husbandry

[ huhz-buh n-dree ]

/ ˈhʌz bən dri /

the cultivation and production of edible crops or of animals for food; agriculture; farming.

the science of raising crops or food animals.

careful or thrifty management; frugality, thrift, or conservation.

the management of domestic affairs or of resources generally.

Origin of husbandry

First recorded in 1250–1300, husbandry is from the Middle English word housebondrie. See husband, -ry

They are experienced with the grim side of husbandry, but they are not inured to it.

‘Luck’ Runs Out: If Horses Die While Cameras Roll, You Must Quit |Max Watman |March 16, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
Maybe some of my kind have taken on similar 'husbandry' projects.

The Extinction Parade: An Original Zombie Story by Max Brooks |Max Brooks |January 14, 2011 |DAILY BEAST
"Husbandry," I began, and her still mending eyebrows crinkled in wonder.

The Extinction Parade: An Original Zombie Story by Max Brooks |Max Brooks |January 14, 2011 |DAILY BEAST
Husbandry disappeared almost entirely, and with husbandry the husbandman.

What is Property? |P. J. Proudhon

Cattle and the instruments of husbandry formed at that time the chief riches of the people.

The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.I., Part B. |David Hume
Over his shoulder he carries a pickaxe as the representative implement of husbandry with one or two wheaten cakes tied to it.

The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India - Volume IV of IV |R.V. Russell
The husbandry, which is one of the greatest commodities of the realm, is greatly decayed.

Landholding In England |Joseph Fisher
The husbandry of the modern inhabitants of Gournou (west of old Thebes) is philosophical to a fault.

Essays, Second Series |Ralph Waldo Emerson

husbandry

/ (ˈhʌzbəndrɪ) /

farming, esp when regarded as a science, skill, or art

management of affairs and resources

husbandry

[ hŭz′bən-drē ]

The application of scientific principles to agriculture, especially to animal breeding.