CHAPTERS

I How a field ought to be bought and prepared
II The duties of the head of the household original: "Patris familiae"
III How to conduct an auction
IV That one ought to plant a field in early youth
V That one should have a farmstead built
VI That you should have cow-sheds well built
VII The duties of the farm bailiff original: "Vilici"
VIII In what places to plant a field
IX Concerning the suburban farm
X In what place to plant fig trees
XI Willow groves in watery places
XII How one ought to equip an olive grove of 240 iugera Roman units of land area, roughly 150 acres
XIII How one ought to equip a vineyard of 100 iugera
XIV How one ought to equip the oil-press vessels for five yoke of oxen

1 THE CHAPTERS OF THE BOOKS ON RURAL AFFAIRS BY MARCUS CATO THE ELDER
V BOOK OF M. CATO ON RURAL AFFAIRS BEGINS original: "INCIPIT LIBER M. CATONIS DE RE RVSTICA" in c, without a title in A. The chapter numbers are written out in A, but omitted in c and in the Victorius edition. Politiano did not correct the numbers added in the first edition.
3 household original: "familiae" Ac Vict., households original: "familias" V duties original: "offitia" A
4 How to conduct an auction original: "Auctionem uti faciat" Pc How to perform an action (corrected to Auction) original: "Accionem (corr. Auctionem)" A, omitted in v
5 That one ought to plant a field in early youth P How a father of a family ought to plant a field in youth v
6 That one should have a farmstead built P Vict., omitted in v
7 Cow-sheds V c A well omitted in c
8 Bailiff's original: "Vilici" A V c duties original: "officii" corrected to ia in A
9 plant] establish c
12 Willow grove original: "Salita" A
13 How one ought to equip an olive grove of 240 iugera PA c, omitted in v
14 How one ought to equip a vineyard of 100 iugera Vict., How one ought to equip 200 iugera P A, omitted in cv
15 How one ought to equip the oil-press vessels original: "vasa torcularia" for five yoke of oxen A Vict., omitted in V c