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Special Report on the History and Present Condition of the Sheep Industry of the United States by SALMON, D. E., Director; Ezra A. CARMAN, H. A. HEATH and John MINTO - 1892

by SALMON, D. E., Director; Ezra A. CARMAN, H. A. HEATH and John MINTO

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Special Report on the History and Present Condition of the Sheep Industry of the United States by SALMON, D. E., Director; Ezra A. CARMAN, H. A. HEATH and John MINTO - 1892

Special Report on the History and Present Condition of the Sheep Industry of the United States

by SALMON, D. E., Director; Ezra A. CARMAN, H. A. HEATH and John MINTO

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Washington, D. C.: Government Printing Office, 1892. First edition. Cloth somewhat soiled, hinges tender, some pale toning to text and plates. Thick 8vo. 1000 pp. 96 lithographic plates, some tinted, by Avil Company, Philadelphia. Original cloth. The text is divided by the Mississippi River, with Ezra A. Carman providing the descriptions of the industry to the East, and H. A. Heath and John Minto those to the West. This extensively-illustrated work fully documents the history of breeds in the United States, the woolen industry from 1600 to 1800, the dissemination of Spanish Merino wool throughout New England and its eventual decline, husbandry of the Middle and South Atlantic states, Western Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin, Kentucky, Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida. Western states detailed are Montana, the Dakotas, Wyoming, Colorado, Utah, Minnesota, Iowa, Nebraska, Missouri, Kansas, Arkansas, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, California, Oregon, and Washington. The work was prepared under the direction of D. E. Salmon, Chief of the Bureau of Animal Industry. He writes in his letter of transmittal: "Taken as a whole, this report can not fail to be interesting and valuable to every owner of sheep. It will give a broader view of the industry, its magnitude, and the methods which are most likely to bring success in conducting its various branches." The lithographs include breeds of sheep, views of ranches, and work scenes. Included are scenes of western and Texan sheep ranches. Not in Adams, Herd.

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  • Book Condition Used - Cloth somewhat soiled, hinges tender, some pale toning to text and plates
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  • Edition First edition
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  • Publisher Government Printing Office
  • Place of Publication Washington, D. C.
  • Date Published 1892

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Special Report on the History and Present Condition of the Sheep Industry of the United States

by Salmon, D. E.; United States, Department of Agriculture. Bureau of Animal Industry

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Goverment Printing Office, 1892. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. A good copy of the first edition in original black cloth (spine sunned with wear; some wear to boards; front inner hinge starting at top). Profusely illustrated with original lithograph plates in duotone. Contents: Part I. The sheep industry in states east of the Mississippi River / by Ezra A. Carman Part II. Condition of the sheep industry west of the Mississippi River / by H.A. Heath and John Minto.
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Special Report on the History and Present Condition of the Sheep Industry of the United States

by Salmon, Dr. D. E

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Washington: Government Printing Office. Good with no dust jacket. 1892. Hardcover. Ex-library with usual marks. Black cloth with rubbed/darkened gilt lettering to spine. Light edgewear and soil, and bumped spine ends and corners. Binding shaken and cracked in places. Interior toned. B/w engravings. Previous owner name to front pastedown. About half of rfep is excised. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 1000 pages .
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Special Report on the History and Present Condition of the Sheep Industry of the United States

by Salmon, D. E

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Washington: Washington Printing Office, 1892 1000 pages, with some illustrations of sheep. Binding is rather flimsy for such a big book, a few pages loose.
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