Steam on the Farm

Steam on the Farm
Author: Jonathan Brown
Publisher: Crowood Press (UK)
Total Pages: 200
Release: 2008
Genre: History
ISBN:

The 19th century was the great age of steam. This book traces the history and development of the agricultural use of steam power from the 19th century to the end of the Second World War and considers how it was actually used.

Steam Power on the American Farm

Steam Power on the American Farm
Author: Reynold M. Wik
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
Total Pages: 308
Release: 2016-11-11
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1512808466

This book is a volume in the Penn Press Anniversary Collection. To mark its 125th anniversary in 2015, the University of Pennsylvania Press rereleased more than 1,100 titles from Penn Press's distinguished backlist from 1899-1999 that had fallen out of print. Spanning an entire century, the Anniversary Collection offers peer-reviewed scholarship in a wide range of subject areas.

The Steam Tractor Encyclopedia

The Steam Tractor Encyclopedia
Author: Robert T. Rhode
Publisher: Voyageur Press
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2008
Genre: Mens collection
ISBN: 9780760334737

A richly illustrated and meticulously detailed history of the steam tractors that transformed farming in the mid-nineteenth century, before the advent of the gas engine.

Over on the Farm

Over on the Farm
Author: Marianne Berkes
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.
Total Pages: 35
Release: 2016-03-01
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 158469551X

Learning becomes fun with this book about animals on the farm. In Over on the Farm, amazing artwork and rhyming text sung to the tune of "Over in the meadow" will inspire children in classrooms and at home to appreciate the world around us! Welcome to the farm, where pigs roll, goats nibble, horses gallop, hens peck, and turkeys strut! Count, clap, and sing along to the classic tune of "Over in the Meadow" while learning about life on a classic farm. This book is one of Marianne's own favorites, and is a delight for children and adults alike. Cathy's illustrations are charming. Kids love counting books, too! And as usual, Marianne offers up a potpourri of valuable information about farm animals and suggestions for child-friendly activities. Backmatter Includes: Further information about mountains and the animals in this book! Music and song lyrics to "Over on the Farm" sung to the tune "Over in the Meadow"!

DK Eyewitness Books: Farm

DK Eyewitness Books: Farm
Author: Ned Halley
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 66
Release: 2000-05-31
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 0756668077

Farming is an integral part of life that has become one of the most valuable and relied upon resources ever. Discover its historical roots and learn about the future of farming in this comprehensive guide. Superb color photographs give the reader a unique "eyewitness" view of farm animals, crops, machines, harvesting, and every other aspect of farming. See all kinds of farm animals, both new breeds and old, a seed drill and a steam threshing machine,a sheep being shorn, an early tractor, a reaper-binder in action, a massive combine harvester, and horses at work. Learn how a cornstack is built, how wheat is separated from chaff, how genetic engineering affects farm animals, when the first plows were made, and what organic farmers do. Discover what silage is, who grew potatoes first, the inventions of the Egyptians, why dibblers walk backward, where corn is stored, what different animals eat, and much, much more! Discover the story of farming plowing, sowing, harvesting and rearing livestock.