Catalogue
Catalogue
Object Type
Name/Title
Brett's colonists' guide and cyclopaedia of useful knowledge : being a compendium of information by practical colonists ...
Primary Maker
Contributor/Publisher
Capper Press
Place
Date
1980
Physical Description
830 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Level of Current Record
Bib record
Member Object
Content
Additional information on title page: Farming -- bush and fern land ; management of horses, cattles, sheep and crops ; monthly calendar or farm operation ; the dairy -- cheese factories ; poultry ; gardening -- kitchen, flower, greenhouse and vinery ; fruit culture, with explicit directions on grafting, pruning and budding for amateurs ; drainage ; bee keeping
Insects -- useful and injurious ; tea, tobacco, olive and hop culture ; wine making ; soap boiling ; curing and storing ; the family doctor ; the housewife's text-book of cookery and useful recipes ; mechanical contrivances ; painting, glue, cement ; abstract of New Zealand Local Government Laws etc., etc., etc.
Public Access Text
Reprint of the edition published Auckland : H. Brett, 1883. "The Capper Press wish to thank the Auckland public library for allowing us to use their copy for this reprint."--Title page verso.
Collection Type
Reading Room
Copyright
All rights reserved
Last Update
16 Dec 2023
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