HANDBOOK FOR FARMERS IN SOUTH AFRICA (3 VOLS- 1957) IN SOUTH AFRICA

Please note- Total weight of 3 books is 4.7kgs. Postnet is the safest and cheapest for up to 5kgs for R99..DO NOT Choose SAPO for these.They are too precious to be lost by SAPO. Books are clean white and bright inside!! An awesome collection of knowledge. No scribbles writing or torn pages. Great condition.. Dept. of Agriculture, Pretoria 1957, 1957. 3 volumes, large 8vo, (20+799, 6+880, 6+777 pages), tables, folding coloured maps & charts, drawings, photographs: a detailed handbook containing the essentials of good farming practice in South Africa; hardbacks, 3 volumes in original brown boards, vg, a heavy set This was the famous and massive three-volume handbook offered to farmers 53 years ago from the relevant government department - at a price including postage of three guineas a set! The agriculture minister of the time, S P le Roux, was said to have driven the project personally. It runs to almost 2500 pages and includes a score of fold-out maps and diagrams. This was a once-off benefit for the farmers agricultural colleges and libraries of the day as, perhaps for cost reasons, the volumes were neither revised nor reprinted. Vol 1 covers Agriculture and Related Services; Vol 2 Agronomy and Horticulture; and Vol 3 Stock Farming and Pastures This is a set for a serious Southern African farmer who is not fortunate enough to already own one.   Binding Condition: Very Good Overall Condition: Very Good Size: 250 x 165 x 150 (weight: 4.7 kg)