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Brett's colonists' guide and cyclopaedia of useful knowledge : being a compendium of information by practical colonists ...

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  • Object Type
  • Name/Title
    Brett's colonists' guide and cyclopaedia of useful knowledge : being a compendium of information by practical colonists ...
  • Primary Maker

    Thomson Leys (Editor)

  • Contributor/Publisher
    Capper Press
  • Place
  • Date
    1980
  • Physical Description

    830 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

  • Level of Current Record
    Bib record
  • Member Object

    1 item in this collection. View all items.

  • 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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