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Sacramento: : California State Printing Office,, 1919.. First edition -. Near fine in ivory printed wrappers (stamp of previous owner). First printing. The introduction describes this compilation as the first to bring together in a single volume all of the laws relating to the diary and livestock industries enforceable by the Department of Agriculture. Included is information on diseases and quarantining, the inspection of meat, the purity of milk and sale of imported butter, the registration of stallions,brands, cruelty to animals, and more, including fence, estray and trespass laws. Index. 133 pp.

Boston:: Little Brown,, (2009.). SIGNED first edition -. Fine in glossy illustrated wrappers.. Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. ) His first work of nonfiction, a book inspired by the birth of his son, which led him to explore the importance of food in our lives, and especially where that food comes from - a study both of factory farming of animals and the more humane family farms. A rather passionate indictment of the entire practice of factory farming. SIGNED on the title page. Notes, 329 pp.

Philadelphia:: Lea & Febiger,, 1972.. Hardcover first edition -. Very good- (highlighting on a few pages.). First printing. A textbook written for agriculture students, not vetinarians, but nevertheless quite comprehensive - diseases range from anthrax to parasites - with such conditions as bluetongue, hog cholera, blackleg, salmonellosis, botulism and many more discussed in some detail. illustrated with photographs, suggestions for additional reading, index. 337 pages.

New York:: Macmillan,, 1930.. Hardcover first edition -. Very good in tan boards (rubbing to lettering on spine.). First printing. In an attempt to deal with the farm price and surplus problems, President Hoover created the Federal Farm Board. It was designed to allow cooperatives to hold crop surpluses and market them in an orderly fashion. One of the first important acts of the farm board was setting up a $20 million grain sales corporation, headquartered in Chicago. This book sets forth problems facing agriculture and the scope of the Agricultural Marketing Act. Chapter headings include: Economic factors which led to the Passage of the Agricultural Marketing Act; The Drive for Farm Relief; Loans; Price Insurance; Clearing House Associations; Advisory Commodity Committees; Possiblities and Limitations of the Farm Board, and more. 197 pp.

New York:: The Twentieth Century Fund,, 1968.. Very good+.. Trade paperback.

Ithica, NY:: Cornell University Press,, (1998.). Hardcover first edition -. Fine in dark green cloth with silver lettering on the spine, no dust jacket as issued (as new.). First printing. "Winston uses beekeeping as a starting point to discuss broader issues, such as how agriculture functions under increasingly complex social and environmental restraints, how scientists grapple with issues of accountability, and how people struggle to maintain contact with the natural world. Winston's reflections on bees, beekeeping, and science cover a period of tumultuous change in North America, a time when new parasites, reduced research funding, and changing economic conditions have disrupted the livelihoods of bee farmers." The difficulties facing beekeepers have only increased since this book was published, making it more timely than ever, and the problem of adulterated honey continues. Foreword by Eva Crane. x, 171 pp. 

1948.. Fair condition only (some soiling to covers, but contents clean, binding tight) .. Booklet. Includes detailed proceedings, financial reports, reports from local granges, and more. Several pages of "In Memoriam." Small format, 4 1/2 by 6 1/2 inches. 189 pp, index inside rear cover.

Toronto:: Holt, Rinehart and Winston,, (1961.). Hardcover first edition -. Fine in near fine dust jacket (short closed tear at lower corner of dj flap). First edition. Illustrated with many black and white photographs, this book takes a look at the history of American farms. Review copy with photograph of author laid in.

Washington, D.C.:: Government Printing Office,, 1958.. Hardcover first edition -. Very good in illustrated cloth covers.. First edition. Includes 2 sections of phographs - at the front of the book and inserted in the middle - plus maps. Index. 603 pp. Map endpapers.

Oregon: , 1960.. Very good in tan stapled wrappers. . Booklet. Includes a from of by-laws for Pomona, Subordinate and Juvenile Granges. As amended at the Annual Meeting, June 1960. Index. Small format, 4 by 7 inches. 74 pp.

Berkeley, CA:: University of California Press,, 1962.. First edition -. Fine in stapled gray wrappers.. First printing. Illustrated with charts and photographs, Literature cited, pp 501-539.

Washington, D.C.:: Government Printing Office,, 1898.. Hardcover first edition -. Near fine in black cloth with gilt lettering on spine. . First edition. Includes a report of the chemist who has been working on sugar experiments and a field report on every beet-sugar growing area in the US. Illustrated with 2 large colored folded maps. Index. 240 pp.

Berkeley, CA:: University of California Press,, 1962.. First edition -. Fine in stapled gray wrappers.. First printing. Illustrated with charts. Literature cited, pp 471-500.

Tucson:: University of Arizona Press,, 1992.. Hardcover first edition -. Fine (as new) in brown cloth, no dustjacket as issued.. First printing. A look at small farmers in the parish of Minho- and at how issues like technical changes, fragmentation of the land, etc affect them. Photographs, graphs, notes, references, index. 177 pp.

Berkeley, CA:: University of California Press,, 1962.. First edition -. Fine in stapled gray wrappers.. First printing. Illustrated with drawings, pp 637-688. Final issue in volume 32.