Synopsis "American Agriculturist Handbook for 1909"
This special re-print edition of Orange Judd Company's book "American Agriculrurist Handbook for 1909" is a historic guide to American Agriculture. Written in 1909, this classic text is a snapshot in time of turn of the century era American farming and homesteading, providing insight into agricultural happenings around the country in 1909, as well as many pages of practical old fashioned farming and homesteading advice. Features include Facts for Business-Like Farmers, The Nation's Wheat Crop, Milk Making and Marketing, Handling Perishable Produce, Fancy Apples, Leaf Tobacco Culture, Livestock Industry Changing As The West Becomes More Populous, A Hog Raising Story, The Science and Practice of Feeding Livestock, Work of the Forest Service, Aerial Navigation, Home Economics and Household Helps, Disinfectants and Their Use, The Home Beautiful, Helpful Household Secrets, The Kitchen - Its Various Problems, Making and Using a Fireless Cooker, Games and Ways of Entertaining, Eclipses for 1909, Wonders Revealed To Us In Astronomy, Use of Concrete For Farm Structures, How To Improve Farm Poultry and much more. Note: This edition is a perfect facsimile of the original edition and is not set in a modern typeface. As a result, some type characters and images might suffer from slight imperfections or minor shadows in the page background.
