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Farming & Agriculture List
Last updated January 16, 2008
1. METHODS OF ANALYSIS AND LABORATORY CONTROL OF THE
GREAT WESTERN SUGAR COMPANY. Denver, Great Western
Sugar Co.: 1920. Some shelf wear. Corners bumped, else G+. $18.00
2. Adams, Frederick Upham. CONQUEST
OF THE TROPICS: THE STORY OF THE CREATIVE ENTERPRISES CONDUCTED BY THE UNITED
FRUIT COMPANY. Garden City, NY, Doubleday, Page
& Company: 1914. 368 pages. Shelf wear to binding and rubbing to spine and
corners. Some discolored spots soiling to covers. Some pencil scribblings to the
title page and endpages. A book on the harvest of bananas, pineapples, etc. from
tropical locales. $10.00
3. Auchter, E. C. ORCHARD
AND SMALL FRUIT CULTURE. New York, John Wiley
& Sons: 1929. 584 pages. Shelf wear to binding and rubbing to spine and
corners. Corners slightly bumped. $10.00
4. Bailey, John M. THE
BOOK OF ENSILAGE OF THE NEW DISPENSATION FOR FARMERS. New
York, Orange Judd: 1881. Shelf wear and rubbing to spine and corners, else G+.
$33.00
5. Benson, Ezra Taft. FARMERS
AT THE CROSSROADS. New York, Devin-Adair: 1956.
Wrappers. Wear to edges. Staples pulling away inside covers. $15.00
6. Caird, James. PRAIRIE
FARMING IN AMERICA. WITH NOTES BY THE WAY ON CANADA AND THE UNITED STATES. New
York, D. Appleton & Company: 1859. . Some wear and rubbing to spine and
corners, else G+. Fading and some discoloration to covers. Binding is tight.
A nice copy of a rare first edition. $225.00
7. Card, Fred W. BUSH-FRUITS:
A HORTICULTURAL MONOGRAPH OF RASPBERRIES, BLACKBERRIES, DEWBERRIES, CURRANTS
GOOSEBERRIES, AND OTHER SHRUB-LIKE FRUITS. New
York, Macmillan: 1907. 537 pages. Shelf wear to spine and corners. A few small
scuffed spots to the binding. Nice gilt-illustrated front cover. $25.00
8. Chapman, Derek H. A
FARM DICTIONARY. London, Evans Brothers: 1953.
Slight shelf wear, else VG in slightly worn dust jacket. $48.00
9. Coit, J. Eliot. CITRUS
FRUITS: AN ACCOUNT OF THE CITRUS FRUIT INDUSTRY WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO
CALIFORNIA REQUIREMENTS AND PRACTICES AND SIMILAR CONDITIONS. New
York, Macmillan Company: 1920. 520 pages. Shelf wear to binding and rubbing to
spine and corners. Front hinge is slightly shaken. $25.00
10. Daily, E. J. PRACTICAL
MUSKRAT RAISING: GIVES METHODS OF RAISING, BOTH UNDER NATURAL CONDITIONS AND IN
PENS, FENCING, FEEDING, DIKING. Columbus, Ohio, A.
R. Harding: 1927. Some wear and rubbing to spine and corners, else G+. Soiling
to binding. $10.00
11. De Geneve, Pictet Ch. TRAITE
DES ASSOLEMENS, OU DE L'ART. Paris, France, J.J.
Paschoud: 1801. 1801 printing. Stiff paper covers with leather spine. Former
librarly label on spine. Some soiling to page edges and some wear to binding.
Binding is tight and contents complete. An important book in the history of
farming and agriculture. The author advocated and pioneered the method of crop
rotation and potato culture. Text is entirely in French. $150.00
12. Government Printing Office. REPORT
OF THE COMMISSIONER OF AGRICULTURE FOR THE YEAR 1883. Washington,
Government Printing Office: 1883. Some wear and rubbing to spine and corners,
else G+. With color and black-and-white plates on locusts, crop-killing
insects and other entomology. $15.00
13. Government Printing Office. REPORT
OF THE COMMISSIONER OF AGRICULTURE OF THE OPERATIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT FOR THE
YEAR 1876. Washington, Government Printing Office:
1877. Some shelf wear. Corners bumped, else G+. Includes a report on the
progress of industrial education, with illustrations of agricultural colleges. $22.50
14. Gunther, F. A. NEW
MANUAL OF HOMEOPATHIC VETERINARY MEDICINE; OR, THE HOMEOPATHIC TREATMENT OF THE
HORSE, THE OX, THE SHEEP, THE DOG, ETC. Boston,
Otis Clapp: 1866. Some shelf wear. Corners bumped, else G+. Soiling to
binding. Fading and discoloration to the covers. Scarce, early veterinary book. $125.00
15. Intertec Publishing Corp. FARM
TRACTORS, 1926-1956. I & T Collector's Series. New
York, Intertec Publishing: 1990. Shelf wear, else near VG in dust jacket with
chips to edges. $20.00
16. Masters, Maxwell T. PLANT
LIFE ON THE FARM. New York, Orange Judd
Publishing: 1917. Some wear to spine and corners, else near VG. 1917 edition.
$15.00
17. Mills, Robert K.-editor. IMPLEMENT
AND TRACTOR: REFLECTIONS ON 100 YEARS OF FARM EQUIPMENT. Overland
Park, Kansas, Intertec Publishing: 1986. 511 pages. $15.00
18. New York. TRANSACTIONS
OF THE NEW YORK STATE AGRICULTURE SOCIETY. Albany,
NY, Argus: 1871. Some wear to spine and corners, else near VG. Includes a
section on grape culture and illustrations of farm implements. $25.00
19. Palmer, Truman G. SUGAR
BEET SEED: HISTORY AND DEVELOPMENT. London, John
Wiley & Sons: 1918. . Some shelf wear to spine and corners, otherwise VG. Former
owner's bookplate and name. $25.00
20. Pennsylvania. REPORT
OF THE TRANSACTIONS OF THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE AGRICULTURE SOCIETY FOR THE YEAR
1877. Harrisburg, PA, Lane S. Hart: 1877. Spine
and edges shelf-worn, with some fraying to edges. There is a split to the
cloth at the front joint, about 4 inches long. Spine faded. Binding tight.
Includes a lengthy report of the dairyman's association. Illustrated. $20.00
21. Rietz, L.P.-editor. BIOLOGICAL
AND CHEMICAL CONTROL OF PLANT AND ANIMAL PESTS. Washington,
DC, 1960. Some wear to spine and corners, else near VG. $15.00
22. Sanderson, E. Dwight. INSECT
PESTS OF FARM, GARDEN AND ORCHARD. New York, John
Wiley & Sons: 1915. . Shelf wear and rubbing to spine and corners, else G+. Numerous
photographs and illustrations. $20.00
23. Scull, W. E. THE
STANDARD HORSE AND STOCK BOOK. Washington D.C.,
W.E. Scull: 1902. Wear to spine & corners. Gilt title somewhat dulled, else
VG. Numerous illustrations and instructions for the farmer. $50.00
24. Smythe, William E.. THE
CONQUEST OF ARID AMERICA. New York, Harper &
Brothers: 1900. . 326 pages. 1900 edition. Some shelf wear to binding and
rubbing to spine and corners. Nice pictorial binding. A good history of
irrigation practices in the American West. With a detailed section entitled
"The Mormon Commonwealth". $70.00
25. Street, A. G. FARMER'S
GLORY. Toronto, Macmillan: 1934. . Shelf wear to
covers. There is foxing to the dust jacket, with chips to edges. Soiling to
dust jacket. There is foxing to some pages. About a dozen pages in the middle of
the book have insect holes at the bottom of the page, not affecting the text. $14.00
26. Tukey, H. B. THE
PEAR AND IT'S CULTURE: DESIGNED FOR BOTH THE AMATEUR AND THE COMMERCIAL GROWER. New
York, Orange Judd Publishing: 1928. 125 pages. Shelf wear to binding and rubbing
to spine and corners. Corner slightly bumped. Some soiling to front and back
covers. $30.00
27. Widtsoe, John A. DRY-FARMING
A SYSTEM OF AGRICULTURE FOR COUNTRIES UNDER A LOW RAINFALL. New
York, Macmillan: 1913. 445 pages. Shelf wear and rubbing to spine and corners.
$20.00