Standard Cyclopedia of Modern Agriculture
A prize Berkshire sow, a dromedary and an Egyptian straw-cutter share the plates of the Standard Cyclopedia of Modern Agricu...
Read moreA prize Berkshire sow, a dromedary and an Egyptian straw-cutter share the plates of the Standard Cyclopedia of Modern Agriculture, the reference work edited by Sir Robert Patrick Wright and published by the Gresham Publishing Company. The prints here date from 1912 and also show clovers, agricultural colleges and manure distributors, explaining farming through its animals and crops as well as its machinery, institutions and practices. Captions sometimes preserve the names of manufacturers, breeds and particular prize-winning animals.
A prize Berkshire sow, a dromedary and an Egyptian straw-cutter share the plates of the Standard Cyclopedia of Modern Agriculture, the reference work edited by Sir Robert Patrick Wright and published by the Gresham Publishing Company. The prints here date from 1912 and also show clovers, agricultural colleges and manure distributors, explaining farming through its animals and crops as well as its machinery, institutions and practices. Captions sometimes preserve the names of manufacturers, breeds and particular prize-winning animals.