This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1902 Excerpt: ... Syndicate by the making of two dams near Britstown, one of which holds 817,747,859 gallons of water, laid 2000 morgen under irrigation. This place was recently partially destroyed by Brand's raiding commando. Besides large schemes such as these, there are thousands of places where a moderate expenditure in dam-making ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1902 Excerpt: ... Syndicate by the making of two dams near Britstown, one of which holds 817,747,859 gallons of water, laid 2000 morgen under irrigation. This place was recently partially destroyed by Brand's raiding commando. Besides large schemes such as these, there are thousands of places where a moderate expenditure in dam-making would secure surprising results. A successful Colonial Afrikander resident in Klerksdorp bought a farm from a Boer about two years before the War. The Boer had been in the habit of cultivating only one or two morgen to supply his own wants, and had gradually fallen into debt. The first year the new owner made a dam at a cost of 50, and last year he sowed a field of oats. He reaped 25,000 bundles of oat hay, which he sold to the military this year on their arrival in Klerksdorp for the sum of 375. By the completion of this dam and the erection of another he expects to have enough water to raise 100,000 bundles the first year after the country is settled. Such enterprises as this are possible all over the country. The best opportunities for the larger schemes are offered by the Vaal River and its tributaries. The Schoonspruit and the Mooi River are two of these, and the district through which they flow may be considered to have been the granary of the Transvaal in the past. The water supply is practically unlimited. Then there are the rivers flowing north, the Crocodile and its tributaries, which flow down from the Witwatersberg. In the low country there are the valleys of the Komati, the Oliphants River, and the Groot and Klein Letaba, on all of which there are many places offering equally promising prospects for tropical agriculture to the farms on the Letaba described by Mr. Schneider (ante). The schemes which should occupy the ch...
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Very Good. Signed by Author Hardback. 435pp. With illustrations, maps and diagrams. Signed by the author to front free end-paper. 2nd edition 1902. Spine a little faded. A very pleasing copy. (r28)
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Fair. First Edition. A hardback First Edition in Acceptable condition only, light wear to boards and spine, hinge to ffe. becoming cracked, heavy foxing to half-title page, top edge dusty, fore-edge(untrimmed) with some flecking, private bookplate (Sir Julius Werner) to front pastedown, interior generally clean and bright with only occasional spotting. No dustjacket. Still a readable and useful book. Scarce. This book is in stock now, in our UK premises. Photos of our books are available on request (the pictu.
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Good. 2nd ed. revised. xvi, 435 pages. Illustrations, photographs, fold out maps. Bound in publisher's cloth. Hardcover. No dust jacket. Spine slightly sunned. Clean, unmarked pages. Includes an unclassified State Department cable from the 1960s on Southern Africa. 1st ed. was printed in 1901, this is the 1902 ed.
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Good. No Jacket. 2nd revised edition. The boards are shelf rubbed, edge worn and discoloured but remain sturdy and strong. Internally, there is a previous owner's signature on the front end page, but there are no other markings or inscriptions, and the pages within are crisp, clean and complete with all plates and folding maps present. The binding is sound. JK.
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Fair. No Jacket. Boards are worn, stained and chipped on spine. thorough foxing and marks. book appears to be complete with plates and maps. fair copy. [SK]
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Good. No Jacket. The boards are rebbed and lightly edgeworn. previuos owner's name, light foxing. book have been repaired, its complete. good copy regarding its age. [J. K]
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Good. No Jacket. Boards are worn and marked. Repaired. A few inscriptions. Front end page missing. A few inscriptions. Bookplate from library of Louis Botha. Well bound. With illustrations, maps and diagrams. [R. K]
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Good. Ex-library copy with usual markings. Cover shows minor wear and tear, rubbing and fading. Minor foxing on the edges, pages are mostly clean. Very Clean Copy-Over 500, 000 Internet Orders Filled.
