Farm Ephemera

1915. First Edition. Self-wraps. Good. (6)pp, one illus, printed on card stock. Tells how to unpack and set-up the self-regulating oil brooder, regulating temperature for baby chicks, equipment care, etc. 8" x 5.75". more information

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Segreganset, MA: Bristol County Agricultural School, 1933. First Edition. Self-wraps. Good. (4)pp. Has articles on high potato yields, credit for farmers, a code for agriculture, a "colored minstrels" show, club activities, &c. 12.25 x 9". more information

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Segreganset, MA: Bristol County Agric School, 1933. Self-wraps. Good. (4)pp. Has several articles on dairy farmers and milk prices, poultry, herd improvement, cod liver oil, junior prom and soph hop, etc. 12.25" x 9". more information

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Quincy, Illinois: Brower, 1937. First Edition. Original Wraps. Very Good. 36pp; illus throughout from photographs. This trade catalog details the battery method of caring for broilers and hens, with data on ventilating systems, brooders, racks, etc. as well as tips on starting an egg business, a broiler plant, etc. Laid in is a self-mailer order form, with prices. 10.5" x 7.75 more information

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Quincy, Illinois: Brower, 1937. First Edition. Original Wraps. Very Good. 18pp; illus throughout from photographs. This Depression-era trade catalog describes and shows Brower's hatchers, incubators, brooders, etc., including a "deluxe broiler plant" which provides the equipment needed for new businessmen to produce 1-1/2 to 2-1/2 pound broilers in 8 to 10 weeks--for a total cost of $223.50. Laid in are: a coupon for subscription to American Poultry Journal; a postcard request for Brower's 1938 catalog; a ready-to-mail order form; and two "special notices" re Brower pricing and shipping. Printed on pulp stock, uniformly tanned. 8" x 6 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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Washington: US Department of the Interior, 1858. First Edition. Self-wraps. Very Good. Spine-tied signatures, unopened, untrimmed. 99pp. A paper label on the front is signed in ink: "John C. Ten Eyck, USS." John Conover Ten Eyck, senator, was born at Freehold, New Jersey in 1814. "Mr. Ten Eyck was a wig till 1856, when he joined the Republican party, and he was afterward chosen to the US Senate." (Appleton's Cyclopedia). This report on cotton consumption on the eve of civil war in America has sections on France, Switzerland, Bremen and Hamburg, Russia, Prussia, England, Austrian Empire, Sardinia, England, &c. 9.75" x 6". more information

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West Lebanon, NH C.H. Dana nd [1880s]., 1880. Binding and contents in very good condition. 8.25" x 7" (56)pp Illustrated ads for items associated with cattle, sheep and swine occupy three pages. The register is preceded by several pages laid out for Cows' Time Table, which contains a few handwritten entries, such as: "Feb. 10, White cow"; Feb. 17, Brown cow to small Bull; etc. The Cattle Register contains about 80 lines of handwritten entries, ca. 1887-1910, such as: Lady Sharpless; Cora White; Pansey of Skippack, Herd Book No. 27336, When Calved 1/31/08; Color, R.F., Got by Conqueror of Chesterbrook 7370, Out of Pansy of Cloverdell, Bred by Chas. A. Groff, Sold to Alice Knudson; etc; etc. original ms edition. Binding is stiff paper. more information

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Washington: Farm Credit Administration, 1937. First Edition. Pictorial wraps. Very Good. 22pp few illustrations. Aims to teach farmers about basic banking and finance: credit, mortgages, deeds, receipts, etc. 9" x 6". more information

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State College, PA Published by the Association 1975., 1975. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Pictorial paper covers and contents in very good condition. 8.5" x 5.5" 36pp Readable account of the formation of the Nittany Antique Machinery Association, field demonstrations, etc. Illustrated by 18 illus from photographs. First Edition. Binding is original wraps. more information

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Weston, Ontario, Canada: Jamesway Limited, 1934. First Edition. Self-wraps. Very Good. 16pp, folded broadsheet; illus from photographs. This trade catalog describes and pictures 26 devices used in the raising of chickens; prices are included. 6.5" x 3.5". more information

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Kalamazoo, Michigan: Kalamazoo Tank & Silo, Circa 1920. Early edition. Original Wraps. Very Good. 16pp; illus throughout from photographs, some color. This trade catalog details the practicality of building barns, silos, and other farm buildings with tile rather than lumber. 10.75" x 7.75 Kalamazoo Tank and Silo Company was Kalamazoo, Michigan's oldest manufacturing firm. In 2004, the City of Kalamazoo bought the plant on Harrison Street and demolished it as part of an initiative to redevelop land surrounding the Kalamazoo River. The only structure left is a small silo on the eastern edge of the site.  more information

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Auckland, New Zealand: Farmers' Union, 1921. First Editions. Soft Cover. Very Good. Pictorial paper covers. Two issues, 16pp each; illus from photographs. Working as a cooperative, the Company's aim was "to build the greatest business in New Zealand." Articles in these issues include: Girl Clerks; My Motor--A Perfect Car within the Reach of All; The Story of Stainless Cutlery; The Passing of the Unknown Warrior (an Armistice Day parade); etc. 8.75" x 5.5". more information

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Bareville, PA: M.S. Graybill & Son, Circa 1920. Original edition. Near Fine. Broadside, black on cream stock, 9.5" x 6.25" . Gives the ingredients and formulae of Graybill's various feeds, along with feeding directions, etc. more information

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not published, 1892. Original manuscript. self-wraps. Very Good. 12pp of entries in a neat hand on ledger paper, 12.5" x 8 Contains the names of various Litchfield, NY men and teams, including: William Finster, John Woodard, H.G. Klippel, H. Passage, C. Cook, D. Mezger, C. Bernett, P. Spearman, and others. The typical payments are $1.50 per day for a man, $3.50 a day for man and team, etc. Litchfield is a town in southwestern Herkimer County, New York. Settlement began around 1786 at Wheelocks Hill. The population was 1,453 at the 2000 census.        more information

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Fairfield, Iowa: Louden Machinery Co., 1927. Early edition. Original Wraps. Very Good. 32pp; illus throughout from photographs and drawings. This trade catalog details the reasons to use Louden ventilation in building barns and other farm buildings. 10.5" x 7.75 Farming would not be the same today without the contributions of the Louden Machinery Company ... a major contributor to modern farming in the world." (Fairfield, Iowa website) more information

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Washington USGPO 1932., 1932. 1st Edition. Signs of light handling, and near very good condition. 9" x 5.75" (4)pp Gives detailed instructions for planting and nurturing the eastern black walnut tree. Illustrated by two illus from photographs. First Edition. Binding is leaflet. more information

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Philadelphia Mechling Bro's Manuf'g Co. (1896-1902)., 1902. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Covers bit rubbed and stained, else in good condition. 6.25" x 3.75" (36)pp Covers and endpapers contain ads for various farm-related products, along with USDA Weather Bureau signals, etc. The handwritten entries occupy six or seven pages, and include: accounts receivable from various members of the South family (1896); debits to the estate of James South, Sr. and "airs" for life insurance, reassessment, mortgage, &c. (1902); expenses on behalf of Joseph South for medicine, foods, brandy, "laudlum," meats, clams, telegraphing, &c. (1902). This pocket notebooks was distributed by E.H. Lovett, dealer in flour and feed, New Egypt, New Jersey. Illustrated by few illustrated ads. First Edition. Binding is cloth/wraps. more information

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Mount Joy, PA: The Bulletin, 1938. First Edition. Original wraps. Very Good. 20pp. Lists Lancaster County farm and estate sales, February 12 to May 26, 1938: household goods, farm implements, livestock, etc. Includes local-business ads, some illustrated. 7.75" x 5.25". more information

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Elk Lick, PA: Somerset County Star Press, 1907. First Edition. not bound. Very Good. Broadside, lower right corner wrinkled. J.L. Durst, Auctioneer. Mary A. Miller, Administratrix. Lists items to be sold: Three-year-old Draft Mare, 2 Jersey Cows (one fresh); 25 Sheep, Hogs and Pigs, Hens and Pullets--Barred Rocks (Grable Strain) and Silver Penciled Wyandottes; Delivery Wagon, Buggy, Heavy Harness, Buggy Harness, BoneCutter.Shot Gun, 20 pairs Blankets." 11.5" x 8.75". more information

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Dansville, NY: F.A. Owen, 1910. First Edition. Original wraps. Very Good. Prior owner's name at top of title-page. 32pp. General information on the history, cultivation and refining of sugar is followed by sections on sugar beets, maple sugar, etc. 7.25" x 5". more information

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Washington: Farm Credit Administration, 1949. Revised Edition. Original Wraps. Very Good. Tiny chip from edge of cover. 44pp. Tells how farmers can assess their need for a co-op, organize and incorporate one, and draft the necessary documents. 9.25" x 5.75". 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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