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This text contains a brilliant guide to the correct identification of swans, ducks, and geese. Complete with a plethora of highly detailed and helpful illustrations, tables, and diagrams, this handbook is perfect for those with an interest in this area of ornithology and makes for a great addition to any collection of such texts. The sections of this book are: 'Measurements', 'Special Characteristics of Anatidae', 'Key to the Plates', 'Swans', 'Geese',...
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Food Resources: Feeding the Hungry weaves the practical principals of gardening and farming together with spiritual principles of God's Kingdom in a straightforward and applicable way. One of the practical training manuals for the Isaiah 58 Mobile Training Institute, these tested and proven concepts have been taught by All Nations International for more than 60 years, and work in rural, urban and even suburban areas across the globe.
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This early work is a fascinating read for any poultry keeper or historian of the breed. Thoroughly recommended for inclusion on the bookshelf of any smallholder or hen keeping enthusiast. Detailed information on how to build poultry houses is given, so that anyone handy with tools can build them. Extensively illustrated with text and full page drawings, diagrams and photographs forming a complete how-to guide.
64) Guide To The Primitive Breeds Of Sheep And Their Crosses On Exhibition At The Royal Agricultural
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This text contains a comprehensive exposition of the various breeds of sheep and their crosses that were on exhibition at the Royal Agricultural Society's show in Bristol, June 1913. Also included is a collection of notes on the management of park sheep in England, and the possible advantages of crossing park sheep with other breeds. Complete with fascinating information and a plethora of photographs, this text will appeal to those with an interest...
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Full of expert advice and plenty of encouragement for the youngest poultry farmers, this introductory guide is designed to show children ages 9 and up how to safely and successfully raise their own chickens. With age-appropriate language and clear diagrams, Gail Damerow provides everything kids need to know to choose, purchase, house, and show their own chickens. Whether they're interested in raising chickens for pleasure or to make money, this easy-to-use...
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Diseases of Swine: How to Know Them, Their Causes, Prevention and Cure contains information on the diagnosis and treatment of swine ailments. It is intended to illustrate aspects of swine health and serves as a guide for anyone wishing to obtain a general knowledge of the subject and understand the field in its historical context. This book contains classic material, but the content has been carefully selected for its interest and relevance to a modern...
67) Crianza de Burros: La Guía Definitiva de la Selección, Cuidado y Entrenamiento de Burros, que Inc
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Si quiere aprender cómo criar burros, entonces continúe leyendo...Los burros son una criatura única y robusta con una larga historia de convivencia con los humanos. Han sido utilizados para proporcionar fuerza laboral, transportar cargas pequeñas, e incluso como transporte para personas a través de la Ruta de la Seda.¿Ha pensado criar burros para obtener ganancias?¿Se ha preguntado qué implica cuidar y manejar estos animales?Esta guía le...
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"You'llnever think of bees, their keepers, or the fruits (and nuts) of their laborsthe same way again." -Trevor Corson, author of The Secret Life of Lobsters
Award-winning journalist Hannah Nordhaus tells the remarkable story of John Miller, one of America's foremost migratory beekeepers, and the myriad and mysterious epidemics threatening American honeybee populations. In luminous, razor-sharp prose, Nordhaus explores the vital role that honeybees...
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Voisin's classic is still in great demand, nearly three-quarters of a century after it was first written and published.
The main point of it, that grass is more productive when shorn and given time to re-grow, is the core base of all the current popular works on rotational and "mob" grazing.
A regular re-study of Voison's work brings new understanding and simplicity to anyone's grazing operation.
The underlying basic to this work is that through...
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Milking your family cow and experiencing the simple joys that comes with it are explained in this guidebook by veteran dairy farmer and cheesemaker Phil Hasheider.This book leads you through all the steps needed to make your dream a reality and the processes involved to make your own dairy products. You will learn the practical do's and don'ts of buying a cow, milking, feeding, and assisting her when she gives birth to a calf. You may not have the...
71) Keeping Bees
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Bees are an integral part of our environment, and by keeping your own you can contribute to their survival as well as ensuring a constant supply of tasty, nutritious honey. Packed with practical and professional advice, this book is an invaluable companion for anyone wanting to try their hand at keeping bees. It tells you all you need to know about this richly rewarding hobby, from choosing a breed and positioning your hive, to extracting honey and...
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Christine Heinrichs, author of the critically acclaimed How to Raise Chickens, teaches you how to care for every type of feathered friend. Backed by the National FFA Organization, our acclaimed series of How to Raise guides has helped countless first-time animal owners across the United States confidently care for their new companions. In this freshly updated second edition of How to Raise Poultry, fowl expert Christine Heinrichs offers her seasoned...
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Spoil your chickens and beautify your coop with 101 Chicken Keeping Hacks from Fresh Eggs Daily. Join Lisa Steele, chicken-keeper extraordinaire and founder of Fresh Eggs Daily, on a behind-the-coop tour like you've never seen. Lisa has spent years figuring out the best ways to keep chickens healthy, the natural way, and she's collected more than just your average tips.101 Chicken Keeping Hacks from Fresh Eggs Daily includes simple ideas for re-using...
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Hatch healthy homegrown chicks!
Permaculture Chicken: Incubation Handbook walks beginners through perfecting the incubating and hatching process so they can enjoy the exhilaration of the hatch without the angst of dead chicks. 92 full color photos bring incubation to life, while charts, diagrams, and tables provide the data you need to accomplish a hatch rate of 85% or more.
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This is a practical work on poultry breeding and feeding, by William Cook. It is specially adapted for cottagers, or those having limited space for keeping poultry, and the author has been successful in his endeavour to give plain and practical information, which will be of use to the amateur poultry breeder, and enable him to make it a profitable pursuit. The most suitable class of houses, the best system of feeding, breeding, and rearing, and the...
76) Care of the Farm Sow: With Information on Farrowing, Parturition, Feeding and Taking Care of Fem
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This volume contains a collection of articles on pig-keeping, with information on farrowing, parturition, feeding, breeding, taking care of female pigs, and much more besides. Including a wealth of information fundamental to the successful keeping of pigs, this volume will be of considerable value to the novice pig farmer, and will also appeal to existing farmers looking to improve their farming practice. Although old, much of the information contained...
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Expert Glenn Drowns offers all the information and guidance you need to successfully exhibit your poultry at fairs and expositions. Learn how to select the best breeds and birds for exhibition and how to raise them with the proper diet, health care, and handling so that they are at their best by showtime. Drowns includes a useful countdown to help you plan tasks, from pest prevention to cage training, as well as dozens of tips on what judges are looking...
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This antique book contains a complete treatise on producing meat from your garden, being a handy guide to table rabbit keeping. Written in clear, concise language and full of invaluable information on the breeding, diet and ailments of rabbits, this text is full of practical, easy-to-digest, information. The chapters include: 'Rabbit-Keeping Means Fewer Meatless Meals', 'Making Your Start', 'The Three Branches', 'Why we say Meat', 'When to Start',...
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Developed for the particular needs of the working farm, heritage breeds have proved invaluable to small-scale agricultural production for centuries. This comprehensive guide explains why conserving heritage breeds remains important and how they often can be a better choice for the modern farmer than conventional animals. With profiles of heritage poultry, sheep, cattle, and more, you'll learn how to select and successfully raise the breed that is...
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Would you like to grow your own livestock and poultry? Many years ago, families relied on the ability to grow their own livestock. Today many families have moved away from this lifestyle and the secrets to the care of livestock and poultry have been greatly diminished.
Raising livestock and poultry can be relaxing as well as rewarding. You may think it is impossible to learn to how to care for livestock and poultry correctly; but it is not.
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