Power and the Plow

Ellis, L. W.; Rumely, Edward A.

Published by Doubleday, Page & Company, Garden City, NY, 1911

About this Item

First Edition. Lacks front free endpaper. Original publisher's brown cloth binding with black lettering on front cover and spine. 5 1/2" x 7 1/2." 318 pages, complete. Black-and-white plates and in-text illustrations, complete. List of Illustrations in front (only references plates, not in-text illustrations). "Specifications of Leading Gas Tractors" and List of Authorities Consulted in back. Pages are very clean and intact overall except for the missing front free endpaper, a loose but laid in plate facing Page 222, occasional marks and smudges, a few pencil inscriptions in back, and light age toning. Covers are very clean and intact except for light rubbing, some wear to front and back outer joints, some bumping and fraying to head and tail of spine, and slightly bumped corners. Binding slightly shaken but still strong and holding. A Very Good copy. A monograph about the plow, tractor, and their technological advancements over the years. Authored by L. W. Ellis and Edward A. Rumely. Chapter titles: "The Motor Contest," "Sources of Power for Plowing," "The Measurement of Power," "The Horse as a Motor for Plowing," "The Efficiency of the Horse," "Essentials of the Draft Horse," "The Steam Tractor as a Motor Power for Plowing," "Performance of Steam Tractors," "Fuel for Steam Tractors," "The Internal-Combustion Tractor," "Efficiency of Gas Tractors," "Fuel for Gas Tractors," "Early History of the Plow," "The Plow in Great Britain," "The Plow in America," "Plows for Animal Power," "Plows for Mechanical Power," "Conditions Affecting the Choice of Plows," "Mechanical Principles of the Plow," "When to Plow, and How Deep," "Draft of Plows," "Draft of Other Implements," "The Genesis of Power Plowing," "Substitutes for the Tractor," "Animal-Mechanical Tillage," "The General Purpose Motor," "Business Management of Traction Plowing," "The Traction Engine in Dry-Farming," "Traction Farming in Corn Belt," "Power and Food Supply," "The Choice of Power," and "The Future of the Traction Engine.".

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Power and the Plow
• Publisher: Doubleday, Page & Company, Garden City, NY
• Publication Date: 1911
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Very Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • Science and Technology
  • U.S. History
  • Farming