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Handbook Of the British Flora + Illustrations Of the British Flora + Further Illustrations Of British Plants
by George; J D Hooker; W H Fitch and W G Smith; and Roger W Butcher Bentham
The Celebrated E Carver Cotton Gin, With Feeder & Condenser, For Steam, Water or Horse Power
by Carver Cotton Gin Company
Farm Life Books & Ephemera
JIM BROWN'S BARGAIN BOOK--1928: Guaranteed Fencing, Netting, Steel Posts, Barb Wire, Gates, Paint, Roofing, Cream Separators, Pipeless Furnaces
by Brown Fence & Wire Company
Cleveland, Ohio: Brown Fence & Wire Co, 1928. First Edition. Softcover. Fine. 116pp; illustrated throughout, printed in black and red; inside rear cover is a full=color chart of 58 house and barn paints. Bound in color-pictorial wrappers. 10" x 7.25". Laid in are an order form and return envelope. With the original, illustrated mailing envelope.
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€28.36
WICKHAM'S TIME BOOK, FOR LABOR AND BOARDING HOUSE ACCOUNTS
by Wickham, O.O
New-York: Gates & Stedman, 1848. First Edition. Softcover. (48)pp. Contains tables for calculating labor or board by the day, by the week, and by the month, followed by 45 identical forms for recording days worked, daily rate, room number, etc. Only two entries are present, both by Charles H. Baker who worked five days in a week, earning $5.00 total. Baker's signature is on the cover, along with "Bakers Ville / 2 Mo 20, 1866." Bound in printed orange wrappers, somewhat stained, but intact. 6.5" x 4" The...
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€33.08
HOW TO GET A FARM, AND WHERE TO FIND ONE. Showing that Homesteads may be had by those desirous of securing them: with the Public Law on the subject of Free Homes, and suggestions from Practical Farmers; together with numerous successful experiences of others, who, though beginning with little or nothing, have become the owners of ample farms.; By the author of "Ten Acres Enough.
by [Morris, Edmund]
New York: James Miller, 1864. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. pp: 345, (8) ads. Bound in blind-stamped brown cloth, gilt lettering and device on spine; minor discoloration of binding, text block clean. 7.5" x 4.75" Builds on the 1862 Homestead Act, which granted settlers 160 acres of Federal land if they settled there and worked to farm and improve the soil. Topics include: Wisconsin; German immigrants; Illinois; New Jersey Cranberry Bogs; Long Island Barrens; The Slave Region; New Towns;...
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€170.14
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ANIMAL BASE FERTILIZERS [pocket notebook]
by Reichard, Robert A
Allentown, Pennsylvania: Robert A. Reichard, 1952. First Edition. Softcover. Fine. (17)pp text, 31pp of unused pages for memoranda; 8 photographs of farmers in their fields, birdseye views of office and plant inside covers. The text includes: features on successful farmers; soil conditions for various crops; plant food requirements; etc. Bound in pictorial stiff wrappers, 5.5" x 3" [Unrecorded by OCLC.].
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€23.63
TOMPKINS COUNTY ANNUAL FAIR: LIST OF PREMIUMS AND REGULATIONS OF THE 48TH ANNUAL FAIR....; Tompkins County Agricultural and Horticultural Society ... Sept. 14, 15, 16, 17, 1887
by New York, Ithaca
Ithaca, NY: Journal Book & Commercial Printing House, 1887. First Edition. Pictorial Paper Covers. Very Good. 60pp; occasional woodcut illus in text and ads. 9" x 6" Contains the programme of the four-day Fair; instructions to judges; list of premiums for all classes of livestock, domestic crafts, fresh and preserved foods, &c. Interesting ads.
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€56.71
THE NATIONAL STOCKMAN AND FARMER, Vol. XVI, No. 22, September 15, 1892
by Axtell, Bush & Co., publishers
Pittsburgh, Pa. & Buffalo, N.Y.: Axtell, Bush & Co, 1892. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good. 20pp, folio; occasional illustrations in the text. Topics in this issue include: Are the Fairs Declining; Moving to Town; Discard the Use of the Whip; Boarding Western Horses; Swine Department; Horse and Horseman; In the Foothills; Experiments with Wheat; Dairy Department; Poultry Department; Reclaiming Arid Lands; Horticulture; The Household; Precautions against Asiatic Cholera; letters and literary...
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€23.63
VICTORIOUS IN EVERY CONTEST! THE HALLOCK IMPROVED PATENT POTATO DIGGER...THE BEST DIGGER ON EARTH!
by Doughten, H.W
Moorestown, New Jersey: H.W. Doughten, 1894. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good. (4)pp; 2 illustrations. "Simple in construction, low in price, perfect in operation, extremely light draft....Separates the Potatoes from the dirt, and deposits them on either side of row in plain sight...." Includes a detailed description of the potato digger, testimonials by users, and announces a Potato Digging Contest on the McCurdy Model Farm at New Brunswick, N.J. 9.5" x 6". Nick in spine. [Unrecorded by WorldCat....
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THE AMERICAN FARM BOOK; OR, COMPEND OF AMERICAN AGRICULTURE; Being a Practical Treatise on Soils, Manures, Draining, Irrigation, Grasses, Grain, Roots, Fruits, Cotton, Tobacco, Sugar Cane, Rice, and Every Staple Product of the United States. With the Best Methods of Planting, Cultivating, and Preparation for Market.; Illustrated by more than 100 Engravings
by Allen, R.L
New York: C.M. Saxton, 1863. Copyright 1849. Hardcover. Very Good. 325pp with index; 105 illustrations in the text. Includes a chapter on Farm Buildings with elevation drawings. Bound in embossed green cloth, gilt-stamped spine. 7.5" x 5". Faint stains on covers, contents clean and tight.
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€70.89
1823 HANDWRITTEN RECEIPT TO ROBERT CROSBY FOR $3 PAYMENT "IN FULL FOR A LEAP TO HIS MARE OUT OF THE HORSE CALLED YOUNG HIGHLANDER IN 1822
by Potter, Seneca
Crawford, NH, 1823. Original manuscript. Near Fine. One page, written in sepia ink on old, heavy paper; docketed on verso. 3"x 8
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€23.63
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WHITTLING AND WOODCARVING [signed]
by Tangerman, E.J
New York: Whittlesey House, 1936. Second printing. Original Cloth. Very Good. pp: x, 293 with index; 434 illustrations from photographs. Bound in tan wove cloth, stamped in brown; spine mildly sunned. 9.25" x 6" Presentation copy: "May 10, 1937 / Best regards to Jack Reynolds--the 'almost' Navy officer. / E.J. Tangerman.
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€37.81
1896 HANDWRITTEN ENTRIES IN A NOTEBOOK ADVERTISING ROYAL STOCK FOOD FOR HORSES, CATTLE, HOGS & SHEEP
by Mechling Brothers
Philadelphia: Mechling Bro's Manuf'g Co, 1896. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Good. (36)pp. The handwritten entries occupy six or seven pages, and include: accounts receivable from various members of the South family (1896); debits to the estate of James South, Sr. and "airs" for life insurance, reassessment, mortgage, &c.; expenses on behalf of Joseph South for medicine, foods, brandy, "laudlum," meats, clams, telegraphing, &c. (1902). Covers and endpapers contain ads for various farm-related products,...
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€23.63
THE DAKOTA-FARMER. Vol. 40, No. 14, July 15, 1920
by Allen, W.C., editor
Aberdeen, South Dakota: Bushnell Co, 1920. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good. (56)pp, folio (15" x 10.5"); text illustrations from photographs and drawings. Newsprint. Articles include: Irrigation in Montana; Can South Dakota Soil Be Tile Drained?; Are Land Prices Too High?; I Have a Piece of Land; Horticulture; All Around the Farm; Farmers' Exchange; From a Two-room House; Dakota Farmer Young Folks; Dairy and Creamery; Livestock; classified and display ads for farm equipment, automobiles, guns,...
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€23.63
THE NATIONAL STOCKMAN AND FARMER: Group of 18 issues as listed below
by Axtell, Bush & Co., publishers
Pittsburgh, Buffalo, Chicago: Axtell, Bush & Co, 1900. First Editions. Softcover. Very Good. 32pp per issue, folio; occasional illustrations in the text. Present are: Vol. XXIII, Nos. 41, 43, 46, 47, 49, 51; Vol. XXIV, Nos. 6, 11, 12, 15, 19, 20, 23, 25, 31, 32, 35, 37, 38. Condition is very good to fine, except number 38 with edges of covers chipped. Bound in pictorial tan wrappers. 15" x 11" Motto: "Only the best is good enough for the Good Farmer and his family." These issues contain a variety of...
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€141.78
THE TEXAS WOOL GROWER, Vol. 1, No. 32, Fort Worth, Texas, January 18, 1883
by Bentley, H.L., Editor
San Antonio, Texas: Branch Office, Texas Wool Grower, 1883. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good. 8pp, large folio (unopened broadsheet). Contents include: mutton and beef production; the wool market; sheep-breeders exchange; herd law; From Comanche County--Herding Sheep, On the Prairie; real estate and livestock listings of the Texas Investment Company; illustrated adverts; etc. [Unrecorded by WorldCat.].
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€61.44
WHEAT, RYE, CORN, ALFALFA MILLS: POWER TRANSMISSION. Pocket Price List No. 12
by Wolf Company
Chambersburg, Pa: Wolf Company, 1900. First Edition. Softcover. Good. 640pp with index; frontispiece view of the factory, illustrations throughout the text. Contains detailed descriptions, specifications, and prices of grain mills, related machines, steam generators, etc. Bound in green cloth over flexible boards, white lettering nearly rubbed away. 7" x 4.25" [WorldCat finds no library holdings of this title.].
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€61.44
THE FARMER'S LIGHTHOUSE. Chemistry Applied to Agriculture, the only Profitable Mode of Tilling the Soil
by Kent, J.E
Boston: Higgins and Bradley, 1856. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 108pp; occasional illustrations in the text. Deals with a wide variety of fertilizers from manures and animal products to woolen rags. Bound in blind-stamped brown cloth, gilt-decorated spine. 6" x 3.75". Light wear to spine ends; spotty foxing to endpapers, text block clean.
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€118.15
ATTENTION FARMERS:; Grazing and dairy farms need Animal Bone Fertilizers to replenish the exhaustion of the soil
by Baugh and Sons
Philadelphia: Baugh, 1892. Original edition. Very Good. This broadsheet details Baugh's Double Eagle Phosphate and Raw Bone Meal. Includes the original mailing envelope. 12" x 6
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€23.63
NEW PERFECTION OIL COOK STOVES
by Atlantic Refining Company
Philadelphia & Pittsburgh: Atlantic Refining Co, 1916. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good. 31pp; illustrated throughout in black and blue. Includes detailed product descriptions, prices and testimonials re various models of oil-fired cooking stoves for home and yach t. Bound in pictorial wrappers. 6" x 3.25". Laid in are a typewritten letter on Atlantic Refining Co. letterhead, a printed postcard, and a leaflet introducing Four New Models of the Famous New Perfection Oven.
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€42.53
THE HOME REFERENCER: Contains Practical Aids for the Better Development of the Home Life and the Social Improvement of the Family.; The Eureka Library, No. 1, Vol. 1
by Buchanan, H.C. & Co
NY: H.C. Buchanan & Co, 1892. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good. 32pp, printed on pulp paper. This first issue includes: The Model Cook Book; Home Referencer Practical Hints; Farmer's Handbook; Dictionary of Facts; Secrets & Mysteries; Budget of Humor; Beauty Hints; Favorite Songs; Ten Popular Stories [on three pages]; "Ellie's Sacrifice," a short-short story of two pages by Esther Serle Kenneth. Original wrappers. 8" x 5.25" The fragile wrappers and text block are in remarkably sound condition....
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€42.53
PLOWS, RIDING AND WALKING CULTIVATORS, GANG AND SULKY PLOWS, LISTING PLOWS, SULKY RAKES, HARROWS, STALK CUTTERS, HORSE POWERS, COTTON PLANTERS, WOOD AND IRON BEAM DOUBLE SHOVEL PLOWS, SINGLE SHOVEL PLOWS, ROAD SCRAPERS, FIELD ROLLERS, ETC.
by Bradley, David
Chicago: David Bradley Mfg. Co, 1886. First Edition. Softcover. Good. 64pp; illustrated throughout the text, several showing horse-drawn implements in use. Detailed descriptions and index. Bound in wallet-style, illustrated stiff wrappers, worn at the folds; archival repair to verso of one fold, rear panel scuffed. 6.5" x 3.5" [WorldCat records only an 1890 edition at the Henry Ford Museum. Romaine, American Trade Catalogs, 3.] David Bradley (1811-1899) is known as a pioneer plowman, whose agricultural...
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€70.89
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MM TRACTOR PLOWS: Lighter Draft - Better Scouring - Higher Lift - More Clearance [cover title]
by Minneapolis-Moline
Minneapolis, Minnesota: Minneapolis-Moline, 1941. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good. 8pp quarto; illustrated throughout in colors. Detailed descriptions and promotional text. 12" x 9". Folds once to octavo size. "Farmers in all sections of the country are changing to the MM Hi-Klearance tractor plows....
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€37.81
ELEVENTH ANNUAL CIRCULAR OF THE BUCKEYE AGRICULTURAL WORKS, Thomas & Nast, Proprietors
by Buckeye Agricultural Works
Springfield, Clarke County, Ohio: Thomas & Nast / Republic Printing Co, 1868. First Edition. Softcover. Fine. 24pp; several woodcut illustrations in the text. A two-page promotional address to patrons precedes detailed descriptions and testimonials to the excellence of the Buckeye Grain Drill and Grass Seed Sower, the Buckeye Cider Mill and Press, and the Improved Buckeye Sulky Cultivator. Bound in pictorial wrappers, showing a Buckeye Cider Mill on the front cover and a horse-drawn Buckeye Drill on...
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€33.08
MAJOR E.H. EGERTON, OFFICIAL HANDICAPPER TO THE JOCKEY CLUB
by Egerton, E.H
London: Vanity Fair, 1889. First Edition. Very Good. Full-color print, signed "Lib", chromolithographed by Vincent Brooks, Day & Son, and published as Men of the Day, No. 437, in the August 24, 1889 issue of "Vanity Fair". Image is 12.25" x 7.5". Includes the leaf of biographical text.
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€37.81
THE WHY AND WHEREFORE OF WHEEL RAKES
by Patten & Stafford
Canastota, NY: Patten & Stafford, 1900. First Edition. Softcover. Fine. 12pp; 5pp illustrations: three full-page drawings showing a steel rake, wood rake, and New 20th Century Improvement, followed by two pages of parts and a two-page price list. Also includes testimonials and a list of dealers in New York Champion Rakes. Bound in green wrappers with view of factory on back cover. 4.5" x 6.25" [WorldCat locates two holdings of this title: UDelaware; Farmer's Museum, Cooperstown."].
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€42.53
KANSAS SHORTHORNS: A History of the Breed in the State from 1857 to 1920
by Laude, G.A
Iola, Kansas: Laude Printing Co, 1920. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 647pp; frontispiece, full-page and text illustrations from photographs. Bound in blue cloth, gilt lettering; spine color faded. 8" x 5.5" [Adams, Rampaging Herd 1310.].
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€28.36
