JOHN SEYMOUR'S THE LORE OF THE LAND.

(1982) 2012 new edition. Large 8vo (174 x 240). Pp188. B/w illustrations by Sally Seymour. Laminated boards. Foreword by the author's daughter, Anne Sears.

This is a new edition of this compendium of useful practical information by John Seymour, one of the gurus of the self-sufficiency movement. Chapters include; soils - clays, loam, calcareous soil, peat soil, sandy soil, gravel soil, podsols; improvement of land - drainage, soil treatment; grassland - renovating existing pasture, renovating by re-seeding, grasses, clovers, herbs, nurse crops, grazing grasland, paddock grazing, hay-making, weeds of grassland, pests; walls, hedges, fences and gates with a short word on roads and paths - stone walls, thorn hedges, post and rail fencing, wire fencing, gates, roads and paths; woodland; trees - qualities of the commoner trees of temperate climates, establishing trees, cutting trees down, converting timber, firewood, tree diseases, food-bearing trees; ponds and lakes - making a pond, stocking a pond, plant life, maintenance. A good read, as always, with nice illustrations by Sally Seymour and a foreword by the Seymours' daughter Anne.