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Traditional American Farming Techniques remains as valuable today as when it was first published in 1916. More than one thousand pages brim with informationeverything from the science behind crop rotation to the specifics of breeding better hogs from growing 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 clean, insightful, and all inclusive text, there are additional 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 usefuleven invaluabletoday. About the Authors Frank D. Gardner was Professor of Agronomy at the Pennsylvania State College and Experimentation Station. MaryJane Butters is an organic farmer in Moscow, Idaho the founder of MaryJanes Farm and an author of several lifestyle books. James R. Babb is the editor of Gray's Sporting Journal and an author. He lives in Maine.
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