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Cottage Economy

Name: Cottage Economy
Author: William Cobbett

William Cobbett

Read by Philippa · LibriVox · public domain · Archive.org recording · License

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01 - No. 1: Introduction; Brewing Beer (41:53)
02 - No. 2: Brewing Beer (continued) (40:23)
03 - No. 3: Making Bread (40:42)
04 - No. 4: Making Bread (continued); Brewing Beer; Keeping Cows (34:11)
05 - No. 5: Keeping Cows (continued); Keeping Pigs (31:00)
06 - No. 6: Keeping Pigs (continued); Salting Mutton and Beef (29:44)
07 - No. 7, part 1: Bees; Geese; Ducks; Turkeys; Fowls; Pigeons (29:23)
08 - No. 7, part 2: Rabbits; Goats and Ewes; Candles and Rushes; Mustard; Dress, Household Goods, and Fuel; Hops; Yeast; Swedish Turnip (24:55)
09 - No. 8, part 1: English Straw Plat; Postscript on Brewing (48:59)
10 - No. 8, part 2: Ice Houses (14:45)
11 - Addition: Mangel Wurzel; Cobbett's Corn (14:36)