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The Celebrated E Carver Cotton Gin, With Feeder & Condenser, For Steam, Water or Horse Power
by Carver Cotton Gin Company
Handbook Of the British Flora + Illustrations Of the British Flora + Further Illustrations Of British Plants
by George; J D Hooker; W H Fitch and W G Smith; and Roger W Butcher Bentham
Farm Life Books & Ephemera
NATIONAL REVERSIBLE SULKY PLOW: The most wonderful Invention and Improvement of the Age. Only Needs to be Tested to be Appreciated...
by Belcher & Taylor
Chicopee Falls, Mass: Belcher & Taylor Agricultural Tool Co, 1908. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good. 8pp; engraving of the sulky plow on cover. Printed self-wrappers. 9.75" x 6" A message titled "To All Progressive Farmers" details the construction, draft, strength and durability of the sulky plow, priced at $55 including extra points, and is followed by many testimonials. [Unrecorded by WorldCat. Romaine, page 3, cites several other publications by this company.].
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£48.57
THE GENTLEMAN FARMER; BEING AN ATTEMPT TO IMPROVE AGRICULTURE, BY SUBJECTING IT TO THE TEST OF RATIONAL PRINCIPLES. The Sixth Edition. To which is added, A Supplement, containing An Account of the Present State of Agriculture, and of the Improvements Recently Introduced
by Kames, Henry Home, Lord
Edinburgh: Printed for Bell & Bradfute.., 1815. Sixth Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. pp: (iv), 555, (3) ads; three engaved plates. Chapters include: Instruments of Husbandry (plow, brake, harrow, roller, fanner); Farm Cattle and Carriages (horses, oxen, breeding cattle, wheel carriages; Farm Offices; Culture of Plants for Food; Rotation of Crops; Feeding Farm Cattle; Manures; Fences; etc. Recently rebound in half calf and marbled boards, gilt spine rules, red leather label. 9" x 5.5" Kames's Gentleman...
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£364.28
CHEWING THE CUD
by Brewis, Henry
United Kingdom: Old Pond Publishing Ltd. Good+. 1990. Paperback. 0852362110 . A very good used trade paperback without creases to the spine, lightly creased/edge-worn covers, no writing or stamps, tanned pages. Carefully packaged and posted within 48 hours from our wee bookshop in Scotland.; Trade PB; 128 pages .
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£5.95
MOWERS, HAY RAKES, TEDDERS, OPEN REAR BINDERS, REAPERS, ATTACHMENTS
by Wood, Walter A
Hoosick Falls, New York: Walter A. Wood Mowing & Reaping Machine Co, 1901. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good. 24pp; illustrated throughout from drawings of equipment and art-nouveau decorations. Shown are: Two-horse Tubular-steel Mower, Steel Wheel, and the same with Cast Wheel; One-horse Mower; Self-dump Steel and Wood Rakes; Hand-dump versions of the same; Steel Tedder; Open-rear Harvester and Binder, front and rear views; Enclosed-gear Reaper; and extra parts. Bound in decorated green wrappers,...
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£40.48
![AMERICAN FENCES [cover title]. CATALOGUE NO. 12, THE AMERICAN FENCE. Adapted to and covering every possible requirement of Farm, Ranch, Railroad, Orchard and Garden](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/700/586/1128586700.0.b.jpg)
AMERICAN FENCES [cover title]. CATALOGUE NO. 12, THE AMERICAN FENCE. Adapted to and covering every possible requirement of Farm, Ranch, Railroad, Orchard and Garden
by American Steel & Wire Company
Chicago, &c: American Steel & Wire Co, 1903. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good. 24pp; illustrated throughout from drawings. Includes: Special Farm Fence; Hog Fence; Special Sheep and Horse Fence; Building the Fence; Stretchers; Steel Gates; etc. Bound in color-pictorial wrappers. 3.5" x 6". Signs of light use.
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£32.38
WHERE TO EMIGRATE AND WHY: HOMES AND FORTUNES IN THE BOUNDLESS WEST AND THE SUNNY SOUTH...With a Complete History and Description of the Pacific Railroad
by Goddard, Frederick B
Philadelphia: Peoples Publishing Company, 1869. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. pp: 591; 16 plates of illustrations, 19 maps (three folding). Includes chapters and maps on the Pacific Railroad as well as individual states and territories: California/Nevada, Oregon, Washington Territory, Nebraska, Kansas, Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, Eastern & Western Virginia, North & South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee/Kentucky, Texas, Louisiana, and Arkansas. The folding map of the United...
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£141.66
ELECTRIC WHEEL CO. MANUFACTURERS OF SOLID METAL WHEELS AND FARMERS' HANDY WAGONS: The Built-to-Last Kind
by Stillwell, John A
Quincy, Illinois: Electric Wheel Co, 1907. First Edition. Softcover. Good. (12)pp; illustrated throughout text, centerfold in color. Contains detailed descriptions, prices, and several testimonials. Products include: Electric Handy Wagon, No. 1--with Platform; One-Horse Electric Wagon, No. 6; Standard Electric Farm Wagon; Out Best Log Wagon; Wood Hound Farm Truck, No. 7; Combination Log and Lumber Wagon, No. 14; Truck for Mounting Gasoline Engine; etc. Bound in self-wrappers. 7.75" x 5.5". One...
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£28.33
PRODUCTIVE HORSE HUSBANDRY
by Gay, Carl W
Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott, 1920. Third Edition, Revised. Hardcover. Very Good. pp: xvi,, 333 with index; 175 illustrations from photographs and drawings. Bound in decorated tan cloth, stampted in black and red. 8.25" x 5.5" This informative Lippincott farm manual includes mules, draf t horses, and ponies--their care and breeding as well as their use in transportation.
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£20.24
![A COLLECTION OF FRESH FACTS, CONCERNING THE EFFECTS OF THE PROTECTIVE POLICY ON THE COST OF TRANSPORTATION, THE PRICES OF STEEL RAILS, WOOLEN AND COTTON GOODS, SALT, AND OTHER ARTICLES, THE WAGES OF LABOR, ETC., ETC. Tariff Tract No. 2, 1882 [cover title]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/283/675/1185675283.0.b.jpg)
A COLLECTION OF FRESH FACTS, CONCERNING THE EFFECTS OF THE PROTECTIVE POLICY ON THE COST OF TRANSPORTATION, THE PRICES OF STEEL RAILS, WOOLEN AND COTTON GOODS, SALT, AND OTHER ARTICLES, THE WAGES OF LABOR, ETC., ETC. Tariff Tract No. 2, 1882 [cover title]
by American Iron and Steel Association
Philadelphia: American Iron and Steel Ass'n, 1882. First Edition. Softcover. Good. 28pp. Contents: The cost of transportation of western farm products; The price of steel rails; The tariff on wool and woolens; The tariff on cotton goods; The dairymen and the tariff; A tariff reminiscence; The duty on cotton ties; Wages and living in Lancashire and Massachusetts; The so-called oppressions of the tariff. Bound in printed pink wrappers; rear cover gone. Removed from a nonce volume. 8.75" x 5.5
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£28.33
IRON AGE HIGH PRESSURE SPRAYERS: Manual 40-S
by Farquhar
York, Penna: Farquhar Products, 1938. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good. 27pp; illustrated throughout, some color. Contains detailed descriptions of Iron Age "Victory" pumps, sprayer engines, orchard sprayers, truck sprayers, row crop sprayers, high-pressure tractor-mounted sprayers, horse-drawn engine driven sprayers, etc. Bound in pictorial wrappers with photos of products in use on front and back covers. 11" x 8.5
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£20.24
THE DAKOTA-FARMER. Vol. 40, No. 24, December 15, 1920
by Allen, W.C., editor
Aberdeen, South Dakota: Bushnell Co, 1920. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good. (56)pp, folio (15" x 10.5"); text illustrations from photographs and drawings. Newsprint. Articles include: The International Livestock Show; The Farmer's Office Equipment; We Won Again at Chicago; Northwest Grain Movement; Farmers' Exchange; Poultry Department; Notes from Pen and Pasture; Recent Livestock Sales; classified and display ads for farm equipment, automobiles, record players, appliances, etc.
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THE NATIONAL STOCKMAN AND FARMER, Vol. XVI, No. 10, June 23, 1892
by Axtell, Bush & Co., publishers
Pittsburgh, Pa. & Buffalo, N.Y.: Axtell, Bush & Co, 1892. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good. 24pp, folio; occasional illustrations in the text. Topics in this issue include: The Reach of Chicago Cattle; Domesticated vs. Wild Meats; Breeding Horses; Swine Department; Sheep Husbandry; The Wool Trade; Dairy Department; Poultry Department; Tobacco in Western Pennsylvania; Veterinary Column; Horticulture; The Household; Angus Bulls; letters and literary contributions from readers; many illustrated...
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PROTECT THE FARM INDUSTRY BY USING THE PRODUCTS OF THE FARM ... Winter, Spring and Summer Catalog No. 29
by Sells, J.H. & F.A
Columbus, Ohio: J.H. & F.A. Sells Co, 1910. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good. 24pp; illustrated throughout, with descriptions and prices. Includes a wide variety of harnesses and horse collars, along with bridles, halters, wagon covers, horse covers, blankets, saddles, etc. Bound in printed orange wrappers. 10.75" x 7.5" "When you use horse and mule power in the production of farm crops, you are using power that is a product of the farm...." [message on cover].
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£60.71
![MASSACHUSETTS SCHOOL OF AGRICULTURE [prospectus]:; List of Officers...](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/959/516/533516959.0.b.jpg)
MASSACHUSETTS SCHOOL OF AGRICULTURE [prospectus]:; List of Officers...
by French, Asa
Boston: J.H. Eastburn's Press, 1858. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good. 8pp. Original wrappers; old vertical crease. 9.5" x 5.75" This prospectus centers on the need for an ag school in Massachusetts in order to prepare young men for careers in farming, much as other colleges prepare them for other careers. "...It is proposed to solicit bequests and donations throughout the State, to obtain the means of purchasing suitable lands, and erecting the necessary buildings for a school or schools, where in...
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THE CATTLE SPECIALIST
by Roberts, David
Waukesha, Wisconsin: Dr. David Roberts Veterinary Co, 1940. First Edition. Softcover. Fine. 24pp; illustrated from photographs and drawings, printed in red and black. Topics include: Never Drench Cattle; Care at Freshening Time; Slow Breeders; etc., followed by descriptions, pictures and prices of Robert prescriptions for animal ailments: Genito-wash, Udder Balm, Herd Tonik, Badger Balm, Cow Capsules, Horse Tonic, Wind Colic, Hog Spray, Poultry Spray, Fly Oil, &c. Bound in pictorial self-wrappers....
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THE FARMER'S AND EMIGRANT'S HAND-BOOK: BEING A FULL AND COMPLETE GUIDE FOR THE FARMER AND THE EMIGRANT. Comprising the Clearing of Forest and Prairie Land--Gardening--Farming Generally--Farriery--Cookery--and the Prevention and Cure of Diseases
by Marshall, Josiah T
new York / Philadelphia: D. Appleton / Geo. S. Appleton, 1845. Second Edition, Revised. Hardcover. Very Good. pp: 492 with index, (34) publisher's ads. Bound in modern red linen, printed paper spine label. 7.75" x 4.5
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£80.95
FARM MACHINES AND DAIRY EQUIPMENT
by Sargent, Osgood & Roundy Company
Randolph, Vermont: Sargent, Osgood & Roundy Co, 1920. First Edition. Softcover. Fine. pp: 90, (5) index; illustrated throughout from photographs and drawings. Describes and prices several hundred items: plows, spreaders, harrows, seeders, cultivators, weeders, rakes, balers, sprayers, saw rigs, carts, etc. Bound in pictorial blue wrappers. 9" x 4.5", With the original mailing envelope. [WorldCat locates only the UVermont holding of this title.].
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£48.57
BABCOCK'S HEALTHY CHICKS MAKE GREAT LAYERS
by Babcock, Monroe C
Ithaca, NY: Babcock's Hatchery, 1939. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good. 23pp; illustrated from photographs. Contains detailed descriptions of breeding methods, etc. for White Leghorns, Rhode Island Reds, New Hampshires, Barred Rocks, Barred Cross, and Red Rock Cross chickens. Bound in color-pictorial wrappers. 11" x 8.5". Laid in are five related printed items.
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£36.43
THE DAKOTA-FARMER. Vol. 40, No. 5, March 1, 1920
by Allen, W.C., editor
Aberdeen, South Dakota: Bushnell Co, 1920. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good. (112)pp, folio (15" x 10.5"); text illustrations from photographs and drawings. Newsprint. Articles include: What the Country Will Do If You Give It a Chance; Flowers that Require Little Care; Our Household Equipment Contest; Electricity on the Farm; Running Water in the Farm Home; Heating Plants as a Sources of Home Comfort; The Good Old Cookstove or Range; Meat on the Farm...Shall We Eat Horse?; Federal Farm Loan Act;...
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£20.24
LANCASTER LEAF TOBACCO CASE. Promotional letter on company letterhead
by Lancaster Leaf Tobacco
Lancaster, PA, 1890. Original document. Very Good. 2pp, printed in green on ivory stock. Promotes the Lancaster Patent Tobacco Case as the most economical way of shipping tobacco. This letter tells in detail how the cases are made and why tobacco growers should use them. 11" x 8.5
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£20.24
THE COUNTRY'S CHOICE: GOLDEN RULE BABY CHICKS
by Golden Rule Hatchery
Bucyrus, Ohio: Golden Rule Hatchery, 1943. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good. 27pp; illustrated from photographs, printed throughout in black and red. Promotional and informative catalog, offering 20 breeds: Single Comb White Leghorns, Mottled Anconas, Single Comb Brown Leghorns, Buff Plymouth Rocks, White Wyandottes, Black Minorcas, Jersey White Giants, Mammoth White Pekin Ducklings, etc. Bound in color-pictorial wrappers. 10.5" x 8.25". Laid in is four-page flyer, "Chick Shortage...
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EVANS BOB SLEIGHS, CATALOG A.
by Evans Manufacturing Company
Hammond, New York: Evans Mfg. Co, 1890. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good. 12pp; six illustrations of sleighs. Includes detailed descriptions and prices for: Flexible One-Knee Bob Sleighs; Farmers Flexible Bob Sleigh; Sawed Knee Sleighs with Snow Pack Runners; Knee Standard Mortised Bob Sleighs; Beech Knee Bob Sleighs; One Horse Bob Sleighs. Bound in printed red wrappers; red fading at edges. 3.5" x 6.25" [WorldCat locates only the NY State Lib holding of this catalog. Company not listed in Romaine,...
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NO. 22, CATALOGUE AND PRICE LIST OF REPAIR PARTS FOR THE McCORMICK-DEERING LINE OF TILLAGE IMPLEMENTS: Bumper Disk Harrows, Combination Harrows, Tractor Disk Harrows, Peg Tooth Harrows, Reversible Disk Harrows, Cultivators, Orchard Disk Harrows, Stalk Cutters, Spring Tooth Harrows, Field Cultivators, Culti-Packers and Pulverizers
by International Harvester
Chicago: International Harvester Company, 1924. First Edition. Softcover. Good. 132pp; illustrations throughout the text. Bound in printed tan wrappers, thumb index. Covers smudged, thumb index dogeared. 9.5" x 6.75
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£28.33
![KINDERSLEY (SASKATCHEWAN) FARM LANDS LIMITED: Share Capital $600,000, Divided into 6,000 Shares of $100 Each [stock certificate]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/713/090/1134090713.0.b.jpg)
KINDERSLEY (SASKATCHEWAN) FARM LANDS LIMITED: Share Capital $600,000, Divided into 6,000 Shares of $100 Each [stock certificate]
by Saskatchewan Farm Lands
Kindersley, Canada: Kindersley Farm Lands Limited, 1912. Original document. Fine. Engraved debenture, No. B0866, made out to James Buchanan, Esq. of Lavington Park, Petworth, Sussex, for the principal sum of 100 pounds at the rate of 2-1/2% interest , etc. Signed by Director M. Marking[?] and Assistant Secretary G. Cockburn. Highly ornamental borders and corner pieces in lavendar ink, royal seals in orange, embossed seal next to signatures. The conditions of this debenture are printed on the verso. 17"...
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SUCRENE, Vol. I, No. 1, June, 1905
by American Milling Company
Chicago: American Milling Co, 1905. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good. 16pp, quarto; frontispiece, text illustrations, and large centerfold sketch showing a couple with a bag of golf clubs, embracing on a hill, and a boy peeping over the crest, captioned: "Slow Game! Kid Brother -- 'Maw said youse was playing golf--are you?'" Contents of this first issue include: Feeding Sugar to Animals; Balanced Ration; The Dairy Barn; The Horse Stable; The Poultry Yard; product testimonials to Sucrene Dairy Feed....
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