History of agriculture in the northern United States, 1620-1860 / by Percy Wells Bidwell and John I. Falconer.
Bidwell, Percy W. (Percy Wells), 1888-1970.; Falconer, John Ironside, b. 1888.
1941
S441 .B5 1941 (Mapit)
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Title History of agriculture in the northern United States, 1620-1860 / by Percy Wells Bidwell and John I. Falconer.
Author Bidwell, Percy W. (Percy Wells), 1888-1970.
Imprint New York : P. Smith, 1941.
Language English
Description xii, 512 p., [6] leaves of plates (4 folded) : ill., maps ; 26 cm.
Call Number S441 .B5 1941
Dewey Decimal Classification 630.973
Note A reprint of Publication no. 358 of the Carnegie Institute of Washington (no. 5 of Contributions to American economic history).
Originally published: 1925.
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references (p. 454-492) and index.
Added Author Falconer, John Ironside, b. 1888.
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PART I: AGRICULTURE IN THE EARLIEST SETTLEMENTS: Field husbandry
Livestock
Farm labor, equipment and land
Trade in agricultural products
Land tenure
PART II: RURAL ECONOMY IN THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY: Pioneering in the Eighteenth Century
Farming in the older settlements: crops and tillage
Grazing and livestock
Farm management and household economy
Agricultural trade
PART III: EXPANSION AND PROGRESS: 1800-1840: Pioneering west of the Alleghanies
Pioneer farming in the West: economic conditions
Development of internal trade and the beginnings of commercial agriculture in the West
Organization and education of farmers
Foreign trade and the home market
Farm labor and labor-saving machinery
Livestock: improvement and specialization
Crops and tillage
Transition from self-sufficient economy to commercial agriculture: its difficulties, its significance
PART IV: PERIOD OF TRANSFORMATION, 1840-1860: Northern agriculture in 1840
Influence of the prairies on the progress of agriculture
Agricultural labor and population
Agricultural machinery
Transportation and markets
Diffusion of information
Wheat
Corn
The minor cereals
Flax and hemp
Hay
Potatoes and roots
Fruits and minor crops
Beef production
Sheep
Dairying
Swine
Poultry
Horses and mules
Northern agriculture in 1860: a summary.

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