Pintér János szerk.: A Magyar Mezőgazdasági Múzeum Közleményei 1988-1989 (Budapest, 1990)

KURUCZ GYÖRGY: Az agrártechnikai megújítás programja Pethe Ferenc „Pallérozott mezei gazdaság" című művében

loped methods of English new agriculture. Naturally, MITTERPACHER and NAGYVÁTHY deserved their great fame under the early nineteenth century conditions of farming in Hungary, but PETHE's book had its fundamental merits in disseminating the ideas of the most profitable practice of husbandry of the age. With respect to the professional standards of the articles published in his first periodical, „Pallérozott mezei gazdaság" gave a systematic discription about the different aspects of the chosen model. His criticism and remarks, sometimes combined with a comparative analysis of the English and Hungarian agrotechnics, cropping systems etc., also prove his progress as an agriculturist. In addition, he often surpassed simple criticism by pointing out the stimulating effects of capital, manpower, and market.