution: University of Southampton
    BHL Collections: Perkins Agricultural Library
15. Everyday farriery, or, The management of stock from disease to health : a book for all stockowners wherein the symptoms and treatment of general diseases and ailments are plainly given and in such a manner that the inquirer may learn in a moment "what to do"

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    By: Day and Sons (Crewe)
    Edition: 13th ed.
    Publication info: Crewe, Day & Sons, [between 1885 and 1900]
    Holding Institution: University of Southampton
    BHL Collections: Perkins Agricultural Library