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Cato, the Censor, on farming

Cato, Marcus Porcius, 234-149 B.C., Brehaut, Ernest, 1873-1953.

Year: c1933.

Publisher: Columbia University Press.

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Frontmatter

INTRODUCTION

Region

Analysis

Type of Farming

Rural Labor System

Organization of the Calendar

Farm Religion

Measures, Weights and Money in De agricultura

CATO ON FARMING

Preface

Advice on Farm Purchase and Absentee Management (cc. 1‐2)

Development and Equipment of the Farm (cc. 3‐22)

Calendar of the Year's Work (cc. 23‐53)

The Year's Supplies (cc. 54‐60)

Requisites of Good Farming (cc. 61‐63)

Projection of Owner's Interest under Contracts for Harvesting and Pressing Olives (cc. 64‐68)

Recipes for the Farm and Household (cc. 69‐130)

Miscellaneous Responsibilities of the Absentee Owner (cc. 131‐155)

Medical Recipes (cc. 156‐160)

After thoughts: Asparagus and Hams (cc. 161‐162)

SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY

INDEX

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Title:

Cato, the Censor, on farming : translated by Ernest Brehaut.

Author:

Cato, Marcus Porcius, 234-149 B.C; Brehaut, Ernest, 1873-1953

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Cato, the Censor, on farming : translated by Ernest Brehaut.
Cato, Marcus Porcius, 234-149 B.C, Brehaut, Ernest, 1873-1953
New York: Columbia University Press, c1933.

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http://hdl.handle.net/2027/heb.05982

Subject Headings:

• Agriculture -- Early works to 1800
• Agriculture -- Rome

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