Farm Life

Israel: Palphot, 1975. First Edition. Original wraps. Very Good. 36pp; illus from color photographs. Text in English & French. Shows & describes a typical Israeli kibbutz as a social, educational, and economic farm unit. 8.5" x 6". more information

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New York State: Not published, 1935. Original. Soft Cover. Very Good. 12 pocket-sized volumes, 200-300pp in all, entries in pencil. Tells what he planted and when, which fields, direction of rows, fertilizer tests, cold frames, harvest yields, etc. 6" x 3.5". more information

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London: Elliot Stock, 1887. Sixth Edition. Pictorial cloth. Very Good. pp: ix, 210; plates, vignettes. This month-by-month account of the author's efforts in her Victorian garden is considered a classic. 7" x 4.25". more information

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Washington DC: USGPO, 1941. First Edition. Original Wraps. Very Good. 25pp; text illus from photographs. This is a thorough discussion of the problems of soil erosion, especially their impact on farmland and farmers. 9.25" x 5.75 more information

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NY: Harper & Brothers, 1841. Second Edition. Half-Leather. Good. Two volumes. pp: 276 + 247; occasional illus in text; gouge at bottom of one spine, faint foxing. [American Imprints #41-916 locates only five copies.] Volume I is all about soils, manures, and the cultivation of various crops. Volume II covers the husbandry of cattle and sheep, dairy farming, beekeeping, maple sugaring, haymaking, fruit-tree management, farm buildings, etc. 6" x 3.75". more information

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Philadelphia: W. Atlee Burpee & Co., 1975. Reprint. Original Wraps. Very Good. 128pp; illustrated throughout the text, with two color plates. Slight wear around string hole at top from hanging in the country kitchen. 9" x 5.75 more information

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Philadelphia: Mifflin & Parry, Printers, 1827. Revised & Enlarged Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. Neatly removed from bound volume. 71pp. Carey sets out to show that the US government has not protected farmers. The domestic market, he asserts, is "greatly superior to the foreign," yet present policy diminishes the number of farm customers here while sending our business abroad. Carey calls for protecting agricultural manufactures (woollens, flour, cotton, etc.), so helping American farmers and their "commercial interest" without harming Great Britain. American Imprints 28388. First published in 1824. 8.5" x 5". more information

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Buffalo, NY Horse World (1916)., 1916. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Binding and contents in fine condition. 7.5" x 4.5" 101pp Offers illustrated advice to "the beginners, the shoer, owner and trainer," especially those with young trotters and pacers. Illustrated by two photos, many drawings. First Edition. Binding is original cloth. more information

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NY & Baltimore: German Kali Works, 1895. Revised Edition. Decorative Cover. Very Good. 80pp; illus from photographs. Presents ways to use potash as a fertilizer, with state-by-state results on its use for 28 different crops. 7.75" x 5.25". more information

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Marshalltown, Iowa: Food Lockers,, 1940. 3rd printing. Original wraps. Good. Signs of light use. 44pp; illus from photographs. Gives directions for freezing and packing many types of foods in bulk or at home, along with advice on cooking frozen foods. 7" x 5". more information

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Chicago: International Harvester, 1927. First Edition. Original wraps. Very Good. B.B. Hyde and W.H. Martin. 84pp; illus from photographs. This manual presents well-illustrated and detailed instructions in basic safety for home and farm, including automobiles and tractors. 9" x 6". more information

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London: George Routledge, 1925. Later printing. Pictorial Cloth. Very Good. William Foster. pp: xxv, 326; 64 color plates. Detailed entries include the author's personal stories as well as descriptions of birds and their "daily life in their haunts." 8.5" x 5.5". more information

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London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner, 1898. First UK Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Illus by the author. Gilt and silver decorative cloth. 213pp; illus throughout from Johnson's photographs. Centers on farms and rural life in small towns of New England. 9.5" x 7". more information

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Washington: National Capital Press, 1945. First Edition. Original cloth. Very Good. 159pp; portrait. Jones reports on the achievements of American farmers and ranchers, who ensured that "no battle had to be postponed for lack of food." Chapters include: Corn Goes to War; Teamwork in the War Food Program; Farmers Come Through Again; The School Lunch Program; Milk Goes to War; etc. 9.25" x 6". more information

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Chicago: Lippincott, 1936. 6th printing. Original Cloth. Very Good. pp: vii, 470, index; 223 illus from photographs, 6 color plates from paintings of cows and bulls. This book covers all aspects of dairying, problems on the farm, &c. 8.25" x 5.5". more information

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Lampeter: not published, 1922. Original manuscript. Full Calf. Very Good. Wallet-style account book, 7" x 4". Entries cover about 94 pages, for example: 800 lbs coal @ .60 / $4.80; 13 hrs steam beds / $13.00; 8 hrs steam / $8.00; 2 hrs saw wood / $4.00; 1 man, 6 hrs @ .30 / $1.80; set up machine & baler / $10.00; 431 bales @ 80 lbs = 17 ton 480 lbs @ 2.00 / $34.48; 12 hrs fill solo / $24.00; 3 hrs set up cutter / $1.00; 10 hrs drill / $9.00; 10 ft belt lacers @ .04 / $ .40; 10 hrs crush / $9.00; 5 gal coal oil @ .18 / $ .90; 1 trip to Lancaster in truck / $ .50; &c., &c. It would seem that Meck's steam traction engine made the rounds of farms in the Lampeter area of Lancaster County. Names of customers in the book include: Bernard Ehrhart, Wm. Redcay, John & Ellis Weaver, Kate Landis, Harry & David Huber, George Harnish, Isaac Hollinger, Sam & Frank Lefever, Ross & Enos & Walter Herr, Frank Snavely, Benjamin Christ, Frank Nonnanmocher, David Book, Rufus Singer, and many others. more information

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Plum Township, PA: not published, Circa 1840s & early 1850s. Original manuscript. Leather-backed marbled boards. Good. Tablet format, lined paper, 3.75" x 6", entries occupy about 60 pages. Includes receipts for farm goods and services such as "holing oar," rafting, plowing, threshing, "holing rails," chopping wood, cutting slabs for the Still House, &c. The binding is worn but intact, and a few pages are soiled. Names of those with whom Miller had business include: Mary Jenkings, James & John Sturd, John Smith, Robert & John & Joseph Logan, Edward & William Couch, Gilbert Chany, John Leweston, Robert Cumming, John Hofner, and others. more information

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NY: Whittlesey House, 1945. First Edition. Decorative Cloth. Very Good. 112pp; 30 illus from photographs. Comprises short essays on farming and rural life, written by a New England farmer. Subjects include stovepipe cleaning, chipmunks, snow rolling, apple butter, shelling corn, etc. 9.25" x 6". more information

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Pourette Co., 1950. First Edition. Pictorial wraps. Very Good. 18pp; line drawings in text. Instructions for using Pourette molds, wax and other equipment to create wick candles, hurricane candles, votives, etc. 8.5" x 5.5". more information

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London: His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1925. Third Edition. Original wraps. Very Good. pp: viii, 88. This alphabetical listing includes many types of crocus, iris and tulips, with a key to their locations in Kew Gardens. 7.25" x 4.75". more information

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Washington DC: USGPO, 1938. First Edition. Original Wraps. Very Good. 70pp; 39 illus from photographs, map on back cover. This is a serious discussion of the causes erosion and measures of defense, especially on farms in areas where members of CCC camps are active. 9.25" x 5.75 more information

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Batavia, NY: D.D. Waite, Printer, 1849. not bound. Good. 4pp, printed in small type, accomplished by hand, integral address leaf postmarked at Batavia, NY on 20 March (1849). Well-printed in western New York State, with a woodcut eagle at top. Short breaks at several folds (no loss). 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, $500; Household Furniture and Clothing, $200; Barn and Shed, $100; Produce therein, $100. Signed by Rupert Robertson, President, and by Herman Pomeroy, Secretary. 13" x 8 more information

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London: L. Upcott Gill, 1897. First Edition. Decorative Cloth. Very Good. pp: vii, 330, index; frontispiece, 112 illustrations. Detailed discussions of garden flowers and hardy perennials are listed by their Latin names. Included are a list of flowers according to color, and a month-by-month schedule of planting dates. 7.5" x 4.75". more information

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Denver, CO: American Wool Council, 1967. First Edition. Original Wraps. Very Good. (16)pp; vignette illustrations. 7.5" x 5.5". more information

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