AGRICULTURE from Chilton Books

Osceola: Motorbooks International, 1997.. A pictorial history of threshing day on the farm. More than 70 color photos highlight the book along with archival photography of the early threshing machinnes. Featured are colorful, anecdotal stories by those who remember the early days of threshing." 23cms x 21cms. Pp.96, many colour photographs and other illustrations. Paperback. VG.

Calgary: Fifth House, 1999.. Tells of the people, processes, and machines of the annual harvest in Western Canadian history. Through archival photographs, history, and stories, it captures the sense of cooperation and pride experienced by early threshing teams as well as the long hours of back-breaking and dangerous work. 20cms x 20cms. Pp.43, many black & white… Read more about this item

London: Hutchinson's Scientific amd Technical Publications, nd. (c.1947).. Chapters are: 1. The Teaching of Darwin concerning Variation and Heredity in Domestic Animals; 2. Darwin's Theory of Selection; 3. Selective Breeding; 4. Breeding Methods; 5. Artificial Insemination of Livestock; 6. The Raising of Young Stock; 7. The Maintenance, Feeding, and Utilization of Breeding Animals; 8. The Formation and Improvement of… Read more about this item

Stocksfield: Oriel Press, 1977.. Chapters include: 1. An examination of the concept of stress; 2. Aggression; 3. Crowding and confinement; 4. An examination of dominance; 5. Activity and the effects if environmental change and complexity; 6. The effects of group size on behaviour; 7. The effects of isolation and social facilitation; 8. Behavioural problems associated with reproduction; 9. Castration;… Read more about this item

London: George Routledge & Co., 1853.. Rham's authoritative work on the agriculture compiled from articles which he wrote in the 'Penny Cyclopedia', revised and re-editied with Supplementary Matter by William and Hugh Raynbird. Pp.xii/498, occasional figure illustrations + frontispiece and 3 further engraved plates by J.R.Jobbins,some spotting to frontis., owner's details to front endpapers. Brown blind-stamped cloth, gilt… Read more about this item

Wells: Clare's Wells, nd.(c.1947).. Fascinating look back at dairy farming machines, practices and equipment of the first half of the 20th century, with black & white photo and line drawing illustrations throughout Pp.209, 16 pages of ads to end, inscribed "With the Publishers Compliments and Best Wishes, 6/3/47" + owner's name to front free endpaper, occasional light spotting. Blue… Read more about this item

London: HMSO, 1961.. Report of the Research Study Group on Toxic Chemicals in Agriculture and Food Storage to the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, the Minister for Science, the Secretary of State for Scotland and the Minister of Health. Pp.65. Orange card covers, owners name to front cover. VG.

London: HMSO, 1967.. Report by the Advisory Committee on Pesticides and Other Toxic Chemicals. Pp.72. Pbk, ink number and small initials to front cover. VG.

London: Society of Chemical Industry, 1968.. Comprising papers (with discussions) read at a Joint Symposium, organised by the Pesticides Group of the Society of Chemical Industry and the Phytochemical Society, held on 8th and 9th January, 1968, at rhe School of Pharmacy, Brunswick Square, London W.C.1. Pp.4/258. Blue cloth, gilt title to front and spine. VG.

London: Society of Chemical Industry, 1961.. Comprising papers (with discussions) read at a Symposium organised by the Pesticides Group held at The London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, March 20-21, 1961. (Chairmen: Mr G.L.Baldit and Dr E.E.Turtle). Pp.4/145, owners name to fep, light spotting to endpapers. Blue cloth, gilt title to front and spine, slight sunning… Read more about this item

Oxford: Blackwell Scientific Publications, 1958.. Issued by the British Weed Control Council. Pp.8/245/14(ads). Blue cloth, gilt title to spine, covers slightly rubbed. VG.

New York: Macmillan, 1984.. 2nd printing. Includes "an informative essay by Nobel Prize-winner Melvin Calvin on the potential use of plants as a direct source of oil and other hydrocarbons and introductory chapters that concisely summarize major food and energy crops and general methods for their improvement. The definitive reference work on applying specific cell culture techniques to… Read more about this item

London: H.M. Stationery Office, 1926.. 3rd ed. "It cannot but be of great value to farmers and gardeners to be in a position to recognise weeds, and to have a knowledge of their life history and habits." Pp. 86/5 (ads), 3 colour, 30 b/w illustrations. Scarce. P/b. G+.

London: H.M. Stationery Office, 1925.. 3rd ed. Study of potatoes. Pp. 2/73/7 (ads), occasional illustrations throughout, 2 leaflets( Potato Blight and Potato Root Eelworm) and article from The Gardener's Chronicle loosely inserted. P/b. G.

[ Privately printed for the Author - Chelmsford: Meggy, Thompson, & Creasey, 1940? ].. 8vo. 23.3cm x 16cm . Signed by the author: Dedication to front free-endpaper reads; " With best wishes to Mrs Alington & Hester From Edw. Pyne 15 Feb 1940 " . pp.56. Clean text throughout with 5 black & white full-page photos (including… Read more about this item

London: Faber and Faber,1959.. 1st ed. Pp.256,36 b/w photo illustrations, 35 diagrams, 7 tables, owners details to fep. Tan cloth, gilt title to spine. G+.

London: J.M. Dent & Sons, Ltd., 1983.. 1st ed. "Lavishly illustrated in colour and black and white, The English Farm not only shows the countryside in the making, but also how those who worked on the land were able to find a way, despite the calamities of nature and war, to live in peace and some prosperity."… Read more about this item

Ipswich: Farming Press Ltd., 1972.. 1st ed. "A comprehensive and interesting guide to the economics of beef production, invaluable to all producers." Pp. 160, 15 b/w photographs, 6 diagrams. Red cloth, gilt title to spine, illustrated d/w has small edge chippings. VG/G+.

Ipswich: Farming Press Ltd., 1972.. 1st ed. "This book should be compulsory reading for students and farmers, and whilst it does not take the art out of farming it does explain how to practice it." Pp. 254, 43 b/w illustrations, 60 diagrams, double page colour 'throw-out' loosely inserted. Red cloth, gilt title to spine, illustrated… Read more about this item

Ipswich: Farming Press Ltd., 1972.. 1st ed. "For the first time a truly comprehensive guide to cereal pests and disease, laid out and indexed in a way that makes it of real practical use." Pp. 184, folding colour frontis, 61 b/w illustrations, newspaper review loosely inserted. Light brown cloth, gilt title to spine, illustrated d/w… Read more about this item