Shopwork on the Farm by Mack M. Jones - 1955

New York, NY: McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1955 McGraw-Hill Book Company, New York. 1955. Hardcover. Stated 2nd Edition/ 3rd Printing by Line Number. Rural Activities Series. Retired small high school library copy. Book is tight, square, and unmarked but for library stamps on the textblock top, FFFP, rear endpapers, and title page. Book Condition: Good; shelfwear to head, tail, and tips with fabric wear through at tips; index sticker on spine; light rubbing to boards; pocket and checkout slip on rear endpapers. No DJ. Brown and tan cloth boards and spine with white and black lettering on the spine and front board; shop tools on front board. Clean internals. Interior hinges are sound and not split. 626 pp 8vo. This book was prepared to serve as a text and reference book for students of agriculture, farmers, and teachers. This book deals with tools, materials, operations, and processes or activities rather than specific jobs or projects. Emphasis throughout is placed on correct methods, together with the underlying reasons, or the why. The skills learned in this book can be applied to home, farm, school, or special agricultural interests. A clean very presentable copy.