Notizie relative alle Pecore Sopraffine di Spagna. Che Reguardano 1. La loro origine, ed il modo che usano i pastori spagnuoli nell’ educarle; 2. L’enumerazione de’principali stabilimente di questo genere eretti nelle diverse parti d’Europea, con alcuni cenni de’rispettivi metodi di educazione, e loro risultato; 3. Il nuovo metodo economico di tenerle sane e finissime sempre presso ai propri fondi con sommo vantaggio de’possidenti, dell’agricoltura, e dello stato. Aggiuntavi in fine la maniera di coltivare l’erba medica.
Milano: Presso Pirotta e Maspero Stampatori-Librai, 1809. Item #1445 8vo. 235 x 145 mm., [9 ½ x 5 ¾ inches]. 173, [3] pp. Bound in contemporary black leather spine over marbled paper boards; some minor rubbing to the head and tail of the spine, otherwise a very good copy. Printed on very good paper stock. First and only edition. Standard work describing for the Italian agricultural community the benefits of breeding Spanish sheep for wool and food. The text addresses the origin of Spanish sheep, and the method used by Spanish shepherds in raising them. This is followed by a description of the various European farmers who are breeding these sheep, with some information on their methods and the results of their efforts. The final part of the book describes methods for keeping the sheep healthy, thus increasing the yield of very fine wool. There is a final bit of information on the method of cultivating alfalfa, an important element in the diet of Spanish Sheep.
Vittorio Niccoli, Saggio Storico e Bibliografico dell’Agricultura Italiana, pp. 562.
Price: $400.00