A History of Agriculture in the State of New York
Albany, NY: New York State Agricultural Society, 1933. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Hardcover. xiii, [3], 462, [2] pages. Illustrations selected by the Author. Illustrations include half-tone inserts and Text Figures and Maps. There is a section on Books Helpful to the Author and an Index. DJ has wear, tears and soiling. The twenty chapter are: The Forest, Indian Agriculture, Land, The Agricultural Legacy of the Colony, Migrations, Agricultural Organizations, Sustaining Industries, Turnpikes, Country Life a Hundred Years Ago, Country Food and Drink, Waterways, Railways, Some Curious Inter-Relations of Religion and Agriculture, Human Labor Displaced by Machinery, The Printing Press and the Farmer, Farm Crops, Livestock Industries, Horticulture: "An Elegant Branch of Husbandry", The State Aids Agriculture, and Readjustments. Printed for the New York State Agricultural Society. The author was the Director of the New York Agricultural Experiment Station at the time of publication. The New York Times wrote: There is nothing dry or formal about this book, which is full of unexpected plums. One guesses that the author had a good time writing it. He was asked to do so by the State Agricultural Society, the Legislature and Governor Roosevelt having in 1931 authorized its preparation as a part of the centennial celebration of the society. More