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Sunnyside, CA: Biological Pest Control, ( 1966). First edition. stapled wrappers. Good . 8vo, 78 pages, creased green stapled wrappers In the spirit of SILENT SPRING, Tallian tackles bug-killing sprays used on crops in the Imperial Valley of California

Peterborough, NH: James E. Dodge Memorial Committee, 1935. First edition. Hardcover. Good. 12mo, 172 pages, green clothbacked wood-grain boards; ex libris D. E. Lockwood, who has annotated some pages tracking Dodge's success with Guernsey and Jersey cows. This biography was written by Sanders, who edited The Breeder's Gazette out of Chicago's Stock Yards. Dodge was a master breeder of particularly Guernsey and Jersey cattle. Illustrated with photogravures. Peterborough was the home of the American Guernsey Cattle Club, which kept the registers of the breed, including Dodge's cow which went to Antarctica with Byrd.

Earth Resources Research, 1982. Paperback. Used: Acceptable. Condition clean internally some wear to cover. Isbn 0-946281-00-9,0946281009.

London: G. Bell, 1970. Reprint. Hardcover. Good/fair. Good Hardback with slightly scruffy Dustwrapper. Dustwrapper has some splits, tears and rubbed. Book has Bookshop label and owner's tiny name label to f.e.p. Contents clean, cut pages a little dusty (shelf wear). Also has a press clipping of "Farm cities replacing Soviet collectives" ref Times 17/12/73. Photo on request. We bulk ship if you buy lots of books from us, as we are currently having a massive clearance. NOTE: Non-European shipments will be by SURFACE MAIL only.

New York: Cooper Sqyare, 1951. Hardcover. Very Good/issued without dj. F. Miller. 8vo, 433 pages, cloth "The history of the range cattle industry, dramatically told - BK LOVER'S SW p.132." [HERD 2462]. Illustrated by F. Miller.

New York: Century, ( 1930 ). First printing. Hardcover. Very Good. two folding charts, photos. 8vo, 493 pages, green cloth, green cloth, spine label faded. Ex libris Ernest Morgan Ostwalt, the founder of Campana Corporation, makers of the amazing Italian Balm. 100th anniversary tribute to Cyrus Hall McCormick and his invention of the reaper. Two folding charts, photos. This was continued with a sequel volume in 1935. "The most authoritative and objective biography of Cyrus Hall McCormick - Wisconsin Historical Society."

New York: Julian Messner, ( 1952 ). First Trade edition. Hardcover. Very Good/price-clipped. 8vo, 245 pages blue-green cloth Documented story of Chicago's Packingtown, the Union Stockyards. This was early enough to be cited in the RAMPAGING HERD bibliography, but it is not, although it would seem that it ought to be.

Chicago: Illinois State Dairyman's Association, 1901. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo, 308 pages, brown cloth Includes essays on such as "Ensilage", "Cheese Production in Illinois", "Chicago Milk Market", "Dairy Cows and How To Care for Them to Get the Best Results", " Poultry on the Dairy Farm", "Pasteurizing".

Washington DC: Department of Commerce, 1919. Softcover. Good/no jacket. 46p, 23cm tall, octavo. Front cover has foxing at top edge.

Madison, Wisconsin: Cooperative Crop and Livestock Reporting Service, 1927. Softcover. Fine/no jacket. 102pp, illustrations mostly maps, 29cm tall, quarto. Joint Bulletin No. 90. Farm production and gross income, Wisconsin crops, livestock, farm population and rural living standards.

Urbana, IL: College of Agriculture, ( 1986 ). First edition. Impersonally inscribed by Mitchell in 1996. The River Hill country lies in the northwest corner of Illinois, between the Rock River and the Mississippi River. With photographs.

Boston: BostonBoston: Houghton Mifflin, 1990, 1990. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. Octavo, 529 pages, cloth; front flap creased. Family feuds and corporate intrigue make this more than just a regional study. Two sections of photos.

Bloomington, IL: Illinois Agricultural Association, ( 1965 ). First edition. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. photos. 8vo, 464 pages, green cloth, inked inscription; edgeworn dj

London:: Andre Deutsch,, 1969. First English language edition. Cloth. Very Good + in Good DJ. Small waterstain to contents. Cloth slightly worn along edges. Dw discoloured and stained. Creased and chipped at top with small tears to base.

New York: Farrar, Straus And Young, ( 1953 ). First edition. Hardcover. Very Good. portrait photos. 8vo, 309 pages, two-tone cloth, spine darkened Signed by Chicago cigar leaf tobacconist, Henry G. Taussig (see pp. 238-9). Part III has sections by other contributors on topics including cigars, chewing tobaccl, candy, vending machines, changes in tobacco retaiing, with biographies of Members of the National Assocation of Tobacco Distributors.

Washington DC : Government Printing Office, 1880. First edition. printed wrappers. Good. 8vo, 133 pages, printed wrappers; inked name of J.R. Dodge on cover and p.1., darkened at spine. Some versions of this booklet lack plate 4 and pages 130-133. This copy has all four plates of sheep, and 133 pages. Two of its sections particularly focus on sheep husbandry in the South, particularly the portion by John L. Hayes, Secretary of teh National Associatioin of Wool Manufacturers.

London, Liverpool, Paris: Fisher, Son, & Co, no date [ . First edition. Hardcover. Good. 12mo; xvi, 298, later quarter leather, pebbled black cloth, rubber stamps of a private library on title-page. Scarce. An epic-length poem in 12 books which lauds the life of the farmer, especially inspired by the author's father. With wood engravings at each chapter head. "Critics Karen Chase and Michael Levenson place her in the company of Dickens as "one of the deep designers of the mid-century family imagination."

San Antonio, TX: Burke Publishing Company, 1988. First edition. Paperback. Very Good. 8vo, 140 pages, green wrappers Presentation Copy, inscribed by the author, "With love" in October, 1988. Sethness left Illinois and married a Texan, and so got involved in cattle ranching, in Texas and Mexico. A how-to-do-it book. "The author's informal style and readable prose make his years of experience and reflection accessible to all those who are interested in understanding a number of the basic questions that must be considered when contemplating an investment in land and cattle. A careful reading of this book will allow any serious investor to plan ahead, to weigh his options and to avoid many of the pitfalls which await the uninitiated - Dale Lasater."

Princes Risborough: Shire Books, 1995. Book. Near MINT. Soft Card Cover. Reprint. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 88pp. 220g. Card covers Near MINT. Illustrated with b/w photographs..

Turvey: John Crawley LTD, 1985. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 128 pages, 560g. Black cloth boards FINE in a Near FINE d/w. Illustrated with over 260 b/w photographs of steam ploughing engines taken during their working days..