![Item #3488 [FARMING] Lycons; The Farmer's Friend](https://lizzyoungbookseller.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/3488.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1678135035)
New York, NY: B.T. Babbit, Inc., 1940. Staplebound wraps. 48 pages. 8 x 5 in. Advertising handbook for Lycons concentrated lye. History of product, sanitation, and uses. Disease fighting agent. Cleans, disinfects, and destroys odors. Closed tear to spine. Covers rubbed. More
![Item #3606 [NEW HAMPSHIRE] [FARM] [DIARY] The Standard DAILY REMINDER](https://lizzyoungbookseller.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/3606.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1683041580)
Cambridge, MASS. THE STANDARD DIARY COMPANY, 1939. Hardcover. Unpaginated. 17 x 10 cm. A intriguing account of life on a farm in New England in 1939 at the outset of World War II. Our diarist writes everyday, beginning with the weather, followed by the various tasks he has completed during..... More
![Item #1649 [TOBACCO] [LABEL] The Strawberry; Manufactured From The Finest Connecticut Seed Tobacco](https://lizzyoungbookseller.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/1649.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1556632780)
Loose_leaf. 17 x 13 cm. c. 1900 Color lithograph cigar label. Depicting a pair of mice pulling a carriage with two cigar smoking goblins. F.W. printed on carraige - Fred Wambach, 19th Century cigar maker. Text at tail end of label: Entered According To Act of Congress in The Year..... More
![Item #4857 [AGRICULTURE] Nebraska Corn Book; Including Brief Treatment of the Principal Corn...](https://lizzyoungbookseller.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/4857.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1769897107)
Lincoln, Nebraska: The Nebraska Boys and Girls' Associations - The University Publishing Co., 1906. Staplebound. 78 pages. 2 x 15 cm. Essays, poems, history, and rules for judging corn contests and festivals. Essay by young Native American student of an "Indian School" about Maize. Illustrated throughout. Stamped on verso of..... More
New York: Assouline Publishing, 2000. Hardcover. 240 pages. 31.5 x 24 cm. Presentation copy, signed by Ducasse on the half title page. Gorgeous color photography by Axel Icard. Alain Ducasse traveled throughout the United States to sample the agricultural abundance found throughout this country. A true love letter to the..... More
![Item #2971 [WINE] Cartera de bolsillo del cultivador de viñas : La Vid de Oro; Su tratameiento...](https://lizzyoungbookseller.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/2971.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1656610370)
Zaragoza: Imprenta Y Fotograbado de Abadía y Capapé, 1907. Staplebound. 93 pages. Limited edition, handwritten #185 in colophon along with Author's signature. A compelling look at the various techniques used at the turn of the century. The author discusses cultivation, production, and land management - along with his personal theories..... More
![Item #3347 [FDA] [FOOD SAFETY] Rules and Regulations for the Enforcement of the Food and Drugs...](https://lizzyoungbookseller.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/3347.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1678399488)
Washington DC: United States Department of Agriculture, Office of the Secretary, 1906. Circular No. 21. Staplebound. 20 pages, 14.5 x 23 cm. Following the collaboration of members of the Departments of the Treasury, Agriculture, and Commerce and Labor on this document, the Food and Drugs Act was released to the..... More
New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1964. Hardcover. 390 pages. 24 x 17 cm. Strawberries in January, avocados in Montana, and oysters anywhere, in any season... The list of daily marvels in America's food industry is seemingly endless. Here is the astonishing history describing the development of today's food industry. Methods..... More
Philadelphia: Isaac Riley, 1818. Second Edition. Hardcover. 378 pages. 17 x 11 cm. This comprehensive household manual displays the enormous breadth of knowledge that was needed to run a home and farm in the early 1800s. The "domestic" labor that was required included cooking, distilling liquor, cleaning, making and maintaining..... More
![Item #3398 [AGRICULTURE] [TRADE CATALOG] McCormick-Deering Primrose cream separators; Long-Life...](https://lizzyoungbookseller.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/3398.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1670693169)
Chicago: International Harvester Company of America, c. 1920. Loose_leaf. 15.5 x 8.5 closed, 48 x 30 cm. open. Large folding trade catalog featuring a necessity for American farmers, especially small farms that serviced the local community with milk, cream, and all milk products. The producer uses illustrations and text to..... More
![Item #3152 [AGRICULTURE] [MILK] Letter to Mr. Seth Gray. M W. Doten](https://lizzyoungbookseller.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/3152.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1684239036)
Northfield, ME: September 30, 1908. 1 page, 26.5 x 20.5. This letter to Mr. Seth Gray in Marion, ME is handwritten from M.W. Doten on his professional stationary, which reads "Agent for the Tubular Cream Separators". He is advising on a bill for $4.95 for fertilizer, he will come to..... More
![Item #4991 [BUSINESS] [AGRICULTURE] [PECANS] A Life Income from Yazoo Valley PEDIGREED PECAN...](https://lizzyoungbookseller.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/4991.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1775835304)
St. Louis: R. L. BILES & COMPANY, 1912. Staplebound. 23 pages.31 x 23 cm. Large-format promotional pamphlet issued to promote real estate investment and land development for pecan cultivation. A product of the early twentieth-century pecan boom across the American South, the publication extols the advantages of the Yazoo Valley..... More
![Item #3556 [HORSE BREEDING] Sale Letter to Jasper M. Clark; IMPORTERS & BREEDERS OF CHOICE Norman...](https://lizzyoungbookseller.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/3556.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1680042528)
Oskaloosa, IA: SPRINGER & WILLARD, 1891. Loose_leaf. 1 page. 28 x 21 cm. Typed, signed, letter on illustrated letterhead, dated Feb. 3 17, 1891 from Springer & Willard to Jasper M. Clark, South Dakota, stating the prices for Draft Horses/German Coachers - Signed by Springer & Willard. Includes envelope, stamp..... More
Springfield, Mass: The Home Correspondence School, 1901. Staplebound. 31 pages. 17.5 x 11.5 cm. An overview of the course that studies Plants, Soil, Tillage, Drainage, Irrigation, Manures, Fertilizers, Crop Rotation, Mowing and Pastures, Seed and Plants, Animal Husbandry, Stock Breeding, Dairy Husbandry, Stock Feeding, and Poultry Farming. Front and back..... More
![Item #3533 [FISH] LE POISSON D'ÉTANG; 150 recettes pratiques par le Maître Cuisinier Philéas...](https://lizzyoungbookseller.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/3533.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1679075503)
Paris: L'Union, c. 1935. Wraps. 135 pages. 23.5 x 16 cm. Title translation: Fish Pond - this work was composed by the NATIONAL UNION OF PONDS TRADE UNIONS and edited by THE NATIONAL LIVESTOCK COMMITTEE. 150 Recipes by Master Chef Philéas Gilbert. Intriguing publication focusing on the fish farming industry..... More
![Item #4486 [MILK] ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE and PRICE LIST of the U.S. CREAM SEPARATOR; We...](https://lizzyoungbookseller.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/4486.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1735598814)
Bellows Falls, VT: Vermont Farm Machine Co., 1896. Staplebound. 64 pages. 22 1/2 x 14 1/2 cm. Descriptions, sizes, and price of equipment for creameries and private dairies. Beautiful engravings of every typle of machine that was used at the time. Surprisingly, machines were made to be used with Dog..... More
![Item #4696 [COMMUNITY COOKBOOK] The Country Kitchen - Revised and Enlarged; The Farmer Recipe...](https://lizzyoungbookseller.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/4696.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1760389292)
St. Paul, Minn. WEBB PUBLISHING CO, 1916. Second Edition. Paperback. 154 pages.19 x 13 cm. "Every recipe contributed by a Farmer's Wife, Mother, or Daughter". An indispensable book for a farmer's wife - including recipes and directives on how to setup a proper "working" kitchen for "putting up". Also, instructions..... More
![Item #4787 [CULINARY MANUSCRIPT] Memphis Receipts & Remedies](https://lizzyoungbookseller.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/4787.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1765920425)
1876-1900. Hardcover. 114 pages. 20 x 13 cm. This extraordinary Southern culinary manuscript gathers the work of over fifty contributors whose recipes and remedies together form a vivid community portrait of post–Civil War life. Many of the women represented here were wives, daughters, and mothers of Confederate soldiers, and several..... More
![Item #4712 [REPURPOSED] SECRETARY'S RECORD BOOK, STATE OF IOWA; Property of Martha M. Roelfs](https://lizzyoungbookseller.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/4712.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1761078752)
Iowa/Chicago: Oliver Adams & Co., 1899-1928. Hardcover. 82 pages. 29 x 23 cm. 62 pages filled in manuscript. Originally issued as an official record book for the township of Grant in Lyon County, Iowa, this volume was used to document proceedings of the District Board, including teacher salaries, annual reports..... More
![Item #4703 [REPURPOSED] [CULINARY MANUSCRIPT] Homemakers recipes; James T. Crosby & Sons -...](https://lizzyoungbookseller.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/4703.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1760562216)
Redwood Falls, Minnesota: James T. Crosby & Sons, 1930-31. Leather_bound. 32 pages (manuscript entries). 12 x 6.5 cm. Repurposed lined booklet originally issued for the 1930–31 livestock commission year, later used by a homemaker to record her personal recipe collection. Handwritten entries include Parker House Rolls, Nut Bread, Baking Powder..... More
![Item #4801 [ITALIAN] [POTATOES] LE PATATE DE GRAN REDDITO; LORA CULTURA, LORA IMPORTANZA,...](https://lizzyoungbookseller.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/4801.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1766331151)
Milan: Ulrico Hoepli, 1904. Hardcover. 64 pages. 15 x 10 cm. Translation: Potatoes of the Great Income, Their Culture, Their Importance in Livestock Feeding, Domestic Economy and Industrial Uses. Includes: the history of the potato; botanical characteristics; farming - climate, land, crop rotation; choice of seed; the "enemies" of the..... More
Cincinnati: MOORE, ANDERSON & COMPANY, 1853. Fourth Edition. Hardcover. 142 pages. One of the earliest American handbooks devoted specifically to grape culture and wine-making - up to this point this knowledge was added to general farming guides. Focused on small-scale wine production, this guide brought forth information and context of..... More
![Item #4592 [BEER BREWING] [AGRICULTURE] COTTAGE ECONOMY; FIRST AMERICAN FROM THE FIRST LONDON...](https://lizzyoungbookseller.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/4592.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1747060398)
New York: STEPHEN GOULD AND SON, 1824. First Edition. Hardcover. 125 pages. 22 x 14 cm. Book plate of Jill Norman, culinary historian, author, and Elizabeth David's editor. "Information relative to the brewing of BEER, making BREAD, keeping COWS, PIGS, BEES, EWES, GOATS, POULTRY, and RABBITS, and relative to other..... More
![Item #4685 [SHEEP] [HERDING] [WOOL] INSTRUCTION POUR LES BERGERS ET POUR LES PROPRIÉTAIRES DE...](https://lizzyoungbookseller.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/4685.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1759340912)
Paris: De L'Imprimerie De La République, 1805. Third Edition. Hardcover. 536 pages. 22 x 14 cm. 22 plates. This third edition, published by the order of the government, includes detailed prefaces and speeches about Daubenton's life and scientific contributions. This edition also reflects the influence of the French Revolution on..... More
San Francisco: The Canners League of California - Asparagus Section, c. 1930. Staplebound. 24 pages. 16 x 8 cm. Highlighting the "favored region" of central California, this pamphlet features over 50 recipes containing asparagus. Wonderful period Chromolithograph cover. Covers lightly soiled and rubbed, interior crisp and clean. More