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Excerpt from L. Junii Moderati Columellae De Re Rustica Libri XII, Vol. 2
S 01 o quofdam Publ� Silv�ne prudentes agricolas *pecor�s gregariorumqu� pafiorum. Abhu�fl�e durata eam velut inimicam pro fefi�on�s fuae d�fc�plinam coni'tantifl�me repu d�afl'e. Neque infit�or, id eos aliqua ratione fec�fi'e; quafi fit agricolae contrari/um pafio'r�s propofitum: cum ille quam maxime fuba&o puro folo gaudeat, hic novali, gramino-� foque; ille fru&um e terra fperet, hic e pe co're. Ita fit, ut quod arator abominatur, ' contra )pa1'mr optet herbarum proventum. Sed in his (tam difcordant�bus vot�s efi tamen quaedam foc�etas atque conjun&io: quo piam &p�'oulum e fundo plerumque dome fiicis pecudibus magis, quam alien�s depaf cere ex, ufu fit, copiofa i'cercorat�one, quae conting�t e gregibus, terrei�res fru&ms exna beraut. Nec tamen ulla regio efi, in qua. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.