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GROUND LINSEED CAKE

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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$35.00
PRODUCTIVE HORSE HUSBANDRY

PRODUCTIVE HORSE HUSBANDRY

by Gay, Carl W

Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott, 1920. Third Edition, Revised. Hardcover. Very Good. pp: xvi,, 333 with index; 175 illustrations from photographs and drawings. Bound in decorated tan cloth, stampted in black and red. 8.25" x 5.5" This informative Lippincott farm manual includes mules, draf t horses, and ponies--their care and breeding as well as their use in transportation.
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$25.00
GALE'S VEGETABLE CUTTER ... FARMER'S PATENT VEGETABLE CUTTER ... WHITTEMORE'S CHAMPION VEGETABLE CUTTER

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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$25.00
CHEWING THE CUD

CHEWING THE CUD

by Brewis, Henry

United Kingdom: Old Pond Publishing Ltd. Good+. 1990. Paperback. 0852362110 . A very good used trade paperback without creases to the spine, lightly creased/edge-worn covers, no writing or stamps, tanned pages. Carefully packaged and posted within 48 hours from our wee bookshop in Scotland.; Trade PB; 128 pages .
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$7.60
NEW TWENTIETH CENTURY PEACHES: Bred and Tested in New Jersey

NEW TWENTIETH CENTURY PEACHES: Bred and Tested in New Jersey

by New Jersey Peach Council

New Brunswick, NJ: New Jersey Peach Council, 1939. First Edition. Softcover. Fine. 12pp; illustrations from photographs and paintings, some in color. Contains detailed descriptions of peach varieties and prices of peach trees. Bound in color-pictorial white wrappers, printed in green and orange. 10.25" x 7". Laid in is a small broadside offering a 20% discount to New Jersey Growers. Tipped in is an order blank dated Fall, 1939.
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$25.00
DEALER'S CATALOG NO. 1 -- WALTER A. WOOD MOWING AND REAPING MACHINE CO. Harvesting Machines and Implements, Spreaders, Drills, Plows, Wagons, Engines, Feed Mills, Grinders, Etc.

DEALER'S CATALOG NO. 1 -- WALTER A. WOOD MOWING AND REAPING MACHINE CO. Harvesting Machines and Implements, Spreaders, Drills, Plows, Wagons, Engines, Feed Mills, Grinders, Etc.

by Wood, Walter A

Hoosick Falls, N.Y.: Walter A. Wood Co, 1907. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good. pp: xxxii, 423; illustrated throughout from photographs and drawings, including views of dealerships in eastern, southern, and western states. This thick catalog contains descriptions and prices of many different farm machines and tools: Harvesters, Mowers, Reapers, Rakes and Tedders, Grinders, Harrows, Cultivators, Manure Spreaders, Sickles, Plows, Repair Parts. Bound in printed cream wrappers. 9.5" x 6.5". Top of spine... Read more about this item
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$65.00
THE COUNTRY'S CHOICE: GOLDEN RULE BABY CHICKS

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... Read more about this item
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$50.00
THE MONARCH GRAIN DRILL AND FERTILIZER SOWER

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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$30.00
TWO (2) RECEIPTS ON THE ENGRAVED BILLHEADS OF THE NIAGARA TOP CO., MANUFACTURERS OF CARRIAGE TOPS & TRIMMINGS

TWO (2) RECEIPTS ON THE ENGRAVED BILLHEADS OF THE NIAGARA TOP CO., MANUFACTURERS OF CARRIAGE TOPS & TRIMMINGS

by Niagara Top Co

Buffalo, NY: Niagara Top Co, 1894. Original documents. Very Good. Printed forms, accomplished by hand, dated Nov. 15, 1894 and June 13, 1895. Itemized sales: 1 dash 30x11 nick; 1 half dash 34x14 with wrap ft. The documents are 7" x 8.5" and 5.5" x 8.5" These billheads include an engraved view of an open carriage. The company operated at the corner of DeWitt & Bradley Streets.
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$25.00
NATIONAL REVERSIBLE SULKY PLOW: The most wonderful Invention and Improvement of the Age. Only Needs to be Tested to be Appreciated...

NATIONAL REVERSIBLE SULKY PLOW: The most wonderful Invention and Improvement of the Age. Only Needs to be Tested to be Appreciated...

by Belcher & Taylor

Chicopee Falls, Mass: Belcher & Taylor Agricultural Tool Co, 1908. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good. 8pp; engraving of the sulky plow on cover. Printed self-wrappers. 9.75" x 6" A message titled "To All Progressive Farmers" details the construction, draft, strength and durability of the sulky plow, priced at $55 including extra points, and is followed by many testimonials. [Unrecorded by WorldCat. Romaine, page 3, cites several other publications by this company.].
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$60.00
LOT OF FOURTEEN (14) RECEIPTS ON THE ENGRAVED BILLHEADS OF THESE MANUFACTURERS & JOBBERS OF SADDLERY & CARRIAGE HARDWARE

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... Read more about this item
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$85.00
REICHARD'S RECORDS OF BUMPER CROPS FOR THE PAST SEASON: What the Winners Have to Say

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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$25.00
THE NEW TOBACCOLAND, U.S.A. Right Combination. World's Best Tobaccos

THE NEW TOBACCOLAND, U.S.A. Right Combination. World's Best Tobaccos

by North Carolina / Liggett & Myers Tobacco Company

Durham, North Carolina: Liggett & Myers, 1948. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good. Folio. (40)pp; illustrated throughout from photographs (8pp in full color). Bound in color-pictorial wrappers, linen spine covering. 14" x 10.25" Contains information on and pictures of tobacco farmers, harvesting aromatic Turkish tobaccos, world's finest cigarette paper, Chesterfield's vast plant at Durham, preparing tobacco for cigarettes, curing, research to "make Chesterfields always milder, better tasting, cooler... Read more about this item
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$45.00
DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE OF THE AMERICAN BUNCHER MFG. CO. Manufacturers of Boyer's Buncher and Seed Saver, Boyer's Self-oiling Sickle-guard, Nicholas Handy Sack-holder

DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE OF THE AMERICAN BUNCHER MFG. CO. Manufacturers of Boyer's Buncher and Seed Saver, Boyer's Self-oiling Sickle-guard, Nicholas Handy Sack-holder

by American Buncher

Indianapolis: American Buncher Mfg. Co, 1896. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good. 24pp; 6 woodcut illustrations. Bound in gray pictorial wrappers, both covers printed in red. 4.75" x 6.5". Faint stamp on front cover of Fellows & Sons, Agts., Evansville, Wis. [Company not in Romaine, American Trade Catalogs. WorldCat locates only a 1913(?) American Buncher catalog of 16pp, held only by Indiana Hist Soc Lib.].
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$50.00
THE CATTLE SPECIALIST

THE CATTLE SPECIALIST

by Roberts, David

Waukesha, Wisconsin: Dr. David Roberts Veterinary Co, 1940. First Edition. Softcover. Fine. 24pp; illustrated from photographs and drawings, printed in red and black. Topics include: Never Drench Cattle; Care at Freshening Time; Slow Breeders; etc., followed by descriptions, pictures and prices of Robert prescriptions for animal ailments: Genito-wash, Udder Balm, Herd Tonik, Badger Balm, Cow Capsules, Horse Tonic, Wind Colic, Hog Spray, Poultry Spray, Fly Oil, &c. Bound in pictorial self-wrappers.... Read more about this item
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$25.00
THE ZEPHANIAH BREED WEEDER AND CULTIVATOR CO

THE ZEPHANIAH BREED WEEDER AND CULTIVATOR CO

by Zephaniah

Boston: Zephaniah Breed Weeder and Cultivator Co, 1893. First Edition. Softcover. Fine. 4pp; illustrations in text. This promotional piece details what the Zephaniah is, and how it should and should not be used. Includes several testimonials, and prices for: Two Horse Sulky Weeder and Cultivator; One Horse Walking Weeder; Hand Weeder and Hoe Combined; etc. Pictorial self-wrappers. 9.5" x 6" [Unrecorded by WorldCat. Not in Romaine, American Trade Catalogs.].
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$35.00
BABCOCK'S HEALTHY CHICKS MAKE GREAT LAYERS

BABCOCK'S HEALTHY CHICKS MAKE GREAT LAYERS

by Babcock, Monroe C

Ithaca, NY: Babcock's Hatchery, 1939. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good. 23pp; illustrated from photographs. Contains detailed descriptions of breeding methods, etc. for White Leghorns, Rhode Island Reds, New Hampshires, Barred Rocks, Barred Cross, and Red Rock Cross chickens. Bound in color-pictorial wrappers. 11" x 8.5". Laid in are five related printed items.
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$45.00
IRON AGE HIGH PRESSURE SPRAYERS: Manual 40-S

IRON AGE HIGH PRESSURE SPRAYERS: Manual 40-S

by Farquhar

York, Penna: Farquhar Products, 1938. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good. 27pp; illustrated throughout, some color. Contains detailed descriptions of Iron Age "Victory" pumps, sprayer engines, orchard sprayers, truck sprayers, row crop sprayers, high-pressure tractor-mounted sprayers, horse-drawn engine driven sprayers, etc. Bound in pictorial wrappers with photos of products in use on front and back covers. 11" x 8.5
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$25.00
FARM MACHINES AND DAIRY EQUIPMENT

FARM MACHINES AND DAIRY EQUIPMENT

by Sargent, Osgood & Roundy Company

Randolph, Vermont: Sargent, Osgood & Roundy Co, 1920. First Edition. Softcover. Fine. pp: 90, (5) index; illustrated throughout from photographs and drawings. Describes and prices several hundred items: plows, spreaders, harrows, seeders, cultivators, weeders, rakes, balers, sprayers, saw rigs, carts, etc. Bound in pictorial blue wrappers. 9" x 4.5", With the original mailing envelope. [WorldCat locates only the UVermont holding of this title.].
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$60.00
MOWERS, HAY RAKES, TEDDERS, OPEN REAR BINDERS, REAPERS, ATTACHMENTS

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,... Read more about this item
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$50.00
CASE KEROSENE TRACTORS AND GRAND DETOUR PLOWS

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... Read more about this item
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$125.00
PRICE LIST OF POULTRY SUPPLIES: A Manual for Poultry Keepers

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... Read more about this item
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$75.00
PROTECT THE FARM INDUSTRY BY USING THE PRODUCTS OF THE FARM ... Winter, Spring and Summer Catalog No. 29

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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$75.00
WHERE TO EMIGRATE AND WHY: HOMES AND FORTUNES IN THE BOUNDLESS WEST AND THE SUNNY SOUTH...With a Complete History and Description of the Pacific Railroad

WHERE TO EMIGRATE AND WHY: HOMES AND FORTUNES IN THE BOUNDLESS WEST AND THE SUNNY SOUTH...With a Complete History and Description of the Pacific Railroad

by Goddard, Frederick B

Philadelphia: Peoples Publishing Company, 1869. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. pp: 591; 16 plates of illustrations, 19 maps (three folding). Includes chapters and maps on the Pacific Railroad as well as individual states and territories: California/Nevada, Oregon, Washington Territory, Nebraska, Kansas, Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, Eastern & Western Virginia, North & South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee/Kentucky, Texas, Louisiana, and Arkansas. The folding map of the United... Read more about this item
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$175.00
The Farm

The Farm

by Blaikie, A. H. and F. M. B

New York: Thomas Nelson and Sons. 1st American Printing?. Hardcover. Fair/None. Undated, c 1920. Orange cloth boards with stamped, illustrated cover, 12mo., lightly soiled. Corners bumped. Interior unmarked. Front board slightly curved. Described by Foster Meadow. 48 color illus. depicting life on the farm, the animals, plants, equipment, hazards and pleasures. Including some practical advice such as ""six plain rules for working with horses."" Foster Meadow
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$13.50