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THE BOMFORD STORY
Written by Theo Sherwen.
Stock no. 1327932
Published by Bomford & Evershed Ltd.. 1978. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A Century of Service to Agriculture. Privately published. Colour and b/w photos. Red boards, tilt title to spine. The story of the company in Worcestershire who served agriculture with farm equipment. Slight rubbing to cover edges. Slight foxing to endpapers and textblock. Dustwrapper is slightly creased at top edges.

DISEASES OF CATTLE IN AUSTRALASIA
Written by T.J. Parkinson; J.J. Vermunt; J. Malmo; R. Laven.
Stock no. 1827804
Published by Massey University Press. 2nd 2019. Slightly better than very good condition.

Second Edition, fully updated and redesigned. A comprehensive text book. An authoritative book for cattle veterinarians and veterinary students. Also useful to progressive farmers, professional agricultural advisors and those in other scientific disciplines who require access to both general and detailed knowledge on diseases of cattle in Australasia. Large format. A heavy tome. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour photos and illustrations. ISBN: 9780995102958. Corners bumped and lightly worn, a few minor knocks to board edges (not surprising owing to the weight of the book). Boards very lightly scuffed. Contents clean.

FARMING AND BIRDS (NN 135)
Written by Ian Newton.
Stock no. 1827219
Published by William Collins. 1st 2017. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

New Naturalist series No. 135. The author discusses the changes that have occurred in British agriculture over the past seventy years, and the effects they have had on bird populations. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour photos, b/w illustrations. Orange endpapers with repeating New Naturalist logo. ISBN: 9780008147891. A lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is just a little grubby to rear panel.

FARM WAGGONS AND CARTS
Written by James Arnold. Illustrated by James Arnold.
Stock no. 1826881
Published by David & Charles. 1st 1977. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

This book is for anyone interested in our country heritage and in the everyday work of the farmers and country craftsmen of the past, for modellers and collectors, and for those who spot delightful old waggons in unexpected places, or admire those restored in follk museums. Oblong format. Peach cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0715373307. Dustwrapper spine is faded.

HONEY BEE BIOLOGY AND BEEKEEPING
Written by Dewey M. Caron.
Stock no. 1826678
Published by Wicwas Press. 2nd 1999. Slightly better than very good condition.

Second Edition. This book explains bee biology, what bees do, and provides the tools which make it possible for an individual to successfully manage bee colonies. Large format. Pictorial glazed boards. B/w photos, diagrams, charts and illustrations. ISBN: 1878075098. SIGNED by the author (with personal dedication) to verso of front endpaper. Rear board lightly scuffed and small sticky patch (label removal?). A few minor knocks to board edges. Text block slightly grubby. Contents clean.

IMPROVING ORGANIC CROP CULTIVATION
Written by Ulrich Kopke.
Stock no. 1826660
Published by Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing Limited. 1st 2019. Nearly fine condition.

Burleigh Dodds Series in Agricultural Science No. 47. Pictorial glazed boards. A physical copy printed on Demand by Lightning Source. A few colour photos and charts. ISBN: 9781786761842. Text block very slightly grubby. Contents clean.

HERDWICKS: HERDWICK SHEEP AND THE ENGLISH LAKE DISTRICT
Written by Geoff Brown.
Stock no. 1826650
Published by Hayloft Publishing Ltd. 1st 2009. Slightly better than very good condition.

Card wraps. A Cumbria Guide. Herdwicks are the native sheep of the English Lake District. B/w and colour photos. ISBN: 1904524656. Light rubbing to corners of covers, minor bump to top of spine. Contents clean.

CUMIN (CUMINUM CYMINUM): PRODUCTION AND PROCESSING
Written by M. Kafi; M.H. Rashed Mohassel; A. Koocheki; M. Nassiri.
Stock no. 1826559
Published by Science Publications Inc.. Circa 2006. Nearly fine condition.

Cumin is a spice widely used in the medicinal, cosmetic and food industry. It is a cash crop for the dry areas of South Asia and the Middle East. This book contributes to the better understanding of different aspects of cumin including history, botany, production, ecophysiology, crop protection, genetics, economics and processing. Green glazed pictorial boards. ISBN: 1578085047. Still in original shrinkwrap which is splittling along the lower edge.

SOIL ORGANIC CARBON AND FEEDING THE FUTURE: BASIC SOIL PROCESSES (ADVANCES IN SOIL SCIENCE)
Written by Rattan Lal.
Stock no. 1825232
Published by CRC Press. 1st 2022. Slightly better than very good condition.

Explains the pedological processes set in motion by increases in soil organic matter content of depleted degraded soils. Discusses the relationship between soil organic matter content and critical soil quality parameters, including aggregation, water retention and transport, aeration and gaseous exchange, nutrient and elemental transformation and availability to plants, and chemcial composition of soil air. Pictorial glazed boards. Charts & photos. xiii and 323 pages including index. ISBN: 9781032150673. A few small knocks to board edges. Boards are ligthly scuffed. Contents fine.

HIGH-THROUGHPUT CROP PHENOTYPING (CONCEPTS AND STRATEGIES IN PLANT SCIENCES)
Written by Jianfeng Zhou; Henry T. Nguyen.
Stock no. 1825213
Published by Springer. 1st 2021. Slightly better than very good condition.

Edited by Zhou and Nguyen. Providing an overview of the innovations in crop phenotyping using emerging technologies i.e. high-throughput crop phenotyping technology, including its concept, importance, breakthrough and applications in different crops and environments. Green cardwraps. Colour & b/w illustrations. Printed by Lightning Source UK Ltd, a print on demand company. xvii and 249 pages. ISBN: 9783030737368. Slight wave to covers and contents else fine, looks unread.

AGRICULTURAL CYBERNETICS (AGRICULTURE AUTOMATION AND CONTROL)
Written by Yanbo Huang; Qin Zhang.
Stock no. 1825191
Published by Springer. 1st 2021. Slightly better than very good condition.

In this book the core ideas and methods from control problems in agricultural production systems are extracted, and a system view of agricultural production is formulated for analysis and design of management strategies to control and optimize agricultural production systems while exploiting the intrinsic feedback information-exhanging mechanisms. Green cardwraps. Colour photos and charts. xiv and 255 pages including index. Printed by Lightning Source UK Ltd, a print on demand company. ISBN: 9783030721046. A little light creasing to covers and corners. Contents clean.

THE AMARANTH GENOME (COMPENDIUM OF PLANT GENOMES)
Written by Dinesh Adhikary; Michael K. Deyholos; John P. Delano-Frier.
Stock no. 1825189
Published by Springer. 1st 2021. Very good condition.

This book describes the development of genetic resources in amaranths, with a major focus on genomics, reverse, and forward genetics tools and strategies that have been developed for crop improvement. Green cardwraps. Colour photos. xvii and 181 pages. Printed by Lighting Source UK Limited, a print on demand company. ISBN: 9783030723675. Light creasing and scuffing to covers. Contents clean.