Search Results: Agriculture from Dave Shoots, Bookseller

Fredericton, N. B.: Goose Lane Editions, Ltd., 1989 Book. Very Good. Soft cover. First ( No Additional printings). 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Brown softcover. Former resident of Carleton County, New Brunswick, returns to establish a hobby farm. A booster of boating on the St. John River and Bay of Fundy. 150 pp..

Springfield, MA: Home Correspondence School, 1911 Book. Illus. by Photos and Drawings. Good Plus. Hardcover. Fifth Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Maroon cloth on boards. A book I would have added to my collection, but I must refrain. Previous owner's name. Front hinge cracked at title. Excellent treatment of Soils as well as numerous drawings of actual implements. 199 pp. plus index..

New York: William Wood & Company, 1885 Book. Good Plus to Very Good. Hardcover. Revised Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Green cloth on beveled boards. Dusty. Everything you need to know about growing fruits. 593 pp. with index..

Toronto: Key Porter Books, Ltd., 1998 Book. Illus. by Colour Photos, Maps, Drawings. Very Good. Trade Paperback. Inscribed and Signed By Author. First ( No Additional printings). 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original colour photo cover trade paperback. Foreword by Farley Mowat. Afterword by Glen W. Davis. A province-by-province report on our forests. Inscription and signature by the author. 294 pp. plus ads..

Toronto: Macmillan Company of Canada, Ltd., 1953 Book. Illus. by Samuel Lover. Very Good. Hardcover. Reprint. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Green cloth on boards. DJ missing thumbnail-size piece from head of spine. No writing. One of the Pioneer Book Series. Letters tell of the Magrath and Radcliff families who emigrated to what is now southern Ontario about 1830. A final section describes field sports. Note: Two additional volumes of this series, In Search of the Magnetic North, and Journeys to the Island of St. John are listed separately. 207 pp..

Ottawa: Agriculture Canada Book. Illus. by Colour Photos and Drawings. Very Good. Soft cover. First Edition. 8 1/2 x 11 in.. Parting out my farming literature collection. This 133-page booklet is big enough to include lots of helpful information in both photos and text, and is Number 3 in the series. Far greater detail than the one on Waste Management (No. 2). Several alternate cultivation methods are mentioned, including conventional, mulch, ridge till and no-till, with the equipment needed for each. Contacts and sources for more information. Distributed through Ontario Agriculture and Food Ministry..

Ottawa: Agriculture and Agri-food Canada, 1994 Book. Illus. by Colour Photos and Drawings. Very Good. Soft Cover, Stapled. Revised Edition. 8 1/2 x 11 in.. Trimming down my farming literature collection after 35 years. This 48-page booklet is full of colour illustrations as well as a significant amount of text, but lacking in detail. Of interest to farmers just getting started or considering new methods of disposal. Distributed by Ontario Agriculture and Food Ministry..

London: Religious Tract Society, 1846 Book. Illus. by Drawings. Good. Hardcover. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Brown cloth on boards, embossed front and back. Previous owner's name. Dated from Preface. Three-inch split in cover joint. Fungi. Ergot. Wheat midge. Importance of insects. 192 pp..

New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, Inc., 1942 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Third Edition.. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Brown cloth on boards. No writing or damage. A serious treatment in technical language which takes me back to biology class. A bargain in useful knowledge for the dedicated farmer. Photos, diagrams, and two foldout pages. 750 pp. with index. Heavy book will need extra postage..

Ottawa: Canadian Guernsey Breeders Association, 1939 Book. Illus. by Portrait Photos. Good Plus to Very Good. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original black cloth on boards. Lists of officers and members. Pedigrees of cows. Lists of bulls. 321 pp..

Mayne Island, B.C.: Cloudburst Press, 1976 Book. Illus. by Cindy Davis. Good to Very Good. Soft cover. First Printing. 8 1/2 x 11 in.. Dispersing my farming literature collection. This 128-page book is directed to back-to-the-landers who want to build some of their machines and structures. Included are brief plans for several, including an eco-cabin, composter toilet, spinning wheel, hydraulic ram, and several others. No marks or damage, but cover is lightly creased and shows price tag removal..

Ottawa: Department of Agriculture, 1925 Book. Illus. by Melba Frontispiece By Faith Fyles. Very Good. Soft Cover, Stapled. 6 1/2 x 10 in.. Parting out my collection of farming literature. This 51-page brochure treats all basic angles of apple growing. Interesting discussion of some varieties no longer popular which should be of help to those wishing to revive them. Three varieties of crab apples mentioned. The author was Chief Assistant to the Dominion Horticulturist. Bulletin No. 55 - New Series..

Des Moines, IA: Wallace Homestead Book Company, 1975 Book. Illus. by 200 Engravings. Very Good. Soft cover. First Edition. 8 1/2 x 11 in.. Clearing my farming literature collection out of storage after 35 years. This book of 128 large pages is well-illustrated, including reprints of animals from publications past. No marks or damage..

London: Religious Tract Society Book. Good Plus. Hardcover. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Purple cloth on boards. Two-inch split in front joint where cover meets spine. 192 pp. Previous owner's name..

Chester, CT: Random House/Pequot Press, 1973 Book. Good to Very Good. Soft cover. First Edition. 9 x 12 in.. Follows the Whole Earth Series after they ceased production. This 192-page book features items from New England recommended by various persons. No paid advertising ! Everything from a snow saw to wooden toys, a pram kit to a Model A !.

Fredericton, N.B.: N.B. Ag and Rural Dev./ N.B. Fed. Of Ag., 1983 Book. Illus. by Photos. Good Plus to Very Good. Soft cover. First ( No Additional printings). 8 1/2 x 11 Oblong. Original colour photo cover paperback. Previous owner's name. It all began with a garden planted on St. Croix Island in 1604 by followers of Sieur De Monts, who was accompanied by Samuel de Champlain, a geographer and historian. Forced to move to Port Royal the following year, the little French colony struggled on until overrun by the British in 1613, after which it was batted back and forth between English and French until the expulsion of the Acadians in 1755. 94 pp..

Toronto: Thomas Nelson and Sons, Limited, 1939 Book. Illus. by Photos & Diagrams. Good Plus to Very Good. Hardcover. First ( No Additional printings). 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Red cloth on boards. Previous owner's name. Exceptionally sound and "square" is this first edition of the second book by the well-known farmer and politician from Saskatchewan. Light cover wear. Soil, Plants, and Farm Animals thoroughly presented and discussed. 345 pp..

Toronto: Copp Clark Co. Limited, 1951 Book. Illus. by Photos and Drawings. Very Good. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Red cloth on boards. Appears to be a textbook bridging the two subjects. Well-illustrated. Questions for discussion and review follow each chapter. 209 pp..

N.Y.: Reynal & Hitchcock, 1943 Book. Illus. by The Author. Very Good. Hardcover. First. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Pink cloth on boards. DJ price-clipped and taped inside. Ten full-page chalk drawings by the author. Simple reflection upon our dependence on Nature, even in wartime. 86 pp..

Washington, D.C.: American Society of Agronomy/National Fertilizer Assoc., 1941 Book. Illus. by Photos and Drawings. Very Good. Hardcover. First ( No Additional printings). 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Original green cloth on boards. This book is about nutrient deficiencies in tobacco, corn, small grains, potatoes, cotton, vegetables, deciduous fruits, legumes, and citrus. No writing or damage. 327 pp. Heavy book will need extra postage..