AN ACCOUNT OF THE MOST APPROVED MODE OF DRAINING LAND;; according to the system practised by Mr. Joseph Elkington. Drawn up for consideration of the Board of Agriculture.
Edinburgh: Phillips et. al. 1801. Second edn. 8vo, pp. 164. Illustrated with 17 folding engraved plates at the end. Bound in contemporary half calf and marble boards. Ex-library, with a mid-19th century Isle of Wight Agricultural Library sticker on the paste down. Some chipping to the spine, but a nice clean copy. McDonald p. 223; not in Henrey. Item #13721
Johnstone, a land surveyor, was dispatched by the Board to Agriculture to interview Mr. Elkington, a Warwickshire farmer for over 30 years, to acquire information as to his great success in drainage techniques. He added sketches (here reproduced) to convey a just idea of the nature and principles upon which the system is founded.
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