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1.		Handy Farm Devices: And How to Make Them from The Lyons Press Price: $25.00 Customer Review: The posting was misleading. The posting lead me to believe the book would be a legitimate copy of the book, not a typographical error that lasted for a couple hundred pages.	Customer Rating: 3.5 / 5.0 Click here for more information


2.		Tomorrow's Table : Organic Farming, Genetics, and the Future of Food from Oxford University Press Customer Review: I do not want to doubt the intentions behind the book's advocacy for marrying organic farming and genetic manipulation. The effort to raise yields while maintaining ecological balance is supposed to be a noble cause. The biggest concern I have on genetically manipulated crops is their effects... more info	Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information


3.		Machinery's Handbook Guide 27th Edition (Machinery's Handbook Guide to the Use of Tables and Formulas) from Industrial Press, Inc. Price: $37.13 Customer Review: A timeless reference book. If you do any work with measurements, this book is a must. Don't wait to get it. The sooner you purchase it, the easier your work will be.	Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information


4.		Complete Plans for Building Horse Barns: Big and Small from Breakthrough Publications Price: $3.90 Customer Review: I thought this was a well done job of advising the reader on how to design a barn that fits the horse-owning public's wide variety of needs for horse shelter. There were many different examples of horse barn designs along with the basic design decisions that need to be made for a successful design... more info	Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0 Click here for more information


5.	[no image]	Tractors : The History of the American Tractor in 500 Photos from Salamander Books Ltd Price: $45.64 Customer Review: I was very impressed with this book. The pictures are great and so is the information. I actually bought two of these books, one for each of my grandfathers. When I gave it to my dad to look over, he didn't want to give it back. I'll have to remember it for him next year. I know my grandfathers will... more info	Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information


6.		Legendary Farm Tractors: A Photographic History from Voyageur Press Price: $16.43 Customer Review: My Husband and 4 yr old love to look through this together.. Great Book for the interested Future Farmers and present..	Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information


7.		Legendary John Deere Tractors: A Photographic History from Voyageur Press Price: $15.98 Customer Review: I purchased this book for my husband as a Christmas gift. He is an avid John Deere individual and enjoys all types of John Deere memorabilia. He found great joy in the colorful, clear photos of the tractors he knew and used that were included in this book. He has shared it with several of his fellow... more info	Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information


8.		The Farm Tractor: 100 Years of North American Tractors from Voyageur Press Price: $12.95 Customer Review: Very well written, many photos, lots of history. This is not a paragraph a page, it is a full book, lots of info.	Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information


9.		Barn: The Art of a Working Building from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Price: $31.79 Customer Review: BARN is a great book for people that love old barns and the way they were biult with such simple tools.	Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information


10.		The American Barn from Motorbooks International Price: $22.76 Customer Review: This book is one of the best picture books on the subject of American Barns, but it is so much more. The author has written some interesting and informative material following the evolution of the barn throughout American history,and as barns changed to meet new needs as settlement moved... more info	Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information


11.		Agricultural Mechanics: Fundamentals & Applications from Delmar Cengage Learning Price: $82.51 Customer Review: Book was in excellent condition. Took about 2 weeks to arrive from ordering date.	Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0 Click here for more information


12.		My First Tractor: Stories of Farmers and Their First Love from Voyageur Press Price: $12.23	Click here for more information


13.		Agricultural Mechanics: Fundamentals & Applications from Delmar Cengage Learning Price: $9.97 Customer Review: as an agriculture student,i find this book to be a very well-written,highly informative book. all ag. teachers should have copies of this.	Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information


14.	[no image]	The Scythe Book: Mowing Hay, Cutting Weeds, and Harvesting Small Grains, With Hand Tools from Alan C Hood & Co Price: $65.73 Customer Review: This book is essentially split in two. The first half is older and written by David, the second half is newer and written by Peter. I liked the sections written by David, but he was often a bit vague in explaining things. There was a lot of what and not a lot of why. Peter on the other hand goes... more info	Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information


15.		How to Restore Your Farm Tractor (Motorbooks Workshop) from MBI Price: $14.89 Customer Review: this book has some great tips and helped me to restore my 1947 massey harris	Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0 Click here for more information


16.		Small-Scale Haymaking (Country Workshop) from Voyageur Press Price: $14.15 Customer Review: The author did a good job of describing a small haying operation done on a shoestring budget. He mentions early on that it is not economical to hay on a small scale with brand new, off the showroom, big iron. So he focuses on used equipment. Talks alot about each piece of equipment and how and when... more info	Customer Rating: 3.5 / 5.0 Click here for more information


17.		The Old Barn Book: A Field Guide to North American Barns and Other Farm Structures from Rutgers University Press Customer Review: This field guide has what I consider to be soso black and white photos and drawings of each type of barn and supporting structures. If you are looking for accurate information on a style of barn and where it may be located this is the book for you. I would perfer better quality photo's and some... more info	Customer Rating: 3.5 / 5.0 Click here for more information


18.		How To Restore Classic Farmall Tractors: The Ultimate Do-it-Yourself Guide to Rebuilding and Restoring from Voyageur Press Price: $158.33 Customer Review: The book is well made with good cover. It is interesting on history and how to go about buying a tractor and global restoring. I would have like to have seen more detail as in grease points and maintence charts. If you want a very general book then this is good reading but if you want more specific... more info	Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information


19.		Soil and Water Conservation Engineering from Delmar Cengage Learning Price: $115.00 Customer Review: Good reference, middle of the road in terms of required knowledge (not basic, but not reference only). A little light on some topics, but good overall.	Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information


20.		Yard & Garden Tractor Service Manual: Multi-Cylinder Models/Cat No. Ygt2-1 (Clymer Pro Series.) from Primedia Business Directories & Books Price: $19.45 Customer Review: I havent received the book yet, but I found a list of the lawn tractors covered in this volume, I spent some time looking for it, and it just saves from the hassle of buying the wrong one. [...]	Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information


21.		How to Restore Classic John Deere Tractors: The Ultimate Do-It-Yourself Guide to Rebuilding and Restoring Deere Two-Cylinder Tractors from Voyageur Press Price: $18.12 Customer Review: Very interesting for restorers. Some new info and helpful at all stages. A good book to read before starting a restoration.	Customer Rating: 3.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information


22.		Caterpillar (Enthusiast Color Series) from Motorbooks International Price: $29.93 Customer Review: I wish I could review this book however jerseyxray never sent me the book and will not return any of my e-mails. Beware of this guy, he is a crook.	Customer Rating: 3.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information


23.		Soil and Water Conservation Engineering from Delmar Cengage Learning Price: $115.00 Customer Review: Good reference, middle of the road in terms of required knowledge (not basic, but not reference only). A little light on some topics, but good overall.	Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information


24.		Classic Farmall Tractors: History, Models, Variations & Specifications 1922-1975 (Tractor Legacy Series) from Voyageur Press Price: $14.25 Customer Review: This is another great book from IH author and historian Ken Updike. I found the text engaging and informative without being overly dry which is easy to do. There are also lots of pictures and ads, almost all are vintage and many are in color, used throughout. Overall I'd highly recommend this book... more info	Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information


25.		Caterpillar Chronicle: History of the Greatest Earthmovers from MBI Price: $76.66 Customer Review: Eric C Orleman has produced a superb collection of photos and written a great text to tell the story of the greatest construction equipment manufacter on earth. The only possible hangup is the book is so big, it won't fit on a standard shelf. You'll just have to leave it on the coffee table to... more info	Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information


26.		John Deere The Classic American Tractor from MBI Price: $1.37 Customer Review: I purchased this book for my hubbys b-day. He LOVES it! We have the book about farmalls by the same author and he loves it as well. I highly reccommend this book!!!	Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information


27.		The John Deere Story: A Biography Of Plowmakers John & Charles Deere from Northern Illinois University Press Price: $14.74 Customer Review: "The John Deere Story" tells a great tale. It focuses on John Deere's development of the modern plow, his successes and failures as a businessman and his business-minded son Charles' success in promoting what is now an international brand. But what also makes this story great is the insight into the... more info	Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information


28.		The Compact Tractor Bible (Country Workshop) from Voyageur Press Price: $7.58 Customer Review: I bought this book thinking it would help me figure out what kind of compact tractor I need for my business. What a mistake! It is badly written, and vast majority of the book is aimed at golf-course mowing. Despite the many promises, consumer/homeowner vs. commercial machines is not touched.... more info	Customer Rating: 3.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information


29.	[no image]	Fields Without Dreams: Defending the Agrarian Idea from Free Press Price: $17.75 Customer Review: Hanson's prose is lively and elegant. His knowledge of Greek and Roman literature broadens the context of the history of his ancestors' farm in California. The larger background of the struggle to hold on to the farm is the extinction of a way of life in America, swallowed up by the meaninglessness... more info	Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information


30.		Outdoor Power Equipment (ED Version) (Small Engine Repair) from Delmar Cengage Learning Price: $72.73 Customer Review: This book is a tad pricey but well worth it, if you're seriously interested in learning about Small Engines, he starts off at A and goes completely to Z. Evening describing a great deal if not all the tools needed, in detail. If you're an expert in the field you may or may not find much help, but if... more info	Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information

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