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courtesy of Nick Parker (ZxAnPhOrIaN) the principal provisions of the agricultural.html">Agricultural (Children) Act
and none between eleven years and thirteen years before the
of education fixed by a by-law in force in the district.
AGRICULTURE (from Lat. ager, field, and colere, to
so as to produce the means of human subsistence, embracing in its
crops. The history.html">history of agriculture.html">agriculture is the history of man in
nations of antiquity ascribed to it a divine origin; Brahma
Italy, were its founders. The simplest form.html">form of agriculture is
is exhausted, when it is allowed to go wild and abandoned for
with a nomadic.html">nomadic or semi-nomadic and pastoral organization, such
(see especially Germania, 26). The discovery of the uses
raise crops from the same area for an indefinite period, marks
or less developed form was practised by the great nations of
middle ages. The introduction of new plants, which made it
application to husbandry of scientific discoveries as to soils,
farming. But the progress of husbandry, evidenced by the
due to that rationalizing of agricultural practices which is
of experience is nowadays done in the light of knowledge.
practice of the fundamental processes of husbandry--ploughing,
in methods, implements and materials, brought about by the
the 20th century from that of medieval and ancient times.
Ancient Husbandry.--The monumental records of Egypt are
by tenants or by slaves or labourers under the superintendence
inundating the land near its banks, was distributed by means
autumnal subsidence of the river was followed by shallow
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