CAPITA

Chapters

REI RUSTICÆ

Of Agriculture

L. J. M. COLUMELLÆ.

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LIBRI I.

Book I

I. Precepts for those who wish to practice agriculture.
II. How a farm fundus estate should be arranged to be considered excellent.
III. What should be observed when inspecting a field ager land/field before purchasing it.
IV. On the healthiness of regions.
V. On water.
VI. On the placement of the farmhouse villa country house.
VII. On the duties of the head of the household patrisfamilias the father or master of the family.
VIII. On livestock and those who manage the livestock.
IX. What kind of body type laborers should have for each task.

LIBRI II.

Book II

I. That the earth neither ages nor tires if it is manured stercoretur fertilized with dung.
II. How many types of soil there are.
III. What care should be given to oxen removed from work.
IV. At what time of year fields should be plowed, and how.
V. How lean soil should be manured.
VI. On types of seeds seminum seeds.
VII. On types of legumes leguminum pulse/legumes.
VIII. What the time for sowing is.
IX. How many measures of seeds a jugerum an acre-sized measure of land requires, and remedies for seeds.
X. What soil is suitable for each legume.