Ancient Latin Writers on Agriculture, Vol. III: Palladius

X. On the hours.

Titles for the month of August.

I. On plowing lean fields, preparing for the vintage, and hoeing vines in cold regions.
II. On restoring lean and poor vineyards.
III. On removing shoots and shading vines, and uprooting sedge and ferns.
IV. On burning pasture lands.
V. On gardens: concerning turnips and nap turnips, radishes, with their instructions, and parsnips.
VI. On fruits.
VII. On bees.
VIII. On finding water.
IX. On wells.
X. On testing water.
XI. On aqueducts.
XII. On measures and weights.
XIII. On prepared honey.
XIV. On the hours.

Titles for the month of September.

I. On triennial plowing of fertile fields or filling in lean ones, and manuring.
II. On sowing wheat and emmer in cold and shaded regions.
III. On the remedy for salty moisture, on measures for seeds, and various remedies pertaining to sowing.
IV. On sowing horse-barley.
V. On sowing lupines.
VI. On sowing peas.
VII. On sowing sesame, and breaking up fields for alfalfa.
VIII. On sowing vetch, fenugreek, and mixed fodder.
IX. On sowing lupines, which are to be turned over once grown, to fertilize poor soil.
X. On forming new meadows or cultivating old ones.
XI. On celebrating the vintage.