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Roman Farm Management: The Treatises of Cato and Varro — Marcus Porcius Cato

Roman Farm Management: The Treatises of Cato and Varro

Marcus Porcius Cato

  • Essays
  • Book language: English
  • 294 pages

A collection of ancient Roman treatises on estate management by Cato and Varro, translated by a Virginia farmer. These essays offer practical advice on farming, crops, livestock, and rural life. They are worth listening to for a window into Roman agriculture and enduring concerns of working the land.

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Contents

  1. ROMAN FARM MANAGEMENT
  2. PREFACE
  3. FOREWORD TO SECOND EDITION
  4. CONTENTS
  5. ROMAN FARM MANAGEMENT NOTE UPON THE ROMAN AGRONOMISTS
  6. NOTE ON THE OBLIGATION OF VIRGIL TO VARRO
  7. CATO'S DE AGRICULTURA
  8. VARRO'S RERUM RUSTICARUM
  9. BOOK I
  10. I
  11. 2° CONCERNING THE EQUIPMENT OF A FARM
  12. 3° CONCERNING THE OPERATION OF A FARM
  13. 4° CONCERNING THE AGRICULTURAL SEASONS
  14. A CALENDAR OF AGRICULTURAL OPERATIONS
  15. ANOTHER CALENDAR OF SIX AGRICULTURAL SEASONS
  16. 1° PREPARING TIME
  17. 2° PLANTING TIME
  18. 3° CULTIVATING TIME
  19. 4° HARVEST TIME
  20. 5° HOUSING TIME
  21. 6° CONSUMING TIME
  22. BOOK II
  23. BOOK III THE HUSBANDRY OF THE STEADING
  24. FOOTNOTES:
  25. INDEX
  26. THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG™ LICENSE

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