This vintage book contains a detailed treatise on harvesting broom-corn and making brooms on a small or large scale, written and compiled by the editors of The American Agriculturalist . Broom-Corn And Brooms contains all the information needed to make a range of old-style brooms, and will appeal to both those interested in making brooms and collectors of vintage literature of this ilk. Contents include: Cultivation, Harvesting, Preparing for Market, Growing On The Large Scale, Making Brooms, Another Method, and Making Brooms by Machinery . Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly scarce and expensive. We are republishing this volume now in an affordable, high-quality edition complete with a specially commissioned new introduction on homesteading."