Vintage 1909 Schaal-Sheldon Fertilizers Booklet Farm Notebook Buffalo NY Advert For Sale

Good vintage condition with expected age-related wear. Covers show staining, edge wear, and handwritten notes. Interior is clean overall with original printed fertilizer information plus numerous handwritten farming, construction, and food preservation notes. Staples remain intact. Please review all photos for condition.

Description

A fascinating original 1909 Schaal-Sheldon Fertilizer Co. promotional booklet and farmer’s notebook from Buffalo, New York, complete with period calendars for 1909 and 1910 and filled with practical handwritten notes from the original owner.

This advertising booklet includes fertilizer descriptions and guaranteed analyses, while the blank pages have been used to record useful early 20th-century farm and household information, including:

* Brick and chimney construction calculations

* Tree height measuring formulas

* Ham and bacon pickling recipe

* Various farming figures and calculations

* Additional handwritten reference notes

The back cover identifies the local sales agent:

W. H. Connor, Agent – Halls Corners, New York

A wonderful piece of agricultural advertising, rural Americana, and early 1900s ephemera that offers a glimpse into everyday farm life over a century ago.

Features

* Original Schaal-Sheldon Fertilizer booklet

* Dated 1909 with 1910 calendar included

* Buffalo, New York publication

* Original handwritten notes throughout

* Rounded corner cardstock covers

* Approximately 5½” x 2¾” (see ruler photos)

* Staple-bound

* Original advertising and agricultural reference information

Perfect for collectors of:

* Farm advertising

* Agricultural history

* Rural Americana

* Antique ephemera

* Early 1900s notebooks

* New York history

* Primitive farmhouse décor

Please examine all photographs carefully, as they are part of the description. Ships with care in protective packaging.