very interesting documentation on agriculture, viticulture, farming, livestock... : "BULLETIN-JOURNAL de la SOCIETE D' AGRICULTURE DE L' ALLIER. Collection of 15 issues between MARCH 1895 and NOVEMBER 1909. organization of local and national competitions, economic figures concerning French agriculture internally and exports through the Port of Marseille, monetary crisis due to Germany's abandonment of the Silver stallion to adopt the Gold stallion and the ensuing crisis in the Latin Union, horse breed competitions, Bourbonnais breeding, Berrichonne sheep breed, Bourbonnais rooster and hens. Butchery and breeding competitions, live poultry, wine, agricultural machinery in Moulins 1906 (with list of exhibitors, medal winners, wine producers). articles on plant diseases, wine harvests according to vintages, hygienic milk production, against "desertion" of the countryside, commission on cultivation premiums, very precise descriptions of numerous estates in the Allier, agricultural and wine-growing estates with mention of equipment, hygiene and cultivation methods, surface areas, ancestral and new methods used, production figures, farmers, owners, pruning and wine-making methods, exposure and nature of soils for vineyards..., nurseries....Local advertising and announcements.