Science - Earth/Agricultural/Farming
Explore a rich collection of works that illuminate the science of the Earth, focusing on agriculture and farming. Discover texts that cover everything from soil management to crop cultivation, offering timeless insights for both enthusiasts and professionals. Whether you're seeking practical farming techniques or understanding ecological impacts, these resources provide valuable knowledge to enhance sustainable practices and agricultural productivity. Unlock the secrets of nurturing our planet while feeding the world efficiently.
Town Geology
The book "Town Geology" by Charles Kingsley offers a fascinating exploration of the geological history and processes that have shaped the landscape of a town, revealing the complex and dynamic forces that have created the world around us.
By Charles Kingsley
The Vegetable Garden: What, When, and How to Plant
Discover the secrets to a flourishing, money-saving garden with expert advice on growing your own delicious and nutritious vegetables.
By Anonymous
Sweet Clover: Harvesting and Thrashing the Seed Crop
Discover how to maximize your sweet clover harvest with expert tips on timing, machinery, and thrashing techniques for a bountiful yield.
By H. S. Coe
Cacao Culture in the Philippines
Discover the secrets to cultivating cacao in the Philippine islands, where rich flavors mingle with agricultural strategies for prosperity.
By William Scrugham Lyon
Ducks and Geese: Standard Breeds and Management
Discover the secrets to successfully raising ducks and geese, from selecting the perfect breed to mastering the art of their care and breeding.
By George E. (George Ellsworth) Howard
Hints on Mountain-Lion Trapping
Armed with trained hounds and strategic trap placements, stockmen and game protectors learn how to manage the mountain lion population to protect their livestock and surrounding wildlife.
By Stanley Paul Young
The peaches of New York
Discover the secrets of turn-of-the-century peach cultivation, where the fruit's history, botany, and economic impact intertwine to reveal its agricultural significance in New York.
By U. P. Hedrick
The Honey-Bee: Its Natural History, Physiology and Management
Discover the secrets of the hive, where a queen rules, workers toil, and drones dream, all within a delicate balance of nature and history.
By Edward Bevan
Poultry A Practical Guide to the Choice, Breeding, Rearing, and Management of all Descriptions of Fowls, Turkeys, Guinea-fowls, Ducks, and Geese, for Profit and Exhibition.
Unlock the secrets of successful fowl farming in this vintage guide, revealing lucrative methods for raising poultry and enriching your land.
By Hugh Piper
Shearing in the Riverina, New South Wales
In the late 19th century, amidst the vast landscapes of rural Australia, discover the trials and triumphs of hardworking individuals as they navigate the rigorous shearing season.
By Rolf Boldrewood
Domestic Animals History and description of the horse, mule, cattle, sheep, swine, poultry and farm dogs; with directions for their management, breeding, crossing, rearing, feeding, and preparation for a profitable market; also their diseases and remedies. Together with full directions for the management of the dairy.
Discover how to make your farm animals thrive, from understanding their origins to mastering the art of breeding for a bountiful harvest.
By Richard Lamb Allen
Growing Nuts in the North A Personal Story of the Author's Experience of 33 Years with Nut Culture in Minnesota and Wisconsin
From childhood memories to decades of hands-on experience, discover how one man conquered the odds to successfully grow nuts where others thought it impossible.
By Carl Weschcke
Beef Slaughtering, Cutting, Preserving, and Cooking on the Farm
Discover the secrets to transforming a live animal into a delicious and preserved food source, all within the confines of your own farm.
By H. Russell Cross
British Pomology Or, the History, Description, Classification, and Synonymes, of the Fruits and Fruit Trees of Great Britain
Discover a world of apples and other fruits from Great Britain, learning about their history, where they come from, and how they are sorted and classified.
By Robert Hogg
Pecan Diseases and Pests and Their Control
Discover how to shield valuable pecan orchards from destructive diseases, caterpillars, bugs, and borers to guarantee a dependable harvest.
By David W. Rosburg
The Floors of the Ocean: 1. The North Atlantic Text to accompany the physiographic diagram of the North Atlantic
Journey into the depths of the North Atlantic to uncover hidden geological wonders and reshape our understanding of the ocean's floor.
By Bruce C. Heezen
Paradisi in sole paradisus terrestris, or, A garden of all sorts of pleasant flowers which our English ayre will permitt to be noursed vp a kitchen garden of all manner of herbes, rootes & fruites for meate or sauce vsed with vs, and, an orchard of all sorte of fruitbearing trees and shrubbes fit for our land, together with the right orderinge, planting & preseruing of them and their vses & vertues
Embark on a 17th-century journey into the art of gardening, where cultivating beauty and bounty becomes a testament to nature's divine design.
By John Parkinson
Water and power for San Francisco from Hetch-Hetchy Valley in Yosemite National Park
A city fights for its future by tapping into a natural wonder, sparking debates about progress versus preservation.
By Martin Samuel Vilas
The Andes of Southern Peru Geographical Reconnaissance along the Seventy-Third Meridian
Journey through the early 20th-century Andes, where contrasting landscapes and lifestyles reveal the untold stories of Peru's diverse inhabitants and the impact of a changing world.
By Isaiah Bowman
A study of some factors influencing fertility and sterility in the bull
Discover the hidden world of bull reproductive health, where the secrets of fertility, sterility, and disease transmission could make or break the cattle industry.
By Herbert Lester Gilman