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College Station, Texas: Texas A&M University Press. Very Good with No dust jacket as issued. 1965. First Edition. Hardcover. "Professor Jan C. Bonsma is known internationally for his knowledge of livestock ecology. During his recent year as a visiting professor [at Texas A&M University] he impressed cattlemen most with his visual appraisal of cattle for functional… Read more about this item

London: L. Upcott Gill. Poor with No dust jacket as issued. 1887. Third Edition. Hardcover. "The previous editions of this book having met with a favourable reception, and being out of print, I have been induced to revise it. A considerable amount of new information has been added, as well as coloured illustrations of the principal… Read more about this item

London: Humphrey Milford / Oxford University Press. Fair with No dust jacket as issued. 1931. First Edition. Hardcover. "For the last twenty-six years, the senior author has been engaged in the study of crop production in India and in devising means by which the produce of the soil could be increased by methods within the resources of … Read more about this item

New York: Devin-Adair Company. Very Good in Fair dust jacket. 1947. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Demonstrates that "food problems begin as soil problems, and can only be solved by an understanding of what a fertile soil is, and how you help nature re-create soil to make it fertile and able to produce health-giving food for animals and… Read more about this item

Alberta: Alberta 4-H 75th Anniversary Committee. Good. 1992. First Edition. Plastic Comb Binding. A wonderful compilation of Alberta recipes submitted by 4-H families from across the province. 376 pages. Average wear. Minimal markings. A sound vintage copy of this nice Alberta 4-H memento.; 8vo .

Abbotsford, B.C.: Dairy Industry Historical Society of British Columbia. Good in Good dust jacket. 2000. First Edition. Hardcover. 0968766307 . "The story of the dairy industry is a powerful part of British Columbia's history - a history of hard work and determination, success and desperation. This book frames archival photos and the stories of people talking… Read more about this item

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