Buy this book on-line Hayter, Earl W : Horticultural Humbuggery Among Western Farmers, 1850-1890Indiana Magazine of History?
Inscribed by author. An off-print from the Indiana Magazine of History (v43, n3). Original publisher's white wrapper. No date, circa 1915. 6 3/4" x 10." Nineteen pages, complete (Pages 205-224). Author inscription on front cover in black ink: "From a 1934 alumnus. Earl W. Hayter." Pages and covers are clean and intact. Very minimal, if any, wear. A history and study of "horticultural humbuggery" or horticultural fraud which affected mostly Western states from 1850-1880. Professor Earl W. Hayter describes four common perpetrators of horticultural fraud during that time, "tree peddlers" who sold low-quality trees and plants to unsuspecting customers, "tree grafters" who provided questionable tree grafting services, "tree invigorators or restorers" who falsely claimed they were able to revitalize damaged trees and crops, and "hedgers" who made unreliable offers to maintain live fences (windbreaks and trees used as property lines). Hayter also discusses the efforts to stop horticultural fraud and how these questionable sales practices and services were eventually eliminated or, at least, greatly diminished.. Book. Book Condition: Fine. Binding: Hardcover Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of Hayter, Earl W : Horticultural Humbuggery Among Western Farmers, 1850-1890. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including out-of-print books, used books, antiquarian books, libri rari and livres anciens. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |