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Agriculture - 19thc:

Howard, L. O. and C. L. Marlatt . THE SAN JOSE SCALE: ITS OCCURRENCES IN THE US
Wash. 1896 GPO. US Dept. of Agriculture. With a full account of it slife history and the remedies to be used against it. Plant pest. 80pp., illus, wraps. Owner signed. Good, backstrip lightly chipped. (a22028)
$25.00 Rodgers, M. M. M.D. . SCIENTIFIC AGRICULTURE OR THE ELEMENTS OF CHEMISTRY, GEOLOGY , BOTANY, AND METEOROLOGY APPLIED TO PRACTICAL AGRICULTURE
Rochester 1848 1st Erastus Darrow Hardcover. Small octavo, 270pp., a few illustrations, hardcover. A few museum stamps and discard stamp. Owner bookplate partially removed. Good plus, spine ends worn down a bit, end papers foxed. (a28395)
$64.00 Peters, Richard . NOTICES FOR A YOUNG FARMER; PARTICULARLY ONE ON WORN LANDS; BEING SOME RUDIMENTS FOR AN EPITOME OF GOOD HUSBANDRY AND SUBJECTS PROMOTIVE OF ITS PROSPERITY
Belmont 1817. Printed for the Fourth Volume of Memoirs by the Philadelphia Society for Promoting Agriculture. Octavo, 52 pages (lii) plus 3 p. (corrigenda). Removed from larger binding and rebound in new wraps. Good, some light foxing and light toningthroughout. Very scarce. (a38818)
$95.00 Moule, Rev. H. . THE POTATO DISEASE: IS CAUSE AND REMEDY. THREE LETTERS TO THE TIMES
London (1872). 12mo., 18pp., later wraps with original title page included. VG, light wear, light soiling. Scarce. (a57875)
$35.00 Smith, Franklin W. . THE HARD TIMES AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT AND TRUE REMEDY
Boston 1877. Importance of public lands and western migration. 12mo., 95pp., original wraps. Signed presentation to E C Cowdin from The Author. Library stamp on cover. Fair, about 25 pages have closed tears, a few margin chips, splitting at spine (a59734)
$85.00 (horticulture) . REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON HORTICULTURE IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE AGRICULTURAL BOARD OF THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE AT THEIR 18TH ANNUAL FAIR..OCTOBER 1845
NY 1845 T. Bridgeman. Includes interesting long list of all exhibitors and the vegetables and flowers they presented. Octavo, 16pp., original stringbound wraps. Good. Scarce. (a62118)
$65.00 Loring, George B. . THE FARM-YARD CLUB OF JOTHAN: AN ACCOUNT OF THE FAMILIES AND FARMS OF THAT FAMOUS TOWN
Boston 1876 1st Lockwood, Brooks. Loring was a noted agriculturist, serving as National Commissioner of Agriculture from 1881-85. This is a picture of New England farmers and farming told in narrative form. Octavo, 603pp., text illustrations, pale blue hardcover with black and gilt decoration. Good, hinges just beginning to crack, faint damp stain on lower corner of first 100 or so pages. (a66879)
$38.00 Smith, Erwin . PROF. ERWIN SMITH'S PRELIMINARY REPORT ON PEACH YELLOWS
Lansing 1889. Article at pp. 221-299 with illustrations, in the 18th Annual Report of State Horticultural Society of Michigan. This complete Report has several other articles on fruit growing, particularly on cherries. Complete Report is octavo, 451pp., original cloth with gilt spine lettering. Bookplate of Frank Perlmutter. Good plus, some cover wear, spine ends worn down. (a67169)
$65.00Fessenden, Thomas G. (editor). THE NEW ENGLAND FARMER - VOLUME II AUGUST 2, 1823 TO JULY 24 1824 (104 ISSUES)
Boston 1823, 1824 Thomas W. Sheperd. Containing essays, original and selected relating to Agriculture and domestic Economy with engravings and the prices of country products. Two full years of this weekly (104 issues), bound in one volume. Hardcover. Lg.4to., 8p. per issue, index, 416p. 3/4 leather with later paper spine and original mounted spine label. Good, covers and corners worn, several pages creased and some corners bumped. (a69780)
$190.00Fessenden, Thomas G. (editor). THE NEW ENGLAND FARMER VOLUME IV JULY 29, 1825 TO JULY 21 1826 (104 ISSUES)
Boston 1825, 1826 Thomas W. Sheperd. Containing essays, original and selected relating to Agriculture and domestic Economy with engravings and the prices of country products. Full year of this weekly (104 issues), bound in one volume. Hardcover. Lg.4to., 8p. per issue, index, 416p. 3/4 leather with mounted spine label. Good, a few pages wrinkled, some light foxing and occasional light staining in text. (a69782)
$200.00 Schafer, Joseph . WISCONSIN'S FARM LOAN LAW 1849-1863
Madison 1921. Article at pp. 156-191 in Proceedings of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin. Included in a complete volume of the Proceedigns. Sm.4to., one foldout map of Wisconsin, hardcover. Academy bookplate, spine numbers and a few other institution markings. Good. (a69914)
$35.00 Gould, James . LIME A FERTILIZER, GOULD'S MURIATE OF LIME
1855. Advertisement leaflet for lime sold by Gould in Boston and J. M. Ives and Co. of Salem, Mass. 12mo., 12pp., stringbound wraps. VG. (a72209)
$35.00 McMurtrie, Wm. . REPORT UPON AN EXAMINATION OF WOOLS AND OTHER ANIMAL FIBERS
Washington 1886 GPO. Made Under the Direction of the Commissioner of Agriculture. 4to., 613pp., plates, rebound in later wraps. VG. (a75398)
$55.00 (patents) . ANNUAL REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER OF PATENTS FOR THE YEAR 1847
Washington 1848 Wendell and Van Benthuysen. Ex. Doc No. 54 House of Representatives, 13th Congress, first Session. Full of fascinating and detailed information on the economic progress of the nation in both agriculture and industry. Many pages of state-by-state information (population, bushels of wheat grown, products imported and exported, and much more. Many new ideas for improving economic output in all areas. Hardcover. Octavo, 661pp., . 8 fullpage plates: woodstaples, sheep, plants, a few text illustrations, e.g., a sheep washing device, index, original brown cloth. Good, book is quite worn and cover has been exposed to moisture but binding is still secure, leavesh rippled throughout. Gilt spine lettering still bright. (a76435)
$95.00 Mease, James MD . AN ADDRESS ON THE PROGRESS OF AGRICULTURE WITH HINTS FOR ITS IMPROVEMENT IN THE UNITED STATES DELIVERED BEFORE THE PHILADELPHIA SOCIETY FOR PROMOTING AGRICULTURE AT THEIR ANNUAL MEETING JANUARY 14, 1817
1817. Dr. Mease discusses difficulties with weather prediction, new machinery such as threshing machinges, burning clay for manure,use of farmer's saving banks, disease spread by rye crop, proper role of government in American agriculture, the need to study methods used in Europe and so on. Octavo, 45pp., removed and rebound in later wraps. VG. Scarce work by important early American doctor and scholar. (a80157)
$250.00 Peters, Richard . A DISCOURSE ON AGRICULTURE. ITS ANTIQUITY; AND IMPORTANCE TO EVERY MEMBER OF THE COMMUNITY
1816. Octavo, xxxv pages, removed and rebound in later wraps. VG, light foxing. (a80158)
$90.00 Polk, L. L. . AGRICULTURAL DEPRESSION ITS CAUSES THE REMEDY SPEECH
Raiiegh 1890. Edwards & Broughton. 12mo., 32pp., original wraps. Good, a bit toned. (a80953)
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