William Ellis (c. 1700—1758) was an English farmer of Little Gaddesden, near Hemel Hempstead, in Hertfordshire, known as writer on agriculture. (From Wikipedia)
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Ellis, William, approximately 1700-1758: The Country Housewife's Family Companion (originally published 1750) (HTML and PDF with commenary at soilandhealth.org)
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Ellis, William, approximately 1700-1758: Chiltern and vale farming explained : according to the latest improvements. By the author of the Practical farmer; or, the Hertfordshire husbandman: truly necessary for all landlords and tenants of with ploughed grass, or wood grounds. ... (printed for T. Osborne, 1745), also by Thomas Osborne (page images at HathiTrust)- Ellis, William, approximately 1700-1758: The country housewife's family companion: or, Profitable directions for whatever relates to the management and good œconomy of the domestick concerns of a country life, according to the present practice of the country gentleman's, the yeoman's, the farmer's, &c., wives, in the counties of Hertford, Bucks, and other parts of England: shewing how great savings may be made in housekeeping ... with variety of curious matters ... the whole founded on near thirty years experience (J. Hodges;, 1750) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Ellis, William, approximately 1700-1758: Husbandry (Printed for W. Nicoll, 1772) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Ellis, William, approximately 1700-1758: Modern husbandman. (Printed for, and sold by T. Osborne and M. Cooper, 1744), also by Daniel B. Fearing and Daniel B. Fearing Collection of Fish and Fishing (Houghton Library) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Ellis, William, approximately 1700-1758: The modern husbandman; or, The practice of farming, as is now carried on by the most accurate farmers in several counties of England. For the month of April... (G. Faulkner, 1744) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Ellis, William, approximately 1700-1758: The practice of farming and husbandry in all sorts of soils, accourding to the latest improvements, very useful for all landlords and tenants, of plonghed, grass or woodlands. (Printed by M. Rhames, for R. Gunne, 1735) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Ellis, William, approximately 1700-1758: Practice of husbandry display'd (Printed for T. Osborne, 1745), also by Thomas Osborne (page images at HathiTrust)
- Ellis, William, approximately 1700-1758: Timber-tree improved. (Printed for, and sold by T. Osborne and M. Cooper, 1744) (page images at HathiTrust)
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