SOULANGE-BODIN (Étienne). 1774-1846. Botanist, private secre - Lot 204

SOULANGE-BODIN (Étienne). 1774-1846. Botanist, private secretary to Prince Eugène. L.A.S. and P.S. partly aut. to Comte de Montlosier. Fromont, November 4, 1836. 3 pp. in-4, address on verso and 8 pp. in-folio. Correspondence relating to their agricultural experience, in which Montlosier is thanked for having given him some advice concerning "not only the plowing of fields but also the economy and happiness of society"; Soulange will hasten to visit him on his return to Paris. Letter accompanied by a long memorandum dated September, summarizing the Minister's proposals and the discussions in the Chamber to contribute to the well-being of agriculture; Soulange-Bodin shares his thoughts on the ill-considered felling of woods (...) harmful to the emission of springs, of which he compares the phenomenon and consequences in America: "Everywhere the trees retreat before men and the waters retreat with the trees; first it's sanitation, then it's sterility (...)". A propos de l'établissement des chambres d'agriculture; sur les moyens d'instruction et la perfection de la science agricole; le système des baux à long terme et le caractère des ouvriers agricoles, le problème des manquements de capitaux dans l'agriculture, sur les prix et les modes d'encouragement à l'agriculture, réflexions sur le progrès social, mentionnant au passage des noms de Chateaubriand, Lamartine, l'abbé d'Aubignac, etc.