Farm Economy: A Cyclopedia of Agriculture for the Practical Farmer and His Family
by Editorial Staff
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada
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About This Item
Toronto, ON, Canada: Better Farming Association, 1921. First Edition Thus 2nd Printing. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 1,247pp. Fully illustrated w thirty-two unpaginated colored plates, engravings, plans and charts in text. Decorative endpapers. Marbled edges to text block. Black boards w blindstamp decoration to corners and spine. Corners lightly bumped. Binding square and sound though front hinge is shaken. First published by H.L. Baldwin (1915), this is the first Better Farming Association edition (1920) Additional shipping required - 2.3kg Twelve courses in Agriculture including Seed Selection, Soils and Soil Fertility, The Garden and the Orchard, Concrete on the Farm, Drainage, Dry Farming, Irrigation, Farm Building Plans, Weeds, Insects, Pests and Diseases, Farm Mechanics, Business and Co-operation. Based on information furnished by the Government and leading Agricultural Colleges and including many money, time and labor saving ideas collected from Practical Farmers.
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- Bookseller
- Post Horizon Booksellers
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 037263
- Title
- Farm Economy: A Cyclopedia of Agriculture for the Practical Farmer and His Family
- Author
- Editorial Staff
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition Thus 2nd Printing
- Publisher
- Better Farming Association
- Place of Publication
- Toronto, ON, Canada
- Date Published
- 1921
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- pre-chemical agriculture. farming methods - pre-chemical. NOISBN
- Bookseller catalogs
- Gardening and Horticulture;
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Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan
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