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Manufacturing Chemists" Association., 1963. Contents include: Nature and Man; Tools for Survival; Chemicals in Agriculture; Chemicals in Public Health; Chemicals and Wildlife; Effectiveness and Safety; and Questions and Answers. Appendices. Index. 64 pp. illustrated. Slight fading? foxing? along side edge. Rubbing? silverfish? along spine & joints and slightly along edges. Otherwise exterior is VG. Interior is tight, clean and VG+.. Wraps. Very Good-. Illus. by Drawings. Size: Approx. 6 " x 8 1/2". Agriculture.

Madison: University of Wisconsin Agricultural Experiment Station , 1926. Research Bulletin 68, May, 1926. Browning around page margins. Doesn't interfer with text. 1/4" tear at top margin on all, except front cover. Otherwise interior is tight, clean and VG. 72 pp. Exterior is Very Good. . Wraps. Very Good. Size: Approx. 6 " x 9 1/4". Agriculture.

Washington: Government Printing Office, 1938. United States Department of Agriculture Miscellaneous Publication No. 280, January 1938. "Bioclimatics is a science of relations between life, climate, seasons, and geographic distribution." Hopkins was formerly principal entomologist, Division of Bioclimatics, Bureau of Entomology and Plant Quarantine, and formerly entomologist and vice director, West Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station. 188 pp. with index. Significant chipping to top of document affecting cover and first ten pages of document, but text is not impacted and is easily legible. Bumping to top and bottom of spine, and small tears exposing interior. Interior is tight and clean. Document in VG condition.. Soft Cover. Very Good. Illus. by Figures. Size: Approx. 9" x 11 1/2". Weather.

Washington: Government Printing Office, 1908. Hawaii Agricultural Experiment Station. Bulletin No. 16. Issued July 3, 1908. "The paper embodies the results of one year's experiments in tapping rubber trees. It is believe that the methods and apparatus devised represent a distinct advance toward the successful solution of the problem of commercial tapping of trees of this variety for the production of rubber." 30 pp. Tan paper wraps. Ex. museum stamp and identification numbers on front cover, stamp on title page. Paper covers have rubbing to edges, dirt smudges, spine ends are bumped, lower front corner is creased and small area missing. Front interior page lower corners are also creased or small area torn. Rest of interior is clean. Document in VG condition.. Paper Cover. Very Good. Illus. by Plates. Size: Approx. 5 3/4" x 9 1/4". Hawaii.

Washington: Government Printing Office, 1911. Printed as Manuscript. Synopsis includes: Agriculture; General Plant Culture and Horticulture; Forestry; Animal Culture-Cattle, Horses, Sheep, Goats, Swine, Pets, Bee Culture; Fish Culture- Angling by country and Fisheries; and Hunting Sports. 87 pp. includes Index. Brown paper covers. ex.mus. faint stamp on front cover. Mildly soiled covers. Overall covers are Very Good-. ex.mus. stamp on title page, otherwise interior is tight, clean and Very Good+.. Wraps. Very Good-. Size: Approx. 7 " x 10 ". Library of Congress.

New Holland, PA: Sperry Rand Corporation, 1957. A New Holland Grassland Handbook with information about the different clouds, weather predictions and when to continue farming. Form No. 1226 Weather 857D. 15 pp. Slight bending to bottom corner. Interior is tight, clean and in Very Good +.. Wraps. Very Good +. Illus. by Photographs, Drawings. Size: Approx. 5 1/2" x 8 1/2". Weather.

New York: Henry Bessey, 1880. Supplementary to "The Relations of American Agriculture to the American Union, and the Commerce and Population of the World." 31 pp. with appendix. Color fold-out map of the United States. Document in Poor condition with dirt smudges to covers, pages separated, page edges chipped/torn. There is a 1/2" tear along page edge of back page, but does not interfere with text. Back cover is significantly chipped and torn with some areas of the text missing. Pencil marking on top of front cover. Despite its condition, this is a very interesting document about agriculture and food in America and Europe.. Paper Cover. Poor. Illus. by Charts, Fold Out Map. Size: Approx. 9 3/4"x14". Agriculture.

Macmillan Company, 1914. Rural Text-Book Series. slight rubbing to darkened spine ends/joints, bottom edges and corners. Bright decorative cover. Overall Good to Good+. Owner's name stamped on front endp. text is tight, clean and in VG condition. . Hard Cover. Good to Good+. Size: Approx. 5 " x 7 3/4". Agriculture.

Washington: Government Printing Office, 1910. U.S. Department of Agriculture. Bureau of Animal Industry -- Bulletin 118. Issued February 7, 1910. 107 pp. Brown paper wraps. Ex. museum stamp and identification numbers on front cover, stamp on title page. Browning along cover page edges, some chipping, dirt smudges, small tear to lower corner. Creasing along spine. Spine ends are torn and exposed. Interior is clean. Pamphlet in VG- condition.. Paper Cover. Very Good. Illus. by Figures, Tables. Size: Approx. 6 " x 9 1/4". Agriculture.

Washington: Government Printing Office, 1903. Botanical Investigations and Experiments. Issued October 1, 1903. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Plant Industry -- Bulletin No. 49. 86 pp. 18 b/w plates. Brown paper covers with browning along edges, some chipping to edges and wear to corners, spine is creased and torn, spine ends rubbed. Ex. museum with stamp and identification numbers on front cover. Interior clean, a few foxing spots. Document in VG- condition.. Wraps. Very Good-. Illus. by Figures, Plates. Size: Approx. 6 " x 9 1/4". U.S. Government Document.

Washington: Government Printing Office, 1903. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Forestry--Bulletin No. 44. Seven plates, including two maps (one foldout). 27 pp. Brown paper wraps. Ex. museum stamp and identification numbers on front cover. Covers are browning along edges, some chipping and small tears, small tears to spine ends. Top corner is bent and creased throughout document. Interior tight and clean. Pamphlet in VG- condition.. Paper Cover. Very Good-. Illus. by Plates, Maps. Size: Approx. 5 3/4" x 9". U.S. Government Document.

Washington: Government Printing Office, 1948. Miscellaneous Publication No. 640. "Shows the organization structure of the Department of Agriculture...the activities of its bureaus and offices are explained briefly, also the locations of those acitvities both inside and outside the continental United States are given. 298 pp. Covers are Very Good+. Interior is tight, clean and VG+.. Soft Cover. Very Good+. Size: Approx. 5 3/4" x 9 1/4". Agriculture.

New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1909. Translated by Alexander Teixeira de Mattos. Note: Of the sixteen essays in this volume, some have appeared in London: in the International Library of Famous Literature, the Fortnightly Review, the Daily Mail and London Opinion; some in the following American Reviews: the Century Magazine, the Bookman, the Critic, the Smart Set, Ainslee's Magazine, the Metropolitan Magazine, Harper's Magazine and Harper's Bazaar. 348 pp. Green leather covers with gilt lettering on front cover and spine, and embossed images of flowers on front, back and spine. Cover corners are bumped and rubbed, edges are bumped, spine corners and edges are rubbed and fraying. Gilt top page edge. Uncut page edges on side and bottom. Page edges are slightly browning. Interior is tight and clean. Book in VG condition.. Leather. Very Good. Size: Approx. 5 1/4" x 7 3/4". Essay.

State College, New Mexico: New Mexico College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts, 1939. Bulletin 263 (Technical), May 1939. Agricultural Experiment Station of the New Mexico College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts, State College, NM. 39 pp. Paper wraps have slightly bent corners, chipping to page edges, and rubbing to spine edge. Browning along paper edges. Interior is tight and clean. Pamphlet in VG condition.. Wraps. Very Good. Illus. by Figures and Tables. Size: Approx. 6 1/4" x 9 1/4". Agriculture.

Washington: Government Printing Office, 1911. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service Bulletin 87. "The successful growing of eucalypts in southern California has raised the question whether these trees can be grown in other portions of the southern United States where climatic conditions may be favorable. Next to southern California, Florida promises most for the growing of this genus." 47 pp. Five b/w plates. Paper wraps with browning along edges. Ex. museum stamp and identification numbers on top of front cover. Stamp on front free endpaper and title page. Interior is tight and clean. Pamphlet in VG condition.. Paper Cover. Very Good. Illus. by Plates, Figures. Size: Approx. 6 " x 9 1/4". Agriculture.

Washington: Government Printing Office, 1947. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Farmers' Bulletin 1983. "This bulletin tells how to have good ponds. It explains how to manage such ponds to assure rapid production of an ample supply of fish. It points out the importance of selecting suitable sites, building good dams and spillways, and protecting ponds from flood and erosion. It tells how to stock the pond with fish. These things insure a lasting pond that may be fished many times a year." 29 pp. White paper covers with image of fish on front. Cover edges are faded and worn, corners bumped, soiling to back cover. Minor chipping to long page edge that runs throughout document. Interior pages clean. Document in Good to Good+ condition.. Paper Covers. Good+. Illus. by Photographs. Size: Approx. 5 3/4" x 9". Fresh Water Fish.

Ames, Iowa: The Iowa State College Press, 1943. "This series of pamphlets, prepared by members of the Department of Economics and Sociology at Iowa State College, deals with the what, why, and how of agricultural policy and food management." 43 pp. Cream paper wraps with rubbing along edges, some dirt marks on both cover faces. Corners are slightly creased. Interior clean. Pamphlet in VG condition.. Paper Cover. Very Good. Size: Approx. 5 3/4" x 8 3/4". World War II.

New York: The Macmillan Company, 1914. "It is the purpose of this book to aid the farmer in the establishment, care, and utilization of such small patches or plantations of timber as may be maintained in connection with the farm." 343 pages with index. Green decorative covers with images of corn, hay, and farm equipment on front cover, and gilt lettering on spine. Cover corners are bumped and rubbed, edges and joints rubbed (some areas of exposed boards), spine tips are bent and fraying. Cocked spine. Previous owner's name written on front free endpaper. Interior is tight and clean. Book in Good+ condition.. Hard Cover. Good+. Illus. by Figures. Size: Approx. 5 1/4" x 7 3/4". Education.

Boston: Wright & Potter Printing Co.,, 1920. Report of Wilfrid Wheeler, Commissioner, 1919 to the Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. "Since the close of the war the spirit of unrest which has been world-wide has to a certain degree been communicated to the farmers, not to the extent of drawing the agricultural people to the various forms of radicalism which have been sweeping over the world, but has rather reflected itself in a decreased production, due not alone to the labor situation and the cost of doing business but rather to the uncertainty of a profitable market..." 55 pp. including Index. Tables. Contents include: Massachusetts Crop Situation in 1919; Demonstration Sheep Farms, State Ornithologist; Farm Machinery, Soil Surveys, etc. Embossed (indented) designed covers with gilt lettering on front cover. Slight fraying at spine ends. Overall covers are Very Good-. First page with names of the Commissioner of Agriculture and Advisory Board.… Read More

Washington: Government Printing Office, 1910. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Plant Industry Bulletin No. 179. Issued May 19, 1910. "This paper points out an interesting example of the confusion that exists in the botany of the cultivated plants, which has in this particular case brought about the neglect of a number of valuable sorts related to the Florida velvet bean." 26 pages with index. Seven b/w plates. Light wear to cover edges, creasing to spine edge. Ex. museum stamp and identification numbers on front cover, stamp also on front free endpaper. Interior tight and clean. Document in VG condition.. Paper Cover. Very Good. Illus. by Plates. Size: Approx. 6 " x 9 1/4". Agriculture.