Colorado as an Agricultural State. Its Farms, Fields, and Garden Lands
New York: Orange Judd Company, 1883.
Hardcover. Near fine. 7.5" x 5.25", 213 pp, illustrated, bound in original brown cloth with decoration in black, gilt spine lettering. Very slight rubbing to extremities, previous owner's information, dated 1883, in pencil on front pastedown, else fine. Includes chapters reviewing the history and geography of the state and irrigation issues, followed by chapters on specific regions, including Cache-la-Poudre Valley; Big Thompson, Little Thompson, and St. Vrain; Boulder and Clear Creek Valleys; South Platte Valley; and San Luis Park, as well as sections on artesian wells, apiculture/beekeeping, fruit growning, the Colorado Agricultural College, cattle and sheep, and the state's railways.
Item #24596
Price: $125.00