Marea Jordan
State Normal Magazine, Vol. 15: February, 1911
Paperback
(Forgotten Books Feb. 2, 2018)
Excerpt from State Normal Magazine, Vol. 15: February, 1911
In thinking of the Mt. Vernon days, we ought also to re member, in addition to the happiness with his wife, that Wash ington was a progressive farmer and a. Very kind master. After the Revolution, he wrote to a friend, the more I am acquainted with agricultural affairs the better pleased I am with them. It was Washington's pride to improve Mt. Vernon. By purchase of surrounding lands, he greatly in creased the size of the estate; he enlarged the house and grounds; he managed his enormous farm admirably; he tilled it according to the then improved methods, introducing rota tion of crops, and emphasizing the value of fertilization; he had his own blacksmiths, wood-burners, carpenters, brick makers, weavers, and fishers. He read all the books on agri culture he could find, even sending to England for them, and to his careful study of these and to his application of the principles laid down in them his success as a farmer may be largely attributed. Another thing contributing to his success as a farmer was his kind treatment of his slaves, who were willing, as a rule, to do anything he wished them to.
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In thinking of the Mt. Vernon days, we ought also to re member, in addition to the happiness with his wife, that Wash ington was a progressive farmer and a. Very kind master. After the Revolution, he wrote to a friend, the more I am acquainted with agricultural affairs the better pleased I am with them. It was Washington's pride to improve Mt. Vernon. By purchase of surrounding lands, he greatly in creased the size of the estate; he enlarged the house and grounds; he managed his enormous farm admirably; he tilled it according to the then improved methods, introducing rota tion of crops, and emphasizing the value of fertilization; he had his own blacksmiths, wood-burners, carpenters, brick makers, weavers, and fishers. He read all the books on agri culture he could find, even sending to England for them, and to his careful study of these and to his application of the principles laid down in them his success as a farmer may be largely attributed. Another thing contributing to his success as a farmer was his kind treatment of his slaves, who were willing, as a rule, to do anything he wished them to.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
- ISBN
- 1334131198 / 9781334131196
- Pages
- 58
- Weight
- 3.21 oz.
- Dimensions
- 5.98 x 0.12 in.