Saunders, Prof. William, et al.

Agricultural Colleges and Experimental Farm Stations with Suggestions Relating to Experimental Agriculture in Canada /Bound with/ Central Experimental Farm, Ottawa, Canada. Bulletins 1 Through 20

Ottawa, 1894. Hardcover. Each section separately paginated. pp. ix, 111; 8; 11; 15; 46; 23; 25; 13; 11; 34; 15; 30; 24; 16; 11; 12; 16; 20; 14; 36; 36. (Total 536 pages). 8vo. Bound in brick-red cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Cloth splitting at joints, spine slant, minor edgewear, ink notes on front free endpaper, small numbers to endpapers and title page, internally clean and unmarked, binding sound. First part "Reprinted from the Appendix to the Report of the Minister of Agriculture for 1885." Each bulletin distinct in theme. Subjects include: vitality of seeds, varieties of wheat, barley, corn, and grasses; strawberry culture; results of early vs. late seeding; treatment of mildew; prevention of insect damage; fattening of swine; feeding of steers; cherries; tuberculosis. An interesting collection of scarce items. "The experimental farms, unquestionably Saunders’s most important work, conducted research in cereal culture, dairying, animal husbandry, horticulture, forestry, and the application of chemistry and botany to agriculture. Saunders and his political masters expected this research to produce practical results in the form of better varieties of grain, improved livestock, and fruit-trees that could thrive in the Canadian climate." - DCB. .

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