Delaware Farming - Couverture souple

Kee, Ed

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0738544493 ISBN 13 : 9780738544496

Editeur : Arcadia Publishing (SC), 2007

Synopsis

Delaware's agricultural traditions have helped define the state for generations. Farmers and millers were part of the Breadbasket of the Revolution, providing critically important wheat and flour for George Washington's armies. In the 19th century, Delaware became known as the Peach State, shipping fresh peaches by rail to urban markets throughout the eastern United States. In 1855, the first cannery on the Delmarva Peninsula started operations in Dover, inaugurating a still viable and active agricultural industry. Sussex County, Delaware, is the birthplace of the modern broiler chicken industry, beginning with an accidental experiment on Cecile Steele's Ocean View farm in 1923. This agricultural heritage continues; 42 percent of Delaware's land mass remains in farms, despite significant land development since World War II.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Ed Kee, a fifth-generation Delawarean, is a crops specialist and agricultural program leader for the University of Delaware. He has worked closely with Delaware's farmers and agricultural industry since 1968 and has gathered an engaging collection of historical photographs from state and university archives, museums, and farm family scrapbooks. Royalties from the sale of this book will be donated to the Delaware Agricultural Museum and Village.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
• Date d'édition: 2007
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0738544493
• ISBN 13: 9780738544496
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 128
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible