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Farm: A Year in the Life of an American Farmer

3.8/5 ( ratings)

Richly textured and deeply moving, Farm chronicles a year in the life of Tom and Sally Bauer of Crevecoeur County, Missouri, who cultivate nearly two square miles of the surface of the earth. They struggle to build up their farm, harvesting corn, birthing calves, planting wheat, coping with the vagaries of nature and government regulations. Required of them are ancient skills as well as a mastery of modern technology, from high-tech machinery to genetics and sophisticated chemicals.

Language: English

Pages: 333

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Bison Books

Release: November 28, 1997

ISBN: 0803289650

ISBN 13: 9780803289659

Farm: A Year in the Life of an American Farmer

3.8/5 ( ratings)

Richly textured and deeply moving, Farm chronicles a year in the life of Tom and Sally Bauer of Crevecoeur County, Missouri, who cultivate nearly two square miles of the surface of the earth. They struggle to build up their farm, harvesting corn, birthing calves, planting wheat, coping with the vagaries of nature and government regulations. Required of them are ancient skills as well as a mastery of modern technology, from high-tech machinery to genetics and sophisticated chemicals.

Language: English

Pages: 333

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Bison Books

Release: November 28, 1997

ISBN: 0803289650

ISBN 13: 9780803289659

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