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Hanover, NH: Printed at the Dartmouth Press, 1857.. 1857.. Good. - Octavo, unbound, removed at some time in the past from a larger bound volume of pamphlets. 20 pages sewn with cream cord. There is occasional light foxing, especially to the last page, & the top 2 inches of the last 2 leaves are detached. There are a few light pencil underlinings in the text. Good. <p>James W. Patterson, Professor of Mathematics at Dartmouth College, addresses the question of how to achieve the full development of America's agricultural resources.
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AN ADDRESS DELIVERED BEFORE THE GRAFTON COUNTY AGRICULTURE SOCIETY, AT THEIR ANNUAL FAIR Held at Haverhill New-Hampshire, October 1 & 2, 1857. Published by Request.
by Patterson, James W., A.M.
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ESSAY ON THE EXPEDIENCY AND PRACTICABILITY OF IMPROVING OR CREATING HOME MARKETS FOR THE SALE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIONS AND RAW MATERIALS, BY THE INTRODUCTION OR GROWTH OF ARTIZANS AND MANUFACTURERS.
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Philadelphia: Printed by J.R.A. Skerrett, 1827., 1827.. Good. - Octavo, 8-3/4 inches high by 5-5/8 inches wide. Unbound, removed in the distant past from a larger collection of bound pamphlets. The darkened and foxed cover title page is detached. 56 pages. There is dampstaining to the top front corner of most of the pages with some occasional foxing. There are stab marks along the inner edge of the pages and several of the signatures (group of pages) are pulled and likely to come loose. A good complete copy. This work was first published by Packard and Van Benthuysen in 1825 in an edition with only 39 pages. That edition's title began with the word "Memoir" instead of "Essay".
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FIFTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE CORRESPONDING SECRETARY OF THE UNIVERSALIST GENERAL REFORM ASSOCIATION. Submitted May 26, 1852. Together with A REPORT ON THE USE OF TOBACCO.
by Adams, John Greenleaf; Sweetser, Paul H.; Parker, J.N.; and Brooks, Rev. E.G., D.D.
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Boston: Abel Tompkins, 1852., 1852.. Very good. - Octavo, 8-3/8 inches high by 5-1/2 inches wide. Softcover pamphlet bound in self-wraps removed from a larger collection of bound pamphlets with paper remnants along the spine. There are stab marks along the left edge with a tiny piece out from the bottom inner corner of the cover page where is is starting to pull away. There is also a small hole near the bottom center of the cover page. 36 pages, including the cover page. Very good.Founded as The New England Universalist General Reform Association in 1846, the words "New England" were dropped from the name in 1847. The UGRA had an ambitious agenda seeking reform in many areas of society. Indeed, the UGRA's report by the Rev. E.G. Brooks, D.D. touches on many subjects including "Peace", "Capital Punishment", "The Colored Man", "Slavery", "Temperance", "Idiots", etc.
The last 11 pages is a "Report on Tobacco" authored by the Committee consisting of John Greenleaf Adams, Paul H. Sweetser and J.N. Parker.
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HARRIS ON THE PIG. BREEDING, REARING, MANAGEMENT, AND IMPROVEMENT. By Joseph Harris, Moreton Farm, Rochester, N.Y. Illustrated.
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New York: Orange Judd and Company, (1870)., (1870).. Good. - Octavo, 7-1/4 inches high by 4-3/4 inches wide. Hardcover, bound in green pictorial cloth with the image of a pig stamped in gilt on the front cover and titled in gilt on the spine. The covers are rubbed, bumped & soiled. 250 pages & 2 pages of ads, with 15 full-page & 38 textual illustrations, including architectural plans. The hinges are cracked and the chipped front endpaper is nearly detached. A discreet "Western Methodist" bookseller's label is mounted at the top of the front pastedown. A few pages are lightly soiled and there is a tiny tear to the top edge of the ad leaf. Good.First edition.
"Joseph Harris came from England where he had trained in experimental farming. He settled on a farm in the town of Gates, west of Rochester, New York in 1849. Harris bought the Genesee Farmer from James Vick in 1856 and had a widely popular column called 'Walks and Talks on the Farm' in which he publicized the results from his experimental / seed… Read More
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MESSAGE FROM THE GOVERNOR, ON THE SUBJECT OF THE CULTURE OF SILK, AND THE MANUFACTURE OF SUGAR FROM THE BEET ROOT. State of New-York. No. 134. In Assembly, February 12, 1840
by (McLean, D. V.; Durant, Charles F.; Finelli, Lewis). Seward, William H
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(Albany, NY: 1840).. 1840).. Good. - Octavo, printed self-wraps. 34 pages. Possibly lacks 1 folding leaf of plates. There is foxing to the title & the last page with scattered lighter foxing & staining throughout. There are 2 tiny stains to the bottom margin of the last page. Good. <p>Attempts to introduce sericulture to the United States had been sporadic and largely unsuccessful. In 1831 a manual on sericulture by J. H. Cobb was distributed to members of Congress. A determined effort to establish silk culture then led to the "Mormus multicaulis craze". Thousands of individuals bought and planted mulberry plants of this species on large areas of valuable land. The investments far exceeded possible returns and when heavy frosts destroyed plantations of the trees, the many failures and disappointments led to silk culture being more or less abandoned in the States. A later attempt to develop a hardy race of silk-producing insects by crossing the gypsy moth with the silkworm moth…
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MORE OLD ENGLISH FARMING BOOKS / from Tull to the Board of Agriculture 1731-1793
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London: Crosby Lockwood & Son, Ltd., (1950).. (1950).. Good. - Octavo, brown cloth. The binding is bumped & rubbed. The spine is faded with the head lightly chipped. The front joint is rubbed with slight tears. vii, [ii] & 186 pages plus colophon. 8 pages of black-and-white illustrations. The pastedowns & endpapers are stained. There is very light foxing to the top & bottom edges of the book. Good. <p>First edition.
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THE PARADE OF MODERN ROSES AND PERENNIALS. FALL 1947 JACKSON & PERKINS CO. CATALOG INTRODUCING THE "DIAMOND JUBILEE" ROSE.
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Newark, New York: Jackson & Perkins Co., 1947., 1947.. Very good. - Quarto, 11-3/4 inches high by 9 inches wide. Softcover, bound in stapled pictorial wraps with a photographic illustration of the "Diamond Jubilee" rose on the front cover. The covers are slightly creased with a short tear along the bottom edge of the spine. 48 pages, including the covers, with profuse color illustrations of the roses offered for sale by Jackson & Perkins with descriptions and prices. Very good. Laid in is a promotional card with envelope, together with two 11 inch high by 8-1/2 inch wide order forms for the Fall 1947 catalog and a "Christmas Gift" order form. Also laid in is an advertisement for the firm's "World's Most Modern Rose Garden" in Newark, NY.This catalog introduced 2 new roses: The "Rosa 'Diamond Jubilee'", a light yellow Hybrid tea rose developed in the Unites Stated in 1947 by Gene Boerner. Boerner was director of the rose breeding program for the firm and created the Diamond Jubilee rose to celebrate…
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PROCEEDINGS OF THE 1985 INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON RAPID RURAL APPRAISAL. Khon Kaen University
by (Chambers, Robert; Beebe, James; Grandstaff, Terry B. and Grandstaff, Somluckrat W.; et al.)
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(Khon Kaen, Thailand): Rural Systems Research and Farming Systems Research Projects, 1987).. 1987).. Very good. - Octavo, softcover bound in printed black wraps. The wraps are lightly rubbed & slightly bumped. viii & 357 pages. Illustrated with tables, charts & maps. Very good. <p>"Rapid Rural Appraisal (RRA), an emerging new methodology, is a distinctive 'process of learning about rural conditions in an intensive, iterative and expeditious manner.' Specifically designed to improve quality and timeliness and to reduce the cost of rural development research" [From the rear wrap copy].
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TO THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES. REMONSTRANCE OF THE CITIZENS OF NEW YORK, AGAINST THE RENEWAL OF LETTERS PATENT GRANTED TO CYRUS H. MCCORMICK, JUNE 21, 1834, FOR IMPROVEMENTS IN THE REAPING MACHINE
by (McCormick, Cyrus H.; Hussey, Obed.). Langworthy, Lyman B.; Jewett, S. B.; Norton, H. P.; et al
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[New York?]: n.p., circa [1852].. [1852].. Very good. - Octavo, softcover. Printed self-wraps sewn with white cord. 20 pages. Illustrated in black & white with 4 engravings of reaping machines & with diagrams. There are 3 light horizontal creases to the pages where the pamphlet has been folded. The page corners are bumped. Very good. <p>A note is penciled along the top of the first page: "Not for presentation to Congress but please read!"<p>The four engravings of reapers are signed "Miller-Mix", that is John Miller and Lucius C. Mix.<p>A group of New York citizens protests to Congress against the renewal of Cyrus McCormick's patent for improvements to his reaping machine. The citizens claim that improvements to the machine for which McCormick claims credit were the work of others, in particular of Obed Hussey whose reaping machine was agreed to perform much better than McCormick's. "Mr. Hussey is a modest man, as well as a man of genius, and…
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TOBACCO TRADE: MEMORIAL OF THE COMMITTEE OF TOBACCO-PLANTERS. May 11, 1840. Referred to the Select Committee on the Tobacco Trade. 26th Congress, 1st Session. Ho. of Reps. Doc. No. 198
by Jenifer, Daniel; Triplett, Philip; Jones, Benjamin; Committee of Tobacco Planters
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[Washington, DC]: Blair & Rives, printers, 1840.. 1840.. Good. - Octavo, printed self-wraps. 13 pages, partially unopened. The first page is stained, foxed & partially detached. The bottom edge of page 6 & the front edge of page 7 are creased & chipped. Several page corners are creased & there is scattered foxing throughout. Good only. <p>Daniel Jenifer of Maryland, Philip Triplett of Kentucky and Benjamin Jones of Virginia were appointed by the convention of tobacco planters held in Washington on May 1 and 2, 1840 "to memorialize Congress in relation to the high duties and restrictions upon the staple of tobacco in foreign countries". Pages 9-13 consist of a section of tobacco statistics.
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TWENTY-NINTH SESSION OF THE NATIONAL GRANGE OF THE PATRONS OF HUSBANDRY. Worcester, Mass. 1895. Journal of Proceedings
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Worcester, MA: F. S. Blanchard & Co., Printers, 1895.. 1895.. Good. - Small octavo, boards backed & edged with brown cloth tape with a printed tan label on the front board & a plain tan label on the rear board. The front board is darkened & soiled with an owner's faded name along the bottom edge. The rear board is slightly darkened & lightly soiled with a small stain. 261 pages. There is a light vertical crease to the title with a chip out of the top corner & the bottom corner is lightly creased. Good.
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VEGETABLE CROPS
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New York and London: McGraw-Hill Book Company, Inc., 1931.. 1931.. Good. - Octavo, brown cloth titled in gilt on the spine. The binding is lightly rubbed, bumped & soiled with slight fraying to the corners of the covers. The spine is somewhat darkened. ix & 560 pages. Black-and-white photographic illustrations & tables. There is some light soiling to the prelims & there is an ink notation on the rear pastedown. Good. <p>Second edition.<p>From the library of geographer Vincent Kotschar with his book label on the front pastedown.
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WHO INVENTED THE REAPER? An Answer to the Protest Statement Said to Have Been Filed at the Treasury Department
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Published by the author, (1897).. (1897).. Good. - Octavo, maroon cloth titled in gilt. The covers are bumped. The edges of the front cover are a bit faded & there is some dampstaining to its bottom corner. 54 pages. Illustrated in black & white with a portrait frontispiece with a tissue guard & with textual illustrations & diagrams. The book is cracked at the first text page. There is some soiling to the title page & the pages are very slightly rippled, probably from humidity. Good. <p>The book is an argument supporting the long held assertion that Cyrus McCormick invented the reaper.
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WILLIAM C. MOORE & COMPANY: SQUARE DEAL TREES, FRUITS, SHRUBS FOR HOME AND ORCHARD: PLATE BOOK. [An Original Plate Book Trade Catalog for the use of traveling Salespeople].
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Newark, New York: William C. Moore & Company, (1953)., (1953).. Very good. - Quarto, 11-7/8 inches high by 9 inches wide. Softcover, brown wraps titled and decorated in silver. The edges of the covers are rubbed with staining to the bottom corner of the rear cover. 116 pages, profusely illustrated in color. There is some occasional soiling and minor foxing. Very good. A substantial brightly illustrated sample book which includes garden plans for decorating one's home and offering "A Complete Selection of Landscape Materials, Fruit Bearing Trees and Plants".As per the publisher's information: "Copyright 1953 by L.P. Akenhead. This Plate Book is issued solely for the individual use of our salespeople in booking nursery stock orders for this company...."In the latter part of the 19th and early 20th century, nursery firms hired salespeople to travel and take orders for trees and shrubs to be delivered in time for the growing season. Beautifully illustrated nurserymen's "sample books", also referred to…
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