Roman farming
[by] K. D. White.
- Ithaca, N.Y., Cornell University Press [1970]
- 536 p. illus., maps, plans. 23 cm.
- Aspects of Greek and Roman life .
- Aspects of Greek and Roman life. .
Includes bibliographical references.
The sources -- Roman agriculture -- Soils and crops -- Maintaining soil fertility I : fallowing and rotation of crops -- Maintaining soil fertility II : manures and fertilizers -- Drainage and irrigation -- Crop husbandry I : cereals and legumes -- Crop husbandry II : pastures and fodder-crops -- Arboriculture and horticulture -- Animal husbandry -- Personnel and personnel management -- Agricultural organization I : systems of production and types of state -- Agricultural organization II : farm buildings and their relationship to various types of organization -- Progress and limitations in technique.