Project Gutenberg 2004-04-01 Public domain in the USA. 327 Cato, Marcus Porcius -234 -149 Cato, Censorius Varro, Marcus Terentius -116 -27 Harrison, Fairfax 1869 1938 Roman Farm Management: The Treatises of Cato and Varro Note upon the Roman agronomists -- Note on the obligation of Virgil to Varro -- Cato's De agricultura -- Varro's Rerum rusticarum libri tres. Produced by Ted Garvin, Josephine Paolucci and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Roman Farm Management: The Treatises of Cato and Varro" by Cato and Varro is a historical agronomic work translated into English in the early 20th century. This compilation likely draws from the knowledge of ancient Roman agriculture, emphasizing the practical techniques and philosophies of early farming practices in a time when agriculture was the backbone of society. The opening of this treatise establishes the context and intent of the editor, who aims to bridge ancient wisdom with modern agricultural practices. The preface introduces the motivations behind the translation and the personal inspiration derived from the texts while highlighting the enduring relevance of the ancient agronomic principles laid out by Cato and Varro. In this portion, various themes emerge: the dignity of the farmer, the importance of careful farm management, and the methodical approach to choosing a farm—focusing on climate, soil, and community relations—all of which are crucial for successful agriculture. The reopening of these ancient insights sets the stage for comprehensive discussions on farm management as it detailed in the subsequent treatises. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 66.2 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Agriculture -- Early works to 1800 Farm management -- Early works to 1800 S Text Classical Antiquity Category: History - Ancient Category: Science - Earth/Agricultural/Farming 609783 2025-07-05T13:21:48.158198 text/html 609766 609645 2024-11-05T15:59:57.865960 2023-10-06T04:13:48.441024 text/html text/html 323845 2025-07-05T13:21:57.620107 application/epub+zip 331530 2025-07-05T13:21:51.607133 application/epub+zip 303199 2025-07-05T13:21:50.375154 application/epub+zip 664976 2025-07-05T13:22:02.208109 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 621300 2025-07-05T13:21:56.769121 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 504542 2022-09-06T18:57:25.280688 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 564239 2025-07-05T13:21:47.561215 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 544246 2024-10-28T19:13:21 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18764 2025-07-05T13:22:02.362090 application/rdf+xml 24008 2025-07-05T13:21:50.862153 image/jpeg 4832 2025-07-05T13:21:50.617150 image/jpeg 323986 2025-07-05T13:21:48.205151 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia