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Click for more detail... 5943	Chinese Agriculture Development Listed as #56 of the ‘Illinois Studies in the Social Sciences’ series, THE DEVELOPMENT OF CHINESE AGRICULTURE, 1950-1959 was written by Peter Schran and published in 1969 by the University of Illinois Press, Urbana. According to the author’s Introduction, the book covers methods used by the Chinese communists to encourage industrial development by developing agriculture. Conscious of the costs of developing agriculture by modern means, they attempted to implement such technical improvements through social reorganization. Although these social and technical changes could have yielded the desired results, he says, they evidently underestimated the ideological and the technical inertia of the peasants … and they failed in their attempts to develop production dualistically. The 238-page hardbound book offers numerous charts and graphs to illustrate the study. It’s in Very Good condition with no apparent defects inside or out, although it is ex lib with the usual library markings. An interesting view! (5943) ISBN: none	1	Your Price: $24.95
3709	USDA Publications Index, 1926-30 This INDEX TO PUBLICATIONS OF THE US DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, 1926-1930 was edited by Mary A. Bradley and published by the U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington DC, in 1935. The 693-page hardbound book lists all publications of the USDA except periodicals issued by its Bureaus. This does include the Journal of Agricultural Research and the Official Record. If you collect USDA items, you’ll want this index! Condition of the book is Very Good, with slight scuffs on the covers and spine and some very minor edge/corner/spine end wear. Inside pages are only slightly yellowed. It’s ex lib with the usual library markings. (3709/RF10) ISBN: none	1	Your Price: $19.95
Click for more detail... 4556	Farms & Farmers in an Urban Age A 1960's study of the emerging giant efficient American farms and the need to move toward enduring solution to the farm support problem is included in Farms and Farmers in an Urban Age, written by Edward Higbee and published in this 1963 apparent FIRST EDITION by the 20th Century Fund, New York. The author notes: Vast changes are in progress in America. The dreary round of more price supports for farm crops leading to more overproduction, with more surpluses to store and more public money to be spent has to end somewhere! The 183-page hardbound book is in Very Good condition, although it is Ex Lib with the usual library markings. We see no defects on either the covers or inside pages. The dust jacket is present and has a protective cover, although dust jacket ends are glued inside covers. (4556) ISBN: none	1	Your Price: $9.95
1818	Solving The World Food Problem THE WORLD FOOD PROBLEM - A GUARDEDLY OPTIMISTIC VIEW was written by Willard W. Cochrane and published in 1969 by Thomas Y. Crowell Co., New York. Outlining a practical and impressive program for solving the world's food problem -- a program that all nations of the world can implement -- Dr. Cochrane shows how the technology of today can produce not only the quantity of food needed, but, more importantly, the types of food needed by the developing nations of the world. He shows the part America can play in aiding this program with wise and consistent technical and financial assistance and with a reduction of trade barriers and a liberalizing of trade policies. As a University of Minnesota professor and with many years of experience in India, where food problems make headlines, Cochrane has written a book that's not just intended for technical readers, but for informed laypersons who are concerned with the problem and may in some way contribute to its solution. It includes maps and charts that clarify many areas and is fully indexed. Condition of this interesting volume is Very Good, although it is ex lib and has the usual library markings. There are very slight scuffs on the covers, but no other defects we can find - inside or out. It's a good one! (1818/b) ISBN: none	1	Your Price: $5.00
2066	Federal Farm Loans - 1916 Described as a practical manual for organizing and conducting national farm loan associations and joint stock land banks, Herbert Myrick's THE FEDERAL FARM LOAN SYSTEM described how farmers, investors, bankers and the public could obtain the fullest benefit of the system that had been enacted early in the 1900s. The 239-page hardbound book was published in 1916 by the Orange Judd Co., New York. It is completely indexed and includes the full text of the Federal Farm Loan Act. Condition is Very Good, although the book is ex lib with the usual library markings. The covers show little or no defects, although the spine ends and corners do show some bumps. Inside pages are clean, crisp and without any defects we can find! A nice one -- and another scarce title in today's marketplace! Great agriculture history! (2066/b) ISBN: none	1	Your Price: $12.50
2401	Farm Management, Planning, Future Three faculty members of the University of Illinois department of Agricultural Economics - H.C.M. Case, the Late Paul E. Johnston, and Wilbur D. Buddemeier - are authors of this PRINCIPLES OF FARM MANAGEMENT text for publication in 1960 by J.B. Lippincott Co., Chicago. This is the second, revised edition. In the hardbound book's 467 pages are numerous black/white photos of farm operations, plus a great deal of information for students of farm management, resources and agricultural production. Procedure in farm planning is covered, as are related problems. Using economic information to adjust farming operations to current economic condition is included, as is farm record-keeping, farm credit and more. It's a concise, fact-filled book! Condition is Good+, although the book is ex lib with the usual library markings. Covers show some minor edge/corner and spine end wear, plus a couple of minor bumps and bruises. Inside pages are somewhat yellowed, but still clean, crisp and easily readable! If you need information on farm operations, here's a great resource! (2401/b) ISBN: none	1	Your Price: $5.00
2046	The Riddle of American Agriculture Surplus has long been the unsolved riddle of American agriculture. It appears untouchable, getting bigger and costlier from year to SURyear. Approaching the problem as an economist, but with a minimum of economic jargon, Michigan State University professor Alan R. Bird wrote SURPLUS - The Riddle of American Agriculture. The 128-page hardbound book was published in 1962 by Springer Publishing Co., New York, and tries to give perspective to the problem and what can be done to solve it. Bird analyzes programs which have been put into place to cope with the surplus and shows why they were doomed to fail. In the process, he disposes of 'canned' figures and arguments that are often used to sway citizens and lawmakers. Along the way, he discusses new uses for American farm products, why they can't be sold or given away overseas, why surpluses aren't troublesome during wartime, why we need to grow less food and remove more farmers from their land. He asks about slowing technology, cutting food prices, and adding marketing controls for foods. His questions and answers are fascinating! The book is in Very Good condition, although it is ex lib with the usual library markings. The covers show some light scuffs and the spine is sun-faded. The dust jacket is not present, but a flap of information from it is glued inside the front cover. (2046/b) ISBN: none	1	Your Price: $5.00

Agriculture

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Click for more detail... 4002	1800s American Economic Development Published in 1966 by McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, VIEWS OF AMERICAN ECONOMIC GROWTH: THE AGRICULTURAL ERA offers details on how editors Thomas C. Cochran and Thomas B. Brewer feel the pressures of world changes and exciting new theories have generated new methods for studying agricultural economic history. Chapters cover aspects of colonial development; movements toward a national economy; government and economic growth; the Northern economy, 1800-1865; the Southern economy, 1800-1865; and the West, 1800-1865. These topics are developed by a number of writers, including Charles Wilson (trade balances), Percy Wells Bidwell (Pioneering), W.T. Baxter (Colonial Boston business), Richard B. Sheridan (British Credit Crisis of 1772), Anne Bezanson (Inflation and controls in Pennsylvania), Curtis Nettels (Economics of the Constitution), Louis Hacker (Secretary of the Treasury), Henry Adams (Physical and economical conditions), Henry Broude (Role of the State in American Economic Development), Carter Goodrich (National Planning, Internal Improvements), Milton Heath (Public Railroad Construction), Reginald McGrane (American State Debts), Bray Hammond (Banking in the West, Monopoly, Prohibition), Thomas Cochran (Industrial Discipline), & others. The 355-page hardbound book offers a fascinating view of the U.S. economy in the 1800s! Condition of the book is Very Good, although it is ex lib with the usual library markings. We see no other defects, inside or out. (4002) ISBN: none	1	Full Price: $15.00 34 % off! Your Price: $9.95

Canada

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3268	Grain Grower Co-ops, West Canada 1920s Written by Harald S. Patton and published in 1928 by Harvard University Press, Cambridge, GRAIN GROWERS' COOPERATION IN WESTERN CANADA is a 471-page hardbound book in the Harvard Economics Studies series. Contents cover four specific topics: The Struggle for Free Marketing 1900-10: Rise of grain growing in W. Canada, Early grievances, Grain trade regulation, Growers' organizations, Business cooperation, the Grain exchange, early struggles Farmers' Cooperative Elevator Companies: Issues in Manitoba, Saskatchewan Co-op Elevator Co., Alberta Farmers' Co-Op Elevator Co., Grain growers and the terminals, Amalgamation - United Grain Growers Ltd. Movement for Cooperative Marketing 1919-27: Wheat board movement, Western wheat pools, the Pools and co-op elevator companies, Pool policies and operations Results & Tendencies in the Grain Growers' Co-Op Movement: Experience in co-op supply, Business results of co-op organizations, Co-op policies and results, Solidarity in the movement. The book is fully indexed and appendices include a variety of statistics; chronology of the movement; organization structures; text of agreements, contracts and laws governing the organizations; and sources and references. Looking for early 20th century information on Western Canada, business, Canadian Pacific Railway, Canadian Wheat Board, grain, grain exchange, politics, trade, and the United Grain Growers? It just might be here! Condition is Very Good, although the book is ex lib with the usual library markings. It shows minor corner and spine end wear to the covers, as well as sun-fading of the spine. Inside pages, however, show no apparent defects. It's a good one - and also a book that's become quite scarce these days! (3268//rP) ISBN: none	1	Your Price: $24.95

Iowa

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Click for more detail... 3493	Soil Survey – Grundy County Iowa Published in 1927 by the Agronomy Section of the Ag Experiment Station at Iowa State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts, Ames, this is Soil Survey Report No. 47, covering Grundy County, Iowa. Towns in the county include Conrad, Grundy Center, Holland and Wellsburg. The 60-page softcover book features a two-page color soil map of the county, as well as numerous other small maps and black/white photos. Contents cover the county’s Geology, physiography and drainage; Soils; Fertility, with reports of greenhouse and field experiments; Needs of the soils as indicated by laboratory, field and greenhouse tests; Liming, manuring, use of commercial fertilizers; Drainage; Rotation of crops; Prevention of erosion; Individual soil types in the county; Drift soils; Loess soils; Terrace soils; Swamp and bottomland soils. The Appendix offers information on the soil survey of Iowa. It’s highly detailed … and provides a fascinating view of how the agricultural experts were working to assist farmers in the early years of the 20th century! The book is in Very Good condition with some very light edge/corner wear to the covers. There are a few inked notations on various pages, but none interfere with the text. Inside pages have no other apparent defects – even 75+ years later! (3493-r33) ISBN: none	1	Your Price: $19.95