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Canada: Canada Department of Agriculture. Good. 1971. First Edition Thus. Paperback. "Most of the 104 grasses described and illustrated in this book are native species that grow on the rangelands of the Prairie Provinces of Canada. Several have been introduced from other countries and they are grown for hay and pasture on cultivated land. A… Read more about this item

Canada: Patricia Lines. Good. 1992. First Edition. Paperback. 0969690606 . Signed, without inscription, by author upon title page. "I have written this book for the Lines family so that they will have memories of their 'Uncle Tommy' and the beauty of Genoa Bay Farm." - Dedication Page. Genoa Bay Farm is located on Vancouver Island… Read more about this item

Ottawa: Canada Department of Agriculture - Research Branch. Very Good. 1974. First Edition. Paperback. "The aim of the reconnaissance survey was to map the soils as precisely as the scale of the map allowed, to show the distrubution of the soil units on maps, and to describe the characteristics and limitations of the soils." - Preface. … Read more about this item

Alberta, Canada: Alberta Women's Institutes. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1980. First Edition. Hardcover. "Never before have so many previously unpublished photographs [of Alberta's agricultural history] been collected and brought together in a single volume. The photos are enhanced by the careful fashion in which they have been arranged to illustrate the various themes… Read more about this item

Armstrong, British Columbia: Interior Provincial Exhibition Association, 1961. Book. Good. Paperback. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 136 pages. A very detailed and informative presentation of this rural British Columbia association and the rules and prizes for its 1961 agricultural fall fair in Armstrong, B.C. Includes many vintage ads for local businesses. Name on… Read more about this item

Victoria, B.C.: Sono Nis Press, 1982. Book. Illus. by Bell, Alistair (map). Fair. Paperback. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Signed and inscribed by author to noted Canadian author George Woodcock and his wife, "George and Inge" atop half-title page. 132 pages. Bibliography. Index. Black and white photographic plates. … Read more about this item

USA: Charles R. Stocks, Inc., 1987. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Jack Harris [1914-1981] was "a legendary leader in the agri-business of California, Arizona and throughout the West for over forty years. This is a book about a man's man - who dared to do - and do it first. … Read more about this item

New York: David McKay, 1964. Book. Good. Hardcover. Third Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 461 pages. Index. 193 color plates. 145 black and white illustrations. "Presents the broad and specific scientific developments and research discoveries made in crop nutrition during the last fifteen years. Indispensable as a day-to-day reference for agronomists the… Read more about this item

USA: Stromberg Publishing Company, 1977. Book. Good. Paperback. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 96 pages. Generously illustrated in black and white. "This book was only made possible through granted permission to use researched information through the diligent research of dedicated breeders to whom we give credit in the book. Through liberal use… Read more about this item

New York: Oxford University Press. Good. 1943. First American Edition. Hardcover. xv, [4], 2-253 pages. Index. References. Black and white illustrations and photographic plates. Graphs. Tables. First published in England in 1940. "The purose of this book is to draw attention to the destruction of the earth's capital - the… Read more about this item

London: Oxford University Press. Good. 1940. First Edition. Hardcover. 0197111386 . First edition of this landmark work in the history of organic agriculture. Intended to "draw attention to the destruction of the earth's capital - the soil; to indicates some of the consequences of this; and to suggest methods by which the lost fertility can be restored… Read more about this item

New York: The Devin-Adair Company. Good in Good dust jacket. 1948. Revised Edition. Hardcover. 270 pages. Bibliography. Index. Black and white photographic plates. First U.S. edition. "Since its first [British] printing in 1943 this work is now established as a scientific classic in soil biology and fertility relationships. Completely revised and… Read more about this item

Edmonton: 4-H / Alberta Department of Youth, 1968. Book. Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. [8], 9-125 pages. Printed upon glossy stock. Numerous black and white reproductions of photos. "This book recounts some of the history of the movement. There has been much change. For example, there were no club… Read more about this item

USA: Houghton Mifflin Company (Trade Division), 1931. Book. Good. Hardcover. Reprint. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. xxvi, [2], 296 pages. Black and white photographic plates. "The true picture of the gallant, lovable, kindly, shrewd, whimsical Luther Burbank [1849-1926] will never be limned, in his own words, except in these pages." - ix. Burbank was an… Read more about this item

Canada: Oracle House, 2001. Book. Fair. Paperback. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 198 pages. Index. "Documents one of Canada's best kept and most shameful secrets: The Canadian Wheat Board's legal bullying of Canada's western farmers." - Stephen Harper. Unmarked with somewhat above-average wear. A sound copy..

USA: Curtis. Good. 1923. First Edition. Single Issue Magazine. 36 pages. Features: Charming cover illustration by J.F. Kernan shows boy munching apple he has successfuly stolen from mean old man waving a stick in background; Nicely illustrated one-page ad for Keystone Standard Watches shows wealthy father and son with pocket watch; The Cradle of the… Read more about this item

USA: Curtis, 1923. Book. Illus. by Bull, Charles Livingston. Good. Single Issue Magazine. First Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. 52 pages. Features: Nice one-page illustrated ad for "U.S." Boots; Nicely illustrated Fisher Body ad features scene in modern dairy barn; Is Uncle Sam Rich Enough To Give Us All A Farm?; Cranberry Folks are Sales… Read more about this item

Tullamore, Ireland: Offaly Historical Society, 1987. Book. Good. Paperback. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 48 pages. Map. Black and white reproductions of archival photos. Reviews 200 years of history. Unmarked with moderate wear. A sound copy..

USA: Curtis Pub Co. Good. 1952. First Edition. Paperback. 108 pages. Features: They're Wrecking Soil Conservation; Farrowing Ideas You Can Use; Springboard to Farm Ownership; New Insecticide Stops Rootworm; Golden Bough of Christmas; Carry Your Pasture to the Cows; Your Land Can Give More; Save $1 per Hog with Less Protein; Wonder Sorghums with Drug… Read more about this item

USA: Curtis Pub Co. Good. 1949. First Edition. Single Issue Magazine. 148 pages. Features: Does Jackpotitis threaten farm youth?; The Harlands of Willamette Valley - great color-photo illustrated article on this seed business family; More meat with cheaper feed; Farm help from abroad - article with photos of Ukrainian immigrants; Can we grow 300-bushel corn?; … Read more about this item