Traditional American Farming Techniques - Softcover

Gardner, Frank

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1599210797 ISBN 13: 9781599210797

Publisher: Lyons Press, 2007

Synopsis

More than 1,000 pages from the golden age of American agriculture.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

Traditional American Farming Techniques remains as valuable today as when it was first published in 1916. More than one thousand pages brim with information - everything from the science behind crop rotation to the specifics of breeding better hogs; from raising perfect celery to maximizing yields in subtropical citrus groves; from improving farm soils to dealing with insect infestations and diseases of crops and livestock using methods today's organic farmers would recognize and approve of.In addition to the author's clear, insightful, and all-inclusive text, there are addtional chapters written by the leading specialists of the day, including information about: Soils, manures, fertilizers, lime, drainage, irrigation, weeds Vegetables, medicinal plants, orcharding, fruits, nut culture, floriculture Livestock, dairying, feeds and feeding, animal diseases Farm buildings, fences, engines, tractors, machinery, sanitation Copiously illustrated,  Traditional American Farming Techniques was the most useful book of its kind in the early twentieth century. Small-scale farmers will find it just as useful - even invaluable - today.

About the Author:

Frank D. Gardner was professor of agronomy at the Pennsylvania State College and Experiment Station.

Mary Jane Butters is an organic farmer in Moscow, Idaho, who is also the publisher of Mary Jane’s Farm and the author of several lifestyle books.

About this edition

• Publisher: Lyons Press
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 1599210797
• ISBN 13: 9781599210797
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 1088