Nebraska Agriculture Facts

Dec 5, 2011

House Session 2011-06-15 (15:11:38-16:12:57)

Nebraska

$10.95

Nebraska: The Cornhusker State, is a part of the Discover America Series. Nebraska celebrates the people and culture with beautiful images and engaging facts as well as describing the history, industry, environment, and sports that make this state unique.

Nebraska Facts and Symbols

$3.48

Jam-packed with information, these books are an ideal resource for report writing and teaching. Fast Facts highlight each state’s capital city, largest city, physical size, population, natural resources, and primary manufactured goods. Easy-to-read text covers major state symbols, such as the state flag, seal, bird, tree, flower, animal, and more. The last chapter caps off the reader’s experience with a list of fun places to visit. This series explores and supports the standards under "The History of the Student’s Own State or Region," as required by the National Standards for History; it also supports National Geography Standards.

Nebraska State Fair

$19.35

The Nebraska State Fair commenced in Nebraska City in 1859, long before Nebraska became a state. Agriculture was recognized as the prime industry in the region, and the promotion of land and products was a driving influence for developing an exposition to

Nebraska!

$6.29

Nebraska!

Nebraska Trivia

$6.49

Test your Nebraska knowledge with this fun-filled trivia book! Nebraska Trivia is the who what when where and how book of this colorful historic state. Filled with interesting questions and answers regarding well-known and not so well-known facts about Nebraska this engaging book focuses on the history culture people and places of the Cornhusker State.

Roadside History of Nebraska

$5.48

This overview of Nebraska history follows roadways to the well-known and lesser-known points of interest from early French and Spanish explorers to modern agriculture and the ongoing plight of Native Americans.

THESE ARE THE FACTS

$10.58

THESE ARE THE FACTS

Facts

$44

Facts

The Facts

$11.69

The Facts

Historic Railroads of Nebraska

$18.98

The advance of Union Pacific Railroad tracklayers across Nebraska was part of America’s great adventure of the 19th century. It marked the beginning of the era of the "iron horse" in Nebraska-a time when the whistle of an approaching train became synonymous with prosperity and contact with the outside world. Historic Railroads of Nebraska takes a photographic journey down the tracks of the five major railroads and various short lines that helped Nebraska progress into a national center of agriculture and business. The trip begins with the formative years of Nebraska towns that were established along railroad lines in the 19th century. It then travels through the 20th century and documents the major changes and challenges that the railroad industry faced. Through over 200 photographs, this book chronicles the era of streamlined passenger trains, rustic steam locomotives, and a bustling Omaha Union Station. The journey makes stops at railroad landmarks, significant cities, the state’s only railroad tunnel, and the legendary North Platte Canteen.

Nebraska: A Guide to the Cornhusker State

$4.48

First published in 1939 and never before available in a paperback edition, this remarkable compendium of Nebraskiana includes chapters on the state’s history, natural setting, flora and fauna, Indians, government, agriculture and industry, ethnic groups, folklore, architecture, art, and literature. Far more than a tour guide, it is replete with all manner of colorful and unusual sidelights on Nebraska places and people, the kind of information not readily accessible outside of archives. Tom Allan, veteran roving reporter for the "Omaha World Herald," has written a new introduction which bridged the years between 1939 and 1979 an reveals some of his own off-the-beaten-path discoveries. Rewarding reading for the armchair traveler and an indispensable companion for the tourist, "Nebraska: A Guide to the Cornhusker State" will delight and inform all those interested in Nebraska and the Great Plains region.

Handbook of Indian Agriculture

$44.48

Text extracted from opening pages of book: HANDBOOK OF INDIAN AGRICULTURE DEDICATED TO THE HON’BLE MR. CHARLES EVELYN ARBUTHNOT WILLIAM OLDHAM OF THE INDIAN CIVIL SERVICE, LATE DIRECTOR OF AGRICULTURE, BENGAL AS A TOKEN OF HIGH ESTEEM AND DEEP GRATITUDE PUBLISHERS’ NOTE TO THIRD EDITION. THE Second Edition of this popular book sold out very rapidly. The publishers have again to record the splendid generosity of the anonymous Editor who has again his vservices and brought the book up-to-date in accord with the most recent progress of Science. PREFACE, TO FIRST EDITION. THE publication of the Sibpur Lectures in the form of a Handbook was found necessary owing to the want of a text-book on the whole subject of Indian Agricul ture suitable for the use of advanced students. It is riot possible to learn agriculture from a text-book, apart from a farm, and to learn the subject in a systematic manner, a museum and a laboratory are also necessary. Even one passing out of an agricultural college which is equipped with a farm, laboratory, and museum, and possessing a thorough knowledge of a text-book, must be prepared to buy his experience, either by apprentice ship in another person’s farm, or by losing money on his own, for a year or two, before he can expect to acquire confidence in himself, his crops and his methods. Book-knowledge and college-education must be supple mented by detailed experience in that particular depart ment of agriculture which one chooses to take up, in any particular locality, before one can expect to be a successful farmer. A book, however, is a valuable aid to the student and also to the man engaged in planting or farming. The Handbook’ of Indian Agriculture pretendsto little originality. Facts which now lie scattered in hundreds of Reports, Notes, Monographs, Ledgers and Journals, have been brought together here in one volume and treated in a systematic manner. But even as a compilation the author hopes, that it will prove a useful companion to planters and students of agriculture generally. CIVIL ENGINEERING COLLEGE, SIBPUR, The Uth August, 1901. N. G. MUKERJL PUBLISHERS’ NOTE TO SKCOND RDITION. THE lamented death of the talented author of this book took place while the final pages were being passed for press. The latter Chapters in consequence have been deprived of the benefit of his personal labours. The work of correction and revision was, however, most kindly undertaken by a leading authority on the subject, and the work carried through with great skill in the midst of trying and onerous public duties. This gentle man, who prefers to remain anonymous, has enabled the publishers to produce a second edition of a volume which has already attained a considerable popularity, and which they hope will open up a further field of utility in the present edition. CONTENTS. INTRODUCTION Page. .. 1 PART I-SOILS, I. Geological Strata II. Surface Geology of Bengal Districts III Formation of Soils IV. Physical Classification of Soils …

Subsistence Agriculture & Economic Development

$49.48

One of the more perplexing problems of economic development is helping subsistence farmers break away from production simply for home consumption to become commercial farmers, producing more and more for sale in the marketplace. Although subsistence farms occupy 40 percent of the worlds cultivated land and support half of mankind, facts about them and programs to increase their output are scattered. Subsistence Agriculture and Economic Development provides a unique overview of these difficulties and their significance to economic development. It is the first book to subject subsistence agriculture to rigorous multi-disciplinary examination and to bring to light new theory and empirical evidence directed toward solving the problem. This volume contains original chapters by forty leading social scientists and agricultural specialists who summarize contemporary theory, fact, and policy on the problems of developing agriculture from subsistence to a commercial basis. Each contributor speaks from one or more of the relevant standpoints of economics, sociology, agronomy, political science, anthropology, and social psychology. There emerges a clear, meaningful picture of the subsistence farmer and the problems involved in changing his attitudes, methods of production, and economic and social environment. Broad in scope, documented with pertinent case studies, and far-reaching in its guidelines for future research and policy, this work should be read by all concerned with increasing food production and with economic development. This is an area of special concern in the uses of food products as the basis for new energy resources-an issue of increasing importance in the advancing use of ethanol as a fuel drawn from corn products.

Quick Check Food Facts

$4.39

Expanded and updated, this pocket-size book is a reliable guide to healthful eating for weight watchers, cholesterol watchers, and everybody else who wants to stay fit. Authoritative charts compiled by the U.S. Department of Agriculture list the nutrient

NEBRASKA MASQUE: NEBRASKA MASQUERADE

$16.08

NEBRASKA MASQUE: NEBRASKA MASQUERADE

PLASTIC NEBRASKA: PLASTIC NEBRASKA

$12.65

PLASTIC NEBRASKA: PLASTIC NEBRASKA

Nebraska Cornhuskers 2012 Desk Calendar

$14.99

When you’re a die-hard Cornhuskers fan, there is no off-season for any sport! Now you can follow and celebrate the Nebraska Cornhuskers year round. Daily tear-off pages provide a continual dose of trivia questions and facts for the fan that just can’t get enough. The speci

The Land and the Labourers: A Record of Facts and Experiments in Cottage Farming and Co-Operative Agriculture

$19.48

This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR’d book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.

The Nifty Nebraska Coloring Book!

$8.98

The reproducible coloring book includes pictures of characters, places, facts, and fun. The kids can color their way around your state while learning new facts. Great for school, home or on the road.