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Please note, this list is not all inclusive.  It is what we have had time to catalog as of
March 18, 2008.

Magazine Titles at the Victory Horticultural Library

Title Year Month Day Condition Notes
Acres 2006 Fall   Excellent Publisher - New Holland
American Agriculturalist 1867 January   Good Publisher - Orange Judd
American Agriculturalist 1867 May   Good Publisher - Orange Judd
American Agriculturalist 1873 May   Good Publisher - Orange Judd
American Agriculturalist 1882 September   Good Publisher - Orange Judd
American Junior Red Cross News 1942 May      
American Horticulturist 1972 Summer   Excellent  
Eastern States Cooperator 1947 January      
Farm Journal 1958 June      
Farmers Hotline 2006 September   Excellent Publisher - Heartland Ag Business Group
Gardening How-To 2004 May/Jun   Excellent  
Heirloom Gardener 2003 Spring   Excellent  
Heirloom Gardener 2003 Summer   Excellent  
Heirloom Gardener 2003 Autumn   Excellent  
Heirloom Gardener 2004 Spring   Excellent  
Heirloom Gardening 2003 Spring   Excellent  
Henry Field's Seed Sense 1927 February      
Henry Field's Seed Sense 1928 March      
Henry Field's Seed Sense 1930 March     poor
Henry Field's Seed Sense 1937 March      
Henry Field's Seed Sense 1937 September      
Henry Field's Seed Sense 1938 April      
Henry Field's Seed Sense 1938 March      
Henry Field's Seed Sense 1938       Fall Catalog
Henry Field's Seed Sense 1939 April      
Henry Field's Seed Sense 1939 March      
Henry Field's Seed Sense 1939 September      
Henry Field's Seed Sense 1940 April      
Henry Field's Seed Sense 1940 January      
Henry Field's Seed Sense 1940 March      
Henry Field's Seed Sense 1940 September      
Henry Field's Seed Sense 1941 April      
Henry Field's Seed Sense 1941 March      
Henry Field's Seed Sense 1947 March      
Henry Field's Seed Sense 1947 March   Good  
Henry Field's Seed Sense 1949 March      
Home and Garden Review: The Magazine of Suburban Chicago 1929 November   poor - cover loose  
Home Garden Magazine Seed Home Garden Sheet
Horticulture 1979 September      
Life Magazine 1970 December   Fair Organic Food, NIKITA KHRUSHCHEV WRITES ABOUT THE DEATH OF STALIN, EUROPEAN MICRO-CARS, PROFILE: YUKIO MISHIMA THE SAMURAI 
Lubrication: A Technical Publication Devoted to the Selection and Use of Lubricants 1952 August   excellent The Texas Company (Texaco)
Lubrication: A Technical Publication Devoted to the Selection and Use of Lubricants 1953 January   excellent The Texas Company (Texaco)
Lubrication: A Technical Publication Devoted to the Selection and Use of Lubricants 1953 February   excellent The Texas Company (Texaco)
Lubrication: A Technical Publication Devoted to the Selection and Use of Lubricants 1953 February   excellent The Texas Company (Texaco)
Lubrication: A Technical Publication Devoted to the Selection and Use of Lubricants 1953 March   excellent The Texas Company (Texaco)
Lubrication: A Technical Publication Devoted to the Selection and Use of Lubricants 1953 April   excellent The Texas Company (Texaco)
Lubrication: A Technical Publication Devoted to the Selection and Use of Lubricants 1953 April   excellent The Texas Company (Texaco)
Lubrication: A Technical Publication Devoted to the Selection and Use of Lubricants 1953 June   excellent The Texas Company (Texaco)
Lubrication: A Technical Publication Devoted to the Selection and Use of Lubricants 1953 July   excellent The Texas Company (Texaco)
Lubrication: A Technical Publication Devoted to the Selection and Use of Lubricants 1953 September   excellent The Texas Company (Texaco)
Lubrication: A Technical Publication Devoted to the Selection and Use of Lubricants 1953 September   excellent The Texas Company (Texaco)
Lubrication: A Technical Publication Devoted to the Selection and Use of Lubricants 1953 October   excellent The Texas Company (Texaco)
Lubrication: A Technical Publication Devoted to the Selection and Use of Lubricants 1954 January   excellent The Texas Company (Texaco)
Lubrication: A Technical Publication Devoted to the Selection and Use of Lubricants 1954 March   excellent The Texas Company (Texaco)
Lubrication: A Technical Publication Devoted to the Selection and Use of Lubricants 1954 April   excellent The Texas Company (Texaco)
Lubrication: A Technical Publication Devoted to the Selection and Use of Lubricants 1955 February   excellent The Texas Company (Texaco)
Lubrication: A Technical Publication Devoted to the Selection and Use of Lubricants 1955 April   excellent The Texas Company (Texaco)
Lubrication: A Technical Publication Devoted to the Selection and Use of Lubricants 1957 March   excellent The Texas Company (Texaco)
Lubrication: A Technical Publication Devoted to the Selection and Use of Lubricants 1957 April   excellent The Texas Company (Texaco)
Lubrication: A Technical Publication Devoted to the Selection and Use of Lubricants 1965 April   excellent The Texas Company (Texaco)
Lubrication: A Technical Publication Devoted to the Selection and Use of Lubricants 1965 June   excellent The Texas Company (Texaco)
Lubrication: A Technical Publication Devoted to the Selection and Use of Lubricants 1966 July   excellent The Texas Company (Texaco)
Lubrication: A Technical Publication Devoted to the Selection and Use of Lubricants 1966 August   excellent The Texas Company (Texaco)
Lubrication: A Technical Publication Devoted to the Selection and Use of Lubricants 1966 September   excellent The Texas Company (Texaco)
Lubrication: A Technical Publication Devoted to the Selection and Use of Lubricants 1967 November   excellent The Texas Company (Texaco)
Lubrication: A Technical Publication Devoted to the Selection and Use of Lubricants 1968 August   excellent The Texas Company (Texaco)
Delphinium 1937     excellent American Delphinium Society
Delphinium 1938     excellent American Delphinium Society
Delphinium 1939     excellent American Delphinium Society
Bulletin of the American Delphinium Society 1934 January   excellent American Delphinium Society
Bulletin of the American Delphinium Society 1934 June   excellent American Delphinium Society
Bulletin of the American Delphinium Society 1934 September   excellent American Delphinium Society
Bulletin of the American Delphinium Society 1935 January   excellent American Delphinium Society
Bulletin of the American Delphinium Society 1935 May   excellent American Delphinium Society
Bulletin of the American Delphinium Society 1935 September   excellent American Delphinium Society
Market Growers Journal 1945 August      
Market Growers Journal 1945 June      
National Farm Journal, The 1930 November      
Orange Judd Farmer's News 1899 June 17 Good  
Oregon Farmer 1920 March 18 Good  
Oregon Farmer 1943 August 12 Good  
Oregon Farmer 1943 August 26 Good  
Oregon Farmer 1945 June 21 Good  
Oregon Farmer 1945 August 2 Good  
Oregon Farmer 1945 August 16 Good  
Oregon Grange Bulletin 1921 February 21 Good  
Palimpsest Magazine 1983 Sept./Oct   Good Volume 64 and Number 5. Spine has discolored but otherwise excellent condition, Tight and clean. Contents, 1--Henry, Himself by Bob Birkby and Janice Nahra Friedel. Henry Field, Shenandoah, Ia. 2--An Iowa Barn: Swedish Style by Pat Sonquist Lane. 3--James Norman Hall's My Island Home:An Overdue Review by Raymond A. Smith,Jr. 4--An Iowa Baseball Map by Mary Patricia Smith.
Palimpsest Magazine 1983 Nov/Dec   Good Volume 64, Number 6. Spine is disclored, otherwise excellent, tight and clean. Contents, 1--A Place in the Sun:Iowa Politics at the Turn of the Century by Loren N. Horton. Picture of Senators Jonathan P. Dolliver and William Boyd Allison on the cover. 2--And a Time To Graduate:Some consideration of the World in 1933 by Graham Hovey. 3--Christmas by Lenore Salvaneschi. Picture of the St. Stephen's Lutheran School in 1929.
Park's Floral Guide 1895 January   Good Geo. W. Park, Seedsman - Libonia, Pennsylvania
Interesting bit of history.  Illustrates the innovations that seedsmen used.  Mr. Park utilized a popular medium of the time and created a printed "magazine" that was entertaining, contained advertisements, and promoted his own seeds.  This was copied by other seedsmen (Henry Field) and evolved into seedsment operating some of the first radio stations in the U.S. as well as becoming some of the first internet commerce sites.
Park's Floral Guide 1895 June   Good  
Park's Floral Guide 1896 January   Good  
Park's Floral Guide 1896 December   Good  
Park's Floral Guide 1897 February   Good  
Park's Floral Guide 1897 June   Good  
Park's Floral Guide 1897 July   one copy good and a second in poor shape  
Park's Floral Guide 1897 November   Good  
Park's Floral Guide 1898 January   Good  
Park's Floral Guide 1898 April   covers loose  
Park's Floral Guide 1898 September   Good  
Park's Floral Guide 1898 December   Good  
Park's Floral Guide 1899 March   Good  
Park's Floral Guide 1899 April   Good  
Park's Floral Guide 1899 June   poor - soiled, brittle, back pages loose  
Park's Floral Guide 1899 December   poor - some mold and water damage  
Park's Floral Guide 1910 April   Good Front and back wrap printed in red and black ink.  Lager format.  Same newsprint weight paper.
Park's Floral Guide 1910 August   Good  
Park's Floral Guide 1910 September   Good  
Park's Floral Guide 1910 November   Good  
Park's Floral Guide 1910 December   Good  
Park's Floral Guide 1916 July   Poor Brittle, chipped pages
Popular Gardening Magazine 1886 December      
Seed Trade Buyers Guide and Directory 1936     Good Published by Seed World
Seed Trade Buyers Guide and Directory 1937     Good Published by Seed World - 20th Edition.
South Dakota Conservation Digest 2006 Mar/Apr   Excellent Publisher - SD Game, Fish & Parks
Washington Farmer 1957 May      

NOTE: Mailing labels are present on most magazines after 1950.

  • Very Good (VG) – Top grade - a nice copy, with all pages present, nice clean covers and no tears or stains noticeable. Looks practically new!

  • Good/Very Good (G/VG) – A complete and clean magazine, possibly with minor light cover wear. Any major defects noted.

  • Good (G) – Definitely looks its age, but is a complete magazine. Covers may be slightly soiled or creased, and some fraying of the spine edge may be present. Possible small cover edge tears or light stains. Any major defects noted. “Rolled Spine” – Spine edge is curled from being folded back when read.

  • Fair/Good (F/G) – Well read, and not stored well. Wear to the covers, with possible edge tears, stains. Defects often noted.

  • Fair (F) – Readable and complete, but with noted damage.

  • Poor (P) - Pages loose or missing.  Major damage such as insect and water damage, brittleness, tears.  Useful as a space holder in a collection until a better copy is obtained.

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