Vegetable gardening in the Tropics
by Childers, Norman Franklin
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- Paperback
- Condition
- Good+
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Reno, Nevada, United States
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About This Item
Puerto Rico: U.S. Govt. Print. Off, 1950. First Edition (?). Paperback. Good+. Unmarked. Some mild wrinkling on coversdue to moisture. Spine reinforced with archival tape. ; Book Description; Spine has no signs of creasing. Pages are clean and not marred by notes or folds. Covers are square with minor wear. Ships Safe and Fast. During World War II there was a heavy demand for fresh Vegetables by servicemen stationed at tropical bases. Few, if any, of the vegetables they were accustomed to were available from the surrounding areas. Furthermore, shipment Of refrigerated fresh vegetables from the United States was costly and Often prohibitive because of lack Of Shipping space. Several successful gardens were established and maintained on these bases, but the supervisors reported many crop failures caused largely by improper selection of kinds and varieties for the prevailing Soil and climatic conditions. ; Puerto Rico. Federal Experiment Station, Mayaguez. Circular 32; B&W Photographs; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 144 pages DC2.
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- Bookseller
- Crossroads Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 28742
- Title
- Vegetable gardening in the Tropics
- Author
- Childers, Norman Franklin
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition (?)
- Publisher
- U.S. Govt. Print. Off
- Place of Publication
- Puerto Rico
- Date Published
- 1950
- Keywords
- GARDENING, TROPICS
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