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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
The Celebrated E Carver Cotton Gin, With Feeder & Condenser, For Steam, Water or Horse Power
by Carver Cotton Gin Company
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THE MASSACHUSETTS FARMER:; Address delivered before the Worcester Agricultural Society, September 28th, 1854
by Washburn, Emory
Worcester, MA: Aegis Office--C,B Webb, Printer, 1854. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good. 16pp, sewn. Original wrappers. 9" x 5.5" WorldCat finds only two locations of this pamphlet, and the AAS has one. Emory Washburn (1800-1877) served as Governor of Massachusetts, 1854-1855, and wrote a number of legal treatises. He was instrumental in the founding of Worcester Polytechnic Institute, and speaks here of agriculture in Worcester County.
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WALTON'S VERMONT REGISTER AND FARMERS' ALMANAC FOR 1854:; No. 37. Astronomical Calculations by Zadock Thompson
by Vermont / Walton, E.P
Montpelier: E.P. Walton & Son, 1853. First Edition. Original Wraps. Good. 144pp; few old notations in Memorandum section. Overall wear and light staining, else complete and tight. 5.5" x 3.5
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![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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NZ$59.58
LOT OF FOURTEEN (14) RECEIPTS ON THE ENGRAVED BILLHEADS OF THESE MANUFACTURERS & JOBBERS OF SADDLERY & CARRIAGE HARDWARE
by Ferguson, W.F. & Alvard Adsit
Burlington, Vermont: Ferguson & Adsit, 1892. Original documents. Very Good. Printed forms, accomplished by hand, dated from March 3, 1892 through May 18, 1896. Itemized sales include: whip straps, glass rosettes, robe lining, harness, mace bits, sheepskin aprons, hame straps, ankle boots, Champlain sweats, Concord collars, halters, &c. Typically 4.75" x 8.25", two receipts measure 7" x 8.25" As stated on their billheads, this company manufactured Gig Saddles, Leather and Nickle-plated Goods in their...
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NZ$144.69
OFFICIAL FIGURES: The Potato Crop of 1892 is not sufficient for the people of the United States...; Baugh's Special Potato Manure
by Baugh and Sons
Philadelphia: Baugh, 1892. Original edition. Very Good. The front of this broadsheet details Baugh's Special Potato Manure, while the verso focuses on their Animal Bone Phosphate. Printed on salmon stock; two tiny edge chips. 10" x 6
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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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NZ$127.66
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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NZ$765.99
GROUND LINSEED CAKE
by National Linseed Oil Co
Chicago: National Linseed Oil Co, 1900. First Edition. Softcover. Fine. (24)pp; 5 full-page illustrations of farm animals. Explains nutritional values of linseed cake, along with a page of text per animal telling how it should be fed and its benefits, with a woodcut picture on the facing page: Dairymen Use It...Hog Raisers Uss It...Horsemen Use It...Cattle Companies Use It...Sheep...Poultry...." Bound in pictorial gray wrappers, printed in black and red. 3.5" x 5.5
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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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NZ$170.22
PRICE LIST OF POULTRY SUPPLIES: A Manual for Poultry Keepers
by Breck, Joseph
Boston: Joseph Breck & Sons, 1902. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good. (32)pp; illustrations throughout, with descriptions and prices. Features a variety of incubators, brooders, brooder stoves, grinding mills, bone and vegetable cutters, caponizing sets, drinking fountains, coops, portable poultry houses, fencing, etc. Bound in pictorial wrappers, printed in blue and red. 10" x 7". Bound in is a four-page Egg Record, with daily entries in pencil from January through May. Provenance--On the back cover...
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GEORGIA IMMIGRATION AND INVESTMENT BUREAU. PROPERTIES FOR SALE. Fourth Series. Farms, Water-Powers, Manufacturing Sites, Fruit and Stock Farms, Timber Lands, Etc., Etc.; Ex-Gov. W.J. Northen, Manager
by Georgia
Atlanta, Ga: Franklin Printing & Publishing Co, 1897. First Edition. Softcover. Good. 73pp. Begins with three pages by Northen on the opportunities and advantages of living in Georgia. Lists properties for sale by county, including location, land uses, houses, small businesses, and other features of each property. Bound in printed tan wrappers. 9" x 5.75". Spine ends chipped. [Unrecorded by WorldCat.].
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NZ$212.78
CASE KEROSENE TRACTORS AND GRAND DETOUR PLOWS
by Case, J.I
Racine, Wisconsin: J.I. Case Threshing Maching Co, 1918. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good. 64pp; illustrated throughout from photographs. Beginning with How to Choose a Tractor, this manual and catalog details the operation and specs of various Case kerosene tractors, with many photos showing them in use; signs of light use. Bound in color-pictorial wrappers. Written on the covers are several notes re Case tractors and a forty-dollar price. 9" x 4" [WorldCat records only a 32-page version of this...
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GALE'S VEGETABLE CUTTER ... FARMER'S PATENT VEGETABLE CUTTER ... WHITTEMORE'S CHAMPION VEGETABLE CUTTER
by Belcher & Taylor
Chicopee Falls, Mass: Belcher & Taylor Agricultural Tool Co, 1903. First Edition. Very Good. Broadsheet, 10" x 6". Contains detailed descriptions and prices, with one illustration on the recto and two on the recto. Minor dampmark, not into text. [Unrecorded by WorldCat. Company in Romaine, page 3.].
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NZ$42.56
THE MONARCH GRAIN DRILL AND FERTILIZER SOWER
by Farmers Friend Mfg. Co
Dayton, Ohio: Farmers Friend Mfg. Co, 1870. First Edition. Very Good. Broadsheet (6" x 9.25"), folded to six pages (6" x 3"). Front panel serves as a decorated title-page; engraved drawing of the grain drill occupies two interior panels. Covington, Virginia dealer's stamp on front. In pencil at foot of cover: "Bought at $87.50 cash, delivered at C." [Unrecorded by WorldCat, which does list similar company publications.].
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NZ$51.07
REICHARD'S RECORDS OF BUMPER CROPS FOR THE PAST SEASON: What the Winners Have to Say
by Reichard, Robert A
Allentown, PA: Robt. A. Reichard, Inc, 1938. First Edition. Softcover. Fine. (24)pp, including nine unused leaves for memoranda; 16 illustrations from photographs. Bound in pictorial stiff wrappers, 5.75" x 2.75" [Unrecorded by OCLC.].
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NZ$42.56
THE PUBLIC LANDS. By Junius.; The Junius Tracts, No. VIII. (May, 1844)
by (Colton, Calvin, pseud. Junius)
New York: Greeley & McElrath, 1844. First Separate Edition. Softcover. Very Good. 16pp. Neatly removed from a nonce volume, and spine reinforced with archival paper. First and final pages toned. 8.25" x 5.5" Colton advocates making public lands affordable for settlers and farmers. [American Imprints 44-1573.].
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NZ$76.60
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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Five-year, $1,000-dollar policy issued to Stephen Pray of South Butler, Wayne County, NY, 20 March 1849
by Western Farmers' Mutual Insurance Company
Batavia, NY: D.D. Waite, Printer, 1849. Original document. Good. 4pp, printed in small type, accomplished by hand, integral address leaf postmarked at Batavia, NY on 20 March (1849). Short breaks at several folds (no loss). 13" x 8" Well-printed in western New York State, with a woodcut eagle at top. Insures Stephen Pray's property to a limit of $1,000 for a five-year term at the rate of 5%, the premium being $50, with $2.50 cash paid on signing. Covers the following: Dwelling House and Wood House,...
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WALTON'S VERMONT REGISTER AND FARMERS' ALMANAC FOR 1852:; No. 35. Astronomical Calculations by Zadock Thompson
by Vermont / Walton, E.P
Montpelier: E.P. Walton & Son, 1851. First Edition. Original Wraps. Good. pp: 142, (2); few old notations in Memorandum section. Overall wear and light staining, else complete and tight. 5.5" x 3.5
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NZ$42.56
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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THE AMERICAN RURAL HOME. Vol. VI, No. 36, September 2, 1876
by Hopkins, A.A. & P.C. Reynolds, editors
Rochester, NY: The Rural Home, 1876. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good. 8pp, folio (19" x 14"); pictorial banner, woodcut views in text. Articles include: Among the Farmers of Monroe; Sanitary Effects of Sewaged Farming; Stock Husbandry; A Young Nursery; Rochester Business University; Days and Nights at Rice Lake; A Woman in the Far West; The Housekeeper; etc., plus illustrated ads for farm implements, etc.
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NZ$42.56
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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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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COLTON'S TOWNSHIP MAP OF THE STATE OF IOWA: Compiled from the United Statees Surveys & other Authentic Sources.; Drawn by George W. Colton. Engraved by J.M. Atwood
by Iowa
New York: J.H. Colton & Co, 1855. 1855 edition. Original Cloth. Good. Full-color engraved map, colored by hand, scrollwork border on all sides, opens to 25" x 29"; repairable separations at the intersections of several folds. Folds into red cloth case with embossed all-over design on both covers, gilt lettering on front. 5.5" x 3.75" [OCLC locates three holdings of this edition: Grinnell Col, U Iowa, Stanford U. Decker 23:225--1870 edition.].
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NZ$510.66
![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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