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INSTRUCTIONS FOR MODEL M A AUTOMATIC OIL BROODER 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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$10.00
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BRISTOL COUNTY FARMERS' BULLETIN, Vol. 16, No. 11, December 1933 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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BRISTOL COUNTY FARMERS' BULLETIN, Vol. 16, No. 10, November 1933 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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CONSUMPTION OF COTTON IN EUROPE: The report of John Claiborne, Esq., special agent.transmitted by Secretary of the Interior 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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$25.00
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CATALOG OF COLE COTTON PLANTERS, COMBINATION PLANTERS, PLAIN VIEW SEED PLANTERS...GUANO SOWERS & GRAIN DRILLS [trade catalog] Charlotte, NC Cole Manufacturing Company nd [ca. 1930s]., 1930. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Few signs of light use, else near very good condition. 9.25" x 6" 44pp. Illustrated by frequent illus in text. First Edition?. Binding is original wraps. (more information)
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$50.00
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CATTLE REGISTER [with handwritten entries] 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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$35.00
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USING CREDIT INSTRUMENTS 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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$10.00
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Handwritten accounts re farming and farm laborers, 1933-1935, in a pocket notebook advertising Royster Fertilizers Norfolk, VA: Not published, 1933. Original. Soft Cover. Very Good. Illustrated paper covers. 48pp. Printed matter on growing cotton, testimonials, etc. occupies 16 pages, while Fogleman's pencilled entries occupy 21 pages. He notes his workers names, how many days they worked, what they did, total yields of various crops, a rheumatism remedy, etc. 5.25" x 3". (more information)
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$20.00
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FIRST ANNUAL HISTORY OF THE NITTANY ANTIQUE MACHINERY ASSN. OF CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA 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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$15.00
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ACCESSOIRES DE POULAILLER 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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$15.00
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THE FARMERS' UNION TRADING COMPANY'S "OPTIMIST": Two issues, Numbers 110 and 112, January and March, 1921 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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$30.00
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PLANTING BLACK WALNUT 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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$10.00
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Notebook with handwritten entries, advertising Royal Stock Food for Horses, Cattle, Hogs & Sheep 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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O YES! O YES! O YES! 1938 SALE SEASON: COMPLETE LIST OF SPRING SALES THROUGHOUT LANCASTER CO., PA 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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$10.00
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PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND: HOME OF WORLD'S FINEST SEED AND TABLE POTATOES Charlottetown, PEI, Canada: Canada Department of Agriculture, 1950. First Edition. Pictorial wraps. Very Good. 36pp; illus from photographs; color illustrations of various potato tags are printed inside the covers. 7" x 4.5". (more information)
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$10.00
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PUBLIC SALE.LATE RESIDENCE OF LEWIS J. MILLER, DECEASED, ONE MILE NORTH OF GRANTSVILLE, MD.SATURD. DEC. 7, 1907 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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THE STORY OF SUGAR 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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ORGANIZING A FARMERS' COOPERATIVE 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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HARDY PERENNIALS AND OLD-FASHIONED GARDEN FLOWERS... Borders, Rockeries, and Shrubberies...Foliage and Flowering Plants 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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$35.00
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SHEEP IN AMERICA: The Story of Lamb and Wool 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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