THE FAR M;

A NEW ACCOUNT

OF

RURAL TOILS AND PRODUCE.

BY

JEFFERYS TAYLOR.

AUTHOR OF "THE FOREST," "WONDERS OF THE OCEAN," &c. &c.

WITH EIGHT ENGRAVINGS ON STEEL,

AND

TWENTY-SIX ON WOOD.

SECOND EDITION.

LONDON:

JOHN HARRIS, ST. PAUL'S CHURCH-YARD.
1834.

NARVARD COLLEGE LIBRARY GIFT ON

EDWARD PERCIVAL XEXẾ MAY 21 1425

LONDON:

PRINTED BY SAMUEL BENTLEY,

Dorset Street, Fleet Street.

CONTENTS.

INTRODUCTION

THE FARM

Visit to the Farm

Rustic Hospitality

Visit to the Farm-house

The Farm-house

The Inmates

Farm Buildings

The Rick-yard and Barns

The Granaries

Stables and Hay-barns

Cow-houses, Piggeries, &c.

Size of Gablesides Farm

Names of the Fields

Explanation of Names