Agriculture category: 3369 books
by W. C. Skelley
Language: English
Release Date: January 18, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: January 18, 2013
This vintage guide to farming sheep contains information on every step of the process, from breeding and rearing to wool production and beyond. With detailed descriptions and clear explanations, “Sheep Production” is highly recommended for anyone with a practical interest in keeping sheep for...
Farmland Preservation
Land for Future Generations
Language: English
Release Date: March 22, 2017
As land is lost to urban sprawl and other non-farm activity, our ability to produce food is diminished and options for future food production are limited. Farmland preservation speaks to the need to preserve the agricultural land base for future generations. The need for protection is driven by uncertainty...
Backyard Farming: Growing Vegetables & Herbs
From Planting to Harvesting and More
Language: English
Release Date: May 28, 2013
**Your Backyard Farming Experience Begins Here!
A bountiful vegetable garden is a mainstay of the backyard farm; when done right, it can form the foundation for all your future farming successes. Whether you’re aiming at self-sufficiency or just looking to add the freshest ingredients possible...
Personality Tests For Your Soil
The Ultimate Guide to Soil, #1
Language: English
Release Date: January 5, 2016
Grow twice the fruits and vegetables in half the space on the farm, in the backyard, or even in your window!
Have you noticed the extraordinary flavors and yields emanating from even a small garden when the soil is just right? If you’ve ever been envious of your neighbor’s dirt or just...
Heart of Dankness
Underground Botanists, Outlaw Farmers, and the Race for the Cannabis Cup
Language: English
Release Date: April 3, 2012
Reporting for the Los Angeles Times on the international blind tasting competition held annually in Amsterdam known as the Cannabis Cup*,* novelist Mark Haskell Smith sampled a variety of marijuana that was unlike anything he’d experienced. It wasn’t anything like typical stoner weed, in fact...
Storey's Guide to Raising Chickens, 4th Edition
Breed Selection, Facilities, Feeding, Health Care, Managing Layers & Meat Birds
Language: English
Release Date: December 26, 2017
Serious poultry farmers and backyard bird raisers have relied on this best-selling reference for more than 20 years. The fourth edition of Gail Damerow’s comprehensive handbook is now completely revised and redesigned, making it more accessible and informative than ever. You’ll get the most up-to-date...
Storey's Guide to Raising Dairy Goats, 5th Edition
Breed Selection, Feeding, Fencing, Health Care, Dairying, Marketing
Language: English
Release Date: February 6, 2018
This best-selling handbook is packed with detailed information on housing, feeding, and fencing dairy goats. It’s been the trusted resource on the topic for farmers and homesteaders since it was originally published in 1975, and the new edition — completely updated and redesigned — makes Storey’s...
by Pammy Riggs, Kimberley Willis, Rob Ludlow
Language: English
Release Date: August 4, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: August 4, 2011
Practical how-to advice for keeping chickens
"For me, raising chickens, for eggs and meat, has been one of the most enjoyable aspects of our family farm. I am a great admirer of "chicken whisperer" Pammy Riggs, and with her two co-authors she has produced an admirably thorough...
by David Wiscombe, Howland Blackiston
Language: English
Release Date: September 20, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: September 20, 2011
The fast and easy way to start and maintain a hive
Beekeeping For Dummies is a practical, step-by-step beginner's guide to beekeeping. It gives you plain-English guidance on everything you need to know to start your own beehive, from buying the right equipment, sourcing bees, and locating your...
Chickens, 2nd Edition
Tending a Small-Scale Flock
Language: English
Release Date: August 23, 2011
Hobby Farms Chickens: Tending a Small-Scale Flock for Pleasure and Profit is geared toward the hobby farmer looking to begin his or her own flock of chickens on a small farm or even backyard. Author Sue Weaver, who keeps various exotic breeds and countless barnies on her farm, is an expert on all...
by John Harrison
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2011
A practical and indispensable guide which covers all you need to know about keeping poultry in your own back garden.
Find out:
What housing and basic equipment you need.
How to choose and obtain the right poultry for the space you have available.
Which are the best breeds of chickens, ducks,...
by Leslie Purdon
Language: English
Release Date: September 28, 2007
Language: English
Release Date: September 28, 2007
In the late 1940s, Shay leaves school as soon as he can to become a trailer-boy on a Gardner truck that is noisy, cold and limited in speed. The driver, Fred, is one of the old school, a transport man through and through, who knows the best cafes and pubs and all the tricks of the trade. Shay soon...
The Chicken Encyclopedia
An Illustrated Reference
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2012
From addled to wind egg and crossed beak to zygote, the terminology of everything chicken is demystified in The Chicken Encyclopedia. Complete with breed descriptions, common medical concerns, and plenty of chicken trivia, this illustrated A-to-Z reference guide is both informative and entertaining....
Storey's Guide to Raising Turkeys, 3rd Edition
Breeds, Care, Marketing
Language: English
Release Date: December 17, 2013
Turkeys are an excellent source of succulent meat, rich eggs, and nutrient-dense manure, and raising them is a rewarding and profitable activity for many farmers. With helpful tips on acquiring organic certification, processing both meat and eggs, and marketing your products, you’ll have all the information you need to successfully raise your own healthy and productive turkeys.