12mo.
549 pages.
Hardcover bound in dark green cloth.
Light wear to the binding.
A sound copy with secure inner hinges.
Early owner's signature on the front flyleaf.
Text is clean.
Contains several illustrations from photos.
Joseph Elwyn Wing (1861-1915) of Ohio worked in agriculture and with breeders and was one of the first people to promote alfalfa as a forage crop east of the Mississippi River.
In his travels in South America, notably Argentina and in Europe, he travelled with an eye towards methods of raising farm animals and crops.