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Fields of Farmers Interning, Mentoring, Partnering, Germinating

America’s average farmer is sixty years old. When young people can’t get in, old people can’t get out. Approaching a watershed moment, our culture desperately needs a generational transfer of millions of farm acres facing abandonment, development, or amalgamation into ever-larger holdings. Based on his decades of experience with interns and multigenerational partnerships at Polyface Farm, farmer and author Joel Salatin digs deep into the problems and solutions surrounding this land- and knowledge-transfer crisis. This book empowers aspiring young farmers, midlife farmers, and nonfarming landlords to build regenerative, profitable agricultural enterprises.

John Deere Yesterday and Today

<b>Celebrate the history of a beloved American brand that has become familiar to generations of farm families.</b> <ul> <li>Follow this iconic agricultural company from the early 1800s, when John Deere himself devised a plow blade in his blacksmith shop, through the automation of the two-cylinder tractor nearly 100 years later, and into the 21st century of advanced technology and the future of farming equipment.</li> <li>Stunning color photographs and illustrations, many of which feature John Deere memorabilia, such as a commemorative Barbie doll, down through the years.</li> <li>Hardcover, 192 pages</li> </ul>

John Deere die Traktoren aus Mannheim

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Warman's John Deere Collectibles Identification and Price Guide

All John Deere collectibles, from a few rare items including tin dealer signs to the commonly collected coffee mugs are identified, priced and described in this full-color book. Of the thousands of listings in this great guide to "Green" featured items include modern dealer signs and displays, paper products/ephemera items, petroleum pieces, toys and models, and tools.<p>&break;&break;Delve into the history and collectible-rich legacy of the Green tractors that draw devotion from farmers and non-farmers alike. All John Deere collectibles, from the most rare to the common are identified, priced and described in this book, to aid in your collecting endeavors and historical appreciation.<p>&break;&break;Featured items include:<ul><li>&break;&break;Dealer signs and displays <li>&break;Paper products/ephemeral items<li>&break;Petroleum pieces<li>&break;Toys and models<li>&break;Tools</ul>

The Salatin Semester: A Complete Home Study Course in Polyface-Style Diversified Farming

150 years of International Harvester (Crestline agricultural series)

excellent hard cover book on the history of an American icon, The International Harvester Company, well illustrated.

International Harvester Tractors and Equipment in Australia and New Zealand

This book comprehensively documents the activities of International Harvester Company (IHC) and its influence in Australia and New Zealand, from its inception to its merger with Case as Case IH. IHC began with a merger of harvesting machinery companies to form the International Trust, the world's biggest farm machinery enterprise at the time. Then IHC became involved with tractors to become the world's largest tractor and full-line machinery maker, setting production records that stand to this day. The book offers details on tractors and machinery models for collectors of the International Harvester brand line up. It also provides information and anecdotes about enthusiasts who collect, restore, and maintain vintage machines. International Harvester is copiously illustrated with much previously unpublished material.

Chemical Applications Management

This is the student guide that corresponds with the text, Chemical Applications Management. This describes many various kinds of pesticides, their toxicity, calibrations and proper applications. Also, very practical management methods and application techniques are covered in detail. This book has over 850 pictures, charts, tables, graphs, and other illustrations. Filled with EPA, OSHA, and other regulatory agency standards and suggested ways to meet or exceed those standards. Some topics covered are accurate identification of weeds, insects, and diseases, and effective ways to control them. Includes 500 pest-identification photos in full-color.

International Harvester Trucks The Complete History

<p><b>Get the entire history of the best trucks on the road.</b></p><p>The International Truck and Engine Corporation has built the trucks that have been a staple of both agricultural and industrial trucking for nearly 100 years. <i>International Harvester Trucks: The Complete History</i> tells the complete story of the light-, medium-, and heavy-duty trucks, vans, and station wagons built by International Harvester during over a century of history, starting from the company's early days, through its first truck model in 1907, and right up to the present.</p><p>The focus is firmly on the trucks themselves including collectible machines such as the Travelall and Scout. Author Patrick R. Foster is one of the world's premier transportation historians. His accessible writing style, illustrated with hundreds of never-before-seen archival photographs, makes this book the best examination of one of the world's most prolific truck manufacturers.</p>

International Harvester, Mccormick, Navistar Milestones in the Company that Helped Build America

The passion for invention is a deeply ingrained part of American culture. In the decades after our independence, the new nation burst with names every schoolchild should learn: Robert Fulton, Eli Whitney, Samuel Morse-and above all, Cyrus McCormick. Cyrus McCormick, inventor of the first mechanical reaper, liberated the American farmer, and changed the course of history. Until 1831, when he marketed the first truly practical machine, grain was still harvested as it had been in the time of the Pharaohs. McCormick also pioneered modern sales and marketing techniques, and as the twentieth century dawned, his McCormick Harvesting Machine Company became International Harvester, an industrial powerhouse ranked with U.S. Steel and Standard Oil. Celebrating this year its 175th anniversary, McCormick's company, now Navistar International, has been a vital force in the American landscape, its tractors and trucks crucial to its industrial development. Milestones is the first fully illustrated history of the rich heritage of Navistar International, from its founding by Cyrus McCormick to its vitality today. This lavishly illustrated, oversized volume is packed with original photography, nostalgic advertising, fascinating detail and history, and American pride.

John Deere Tractor Data Book

Restoring your tractor? Put everything you need to know in your hip pocket! This handy, pocket-sized guide provides all the information youre looking for on tractor serial numbers, engine, carburetor and magneto codes, specifications, decal placement, options and more. Page after page of data puts all the information you need at your fingertips.

John Deere

Young readers will revel in this full-color, picture-filled, fact-packed book about the tractor that has worked America's fields for more than 100 years. Full color.