A treatise delivered at the Royal Agricultural College, Cirencester, on the history and control of wireworm infestations in arable land. Published by G.H. Harmer, Cirencester, United Kingdom.
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- Pedagogical scaffolding Follows a logical order from problem to remedy, but reads as a single lecture without structured pedagogy.
- Clarity of explanation Clear Victorian prose; technical terms are explained in context as they're introduced.
- Worked examples Includes a handful of field case studies (e.g. sharecropping trials) but no step-by-step demonstrations.
- Exercise & assessment No exercises, review questions, or self-checks of any kind.
- Self-study readiness Informative but assumes a lecture-hall audience; not structured for solo learners.
- Reference apparatus No glossary, index, or bibliography; only informal asides to primary sources.
- Safety guidance Mentions caustic treatments (gas, alkali washes) without explicit safety warnings.
- Content currency Published 1881; several treatments described are outdated or unsafe by modern standards.
- Eco-regeneration Focused on pest eradication, not ecological regeneration.
- Community living No discussion of cooperative or community farming life.
- Planetary peace Not relevant to peace or nonviolence.
- Business development Touches on smallholder cost-effectiveness but doesn't extend to modern enterprise.