California Hog Book: A Compilation of Information about Hogs Applied to California Conditions
Published by Pacific Rural Press, San Francisco, 1915
- Hardcover
- Used
Seller: Cultural Images, Portland, OR, U.S.A.Cultural Images
AbeBooks seller since July 21, 2011
Condition: Used - Fine
£ 27.25
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Tan textured cloth with the cover title, California Hog Book; frontis; [5], 252, [2] pp; illustrated with photos and other illustrations; last two pages advertise other Pacific Rural Press books. Includes 31 photo illustrations and 22 line drawings. Measures 6 x 8.5 inches. Fine, clean condition. [21-668] In the Preface, the author states that California is perfect for hog raising to meet the increasing public demand. "Weather conditions are particularly favorable, and an abundance of the best kins of feed for hogs can be grown in all of the good agricultural sections of the state. Nowhere in America can high class pork be produced more cheaply than here." Chapters cover the topics of the California Hog Industry, Hog Growing Conditions, Description of the Hog, Judging and Selecting Hogs, Care of the Boar and Sow, Growing Pigs, California Hog Feeds, California Hog Growing Systems, Hog Buildings, Hog Appliances, Handling Hogs, Hog in Health and Disease, Profit in Hog Raising, Markets and Marketing, Value of Pure Bred Stock, Breeds, The Hog Breeder, Hog Breeding, Exhibiting Hogs, and Home-Made Pork Products. That about covers it all.…
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Bibliographic details
- Title
- California Hog Book: A Compilation of Information about Hogs Applied to California Conditions
- Author
- W. S. Guilford
- Publisher
- Pacific Rural Press, San Francisco
- Publication year
- 1915
- Condition
- Fine
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Dimensions
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
Cultural Images
Portland, OR, U.S.A.
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Cultural Images specializes in paper ephemera, vintage photographs, and old, rare, and out-of-print books in many fields, including Western Americana, Pacific Northwest, art and photography, travel and exploration, odd and unusual items, and anything else that catches our eye! Our ephemera inventory includes brochures and pamphlets, trade cards, business cards, letterheads and billheads, trade catalogs, advertising, manuscripts, broadsides, maps, posters, postcards, postal history, vintage magazines, and a host of other material. You may contact us for specific wants. We are open by appointment only.…
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