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[Steve Diver <steved@ipa.net>]

My last post had the wrong Sanet address; see below for the correct link.  


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>From: Steve Diver <steved@ipa.net>
>Sent: Nov 6, 2007 10:17 AM
>To: permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org
>Subject: Three major archives of rare and out of print agricultural 
>literature
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>The digital archives of agriculture, permaculture, literature, art, 
>science, food, technology .... and terraced hillsides in the 
>Himalayas... are proof of the Web as a modern day Library of Alexandria.
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>See the digital archives of agriculture on Sanet below, circa 2002.  
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>Steve Diver
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>Historical Ag Literature & Digital Archives 
>Sustainable Agriculture Network Discussion Group 
>Tue, 24 Sep 2002 

http://lists.ifas.ufl.edu/cgi-bin/wa.exe?A2=ind0209&L=sanet-mg&P=R37253&I=-3

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>New Inspiration from Old Farm Implements: Historical Books and Digital 
>Archives
>ATTRAnews Spring 2007
>http://attra.ncat.org/newsletter/attranews_spring07.html#story3
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>It's often possible to retool old farmyard implements into modern-day 
>machinery. To find inspiration for small farm agriculture equipment 
>and techniques, try looking in historical agricultural literature. 
>These sources can be helpful for the basics of farm equipment and soil 
>preparation. Even the photos and illustrations in these old books can 
>provide ideas for innovative tools that can be crafted on the farm.
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>Some libraries are now providing full electronic copies of books on 
>their websites. I highly recommend the Core Historical Literature of 
>Agriculture, hosted by Cornell University online at 
>http://chla.library.cornell.edu. 
>It features more than 1,800 digitized books.
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>Here are a few excellent titles from this Cornell collection. They 
>provide illustrations and descriptive uses of tillage, cultivation, 
>and soil preparation equipment.
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>Equipment for the Farm and the Farmstead by Harry Clifford Ramsower, 1917 
>Farm Equipment for Mechanical Power by Frank N.G. Kranich, 1923 
>Farm Machinery by Archie A. Stone, 1928 
>Farm Knowledge: Complete Manual of Successful Farming, Vol. 1 by E. L. D. 
>Seymour, 1918 
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>The illustrations, photos, and descriptions in these historical guides will 
>help you develop a system of equipment appropriately matched to your farm. 
>These books will also provide equipment terminology. They can even help you 
>put together makeshift equipment collected from pieces obtained at old 
>equipment yards and farm auctions, based on the information contained in 
>these books.
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