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This antiquarian book contains a comprehensive guide to keeping an apple orchard, being a sketch of the practice of apple growing in North America at the beginning of the twentieth century. A timeless handbook full of invaluable information and useful tips, The American Apple Orchard will be of utility to modern fruit growers, and would make for a great addition to collections of agricultural literature. Contents include: The Geography of Apple Growing, Apple Soils, Exposures, Windbreaks, Winterkilling, Starting the Orchard, A Good Nursery Tree, How to Get Trees, Methods of Propagation, Fall...

"Systematic pomology, or the branch of pomology dealing with our knowledge of the fruits themselves, is explored in Frank Waugh's 1903 book, as well as the trees, bushes, or vines on which they grow. He treats three distinct subjects: description, nomenclature, and classification."

This vintage book contains a complete guide to spraying fruit as a method of pest control, with information on machinery, ingredients, preparation methods, and more. Profusely illustrated and written in plain language, this book is highly recommended for novice agriculturalists, and would make for a worthy addition to collections of farming literature. Contents include: Bordeaux Mixture, Fighting Insects, Paris Green, Arsenate of Lead, Lime-Sulphur Wash, Self-Boiled Lime-Sulphur, Soluble Oils, Kerosene Emulsion, Dust Spraying, Spray Machinery, The Spraying Campaign, etcetera. Frank Albert...

This book contains a comprehensive guide to insects and diseases common to peach trees, with information on spraying pesticides and fungicides. This easy-to-digest guide contains a wealth of timeless information that will be of utility to the modern farmer, and constitutes a worthy addition to collections of related literature. Contents include: Insect Enemies, San Jose Scale, Lime-Sulphur Wash, Self-Boiled Lime-Sulphur, Soluble Oils, Peach Tree Border, The Lecanium Scale, The Plum Curculio, Fruit Bark Beatle, The Yellows, Little Peach and Big Peach, Leaf Curl, Brown Rot, etcetera. Frank...

Frank Waugh's 1913 work is an introduction and basic reference on fruit culture for novice growers.

"Meeting the needs of the fruit culturist with a limited amount of gardening space, Frank Waugh's 1906 guide provides comprehensive information on the growth and management of dwarf fruit trees."