Project Gutenberg 2012-09-05 Public domain in the USA. 72 Macdonald, William Makers of Modern Agriculture Jethro Tull: founder of the principles of dry-farming -- Coke of Norfolk: father of experimental farms -- Arthur Young: author of the agricultural tour -- John Sinclair: founder of the Board of Agriculture -- Cyrus H. McCormick: inventor of the reaper. Produced by Tom Cosmas "Makers of Modern Agriculture" by William Macdonald is a historical account written in the early 20th century. This book explores the lives and contributions of key figures who shaped modern agricultural practices, delving into their inventions, methodologies, and the transformative impact they had on farming and agriculture. The book consists of biographical sketches of influential agricultural pioneers such as Jethro Tull, who innovated dry-farming principles; Thomas William Coke, known for establishing experimental farms; Arthur Young, a prominent agricultural journalist and traveler; John Sinclair, founder of the Board of Agriculture; and Cyrus H. McCormick, inventor of the mechanical reaper. Each chapter highlights their struggles, breakthroughs, and the resulting advancements in agricultural methods, providing insights into how these historical figures contributed to modern farming practices and improved food production that echo to this day. Through engaging narratives and extensive research, Macdonald emphasizes the importance of these pioneers in the evolution of agriculture and their lasting legacies. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/40670/40670-h/images/cover.jpg en Agriculturists -- Biography Coke, Thomas William, Earl of Leicester, 1752-1842 McCormick, Cyrus Hall, 1809-1884 Sinclair, John, Sir, 1754-1835 Tull, Jethro, 1674-1741 Young, Arthur, 1741-1820 S Text Browsing: Biographies Browsing: History - General Browsing: Science - Earth/Agricultural/Farming 116894 116900 2024-09-17T07:35:48.110322 2023-09-17T15:42:08.605056 text/html text/html 113876 2012-09-05T10:18:04 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 155276 2012-09-05T10:18:04 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 154823 2024-09-17T07:35:51.927406 application/epub+zip 154656 2024-09-17T07:35:49.294299 application/epub+zip 58302 2024-09-17T07:35:48.840325 application/epub+zip 182081 2024-09-17T07:35:53.871290 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 167867 2024-09-17T07:35:51.470298 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 85813 2022-09-18T15:41:46.132855 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 95687 95682 2024-09-17T07:35:47.792305 2023-09-17T15:42:08.327095 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 95422 2012-09-05T10:18:04 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 38286 2012-09-05T10:18:04 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 95414 2012-09-05T10:18:04 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 38257 2012-09-05T10:18:04 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21375 2024-09-17T07:35:54.010275 application/rdf+xml 10447 2024-09-17T07:35:48.912299 image/jpeg 1957 2024-09-17T07:35:48.877314 image/jpeg 156601 2024-09-17T07:35:48.130317 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog