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Keeping Basements Dry
by: Diamond, Larry
Where does water come from, how it gets inside, cracks, poor drainage,
seepage, sump pumps. 29 pgs.
c. 1978, Booklet...$3.95 Manual Of Practical Homesteading
by: Vivian, John
Drawn from personal experience by the author, this book is a how-to reference
manual. The manual follows a calendar year detailing when, why and how the
suthor performs his homestead chores. Each chapter is packed with vital facts
and sound advice on: how to handle chickens, goats & pigs; how and why he
raises particluar vegetables and fruits; how to forage in the wild for his
family's food - hunting and fishing; how and why he keeps records; and much
more. B/W photos. 540 pgs.
c. 1975, H/C...$17.50
Used, Out-Of-Print, Quantities Limited!!
One Acre & Security: How To Live Off The Earth Without Ruining It
by: Angier, Bradford
Detailed how-to instructions for those who want to build their own home, how
to look for land, how to fell trees, choosing and maintaing tools, how to
become an expert axman, the ABC's of organic farming, instructions on sheep
or pig farming, raising bees for honey, herbs, running a poultry farm,
raising fish, making wine, growing grapes, drying raisins, along with
easy-to-follow recipies, and much more. Line drawings. 319 pgs.
c. 1972, H/C...$15.00
Used, Out-Of-Print, Quantities Limited!!
Taking Out The Trash: A No-Nonsense Guide To Recycling
by: Carless, Jennifer
Covers the full spectrum of recycling in homes, offices and industry - from
technical detail to practical tips. Also discusses the fundamentals of
recycling, considering all kinds of recyclable materials, both common (paper,
glass, plastci) and uncommon (tires, asphalt, bumpers). 249 pgs.
c. 1992, S/C...$14.95 Agricultural Hand Tools
by: Brigden, Roy
Field maintenance & preparation, seeding, weeding, harvesting, processing.
c.1983...Booklet...$4.00

Axes & Chainsaws: Use & Maintenance
by: Stephens, Rockwell
Fitting a handle, bowsaws, safety, firewood chart, single & double bits.
c.1977...Booklet...$2.95

Back To Basics: How To Learn & Enjoy Traditional American Skills
Readers Digest
Land: buying it & building on it; energy from wood, water, wind & sun;
raising your own vegetables, fruit & livestock; enjoying your harvest the
year round; skills & crafts for house & homestead (spinning, weaving,
quilting, rope, tanning, leatherwork, woodworking, scrimshaw, metalworking,
gourd craft, soapmaking, candlemaking, basketry); recreation (crafting a
dulcimer, canoeing, kayaking, camping, outdoors in winter, fishing, living
with nature). Hundreds of Color & B/W photos, illustrations & drawings. 456
pgs.
c. 1981, H/C...$25.00
Used, Out-Of-Print, Quantities Limited

Backyard Livestock: Raising Good, Natural Food For Your Family
by: Thomas, Steven & Looby, George DVM
Everything you need to know to raise: chickens, ducks, geese, turkeys,
rabbits, sheep, goats, pigs, veal, beef. Over 75 drawings include many
pictures of sensible homebuilt pieces of equipment. 229 pgs.
c. 1990, H/C, Rev Ed...$14.95

Barbs, Prongs, Points, Prickers, and Stickers
by: Clifton, Robert T.
A complete and illustrated catalogue of antique barbed wire and related
devices.
c. 1970... S/C...$19.95

Barns and Outbuildings: And How to Build Them
by: Halsted & Tripp
First published in 1881, this illustrated volume was reprinted in 2000 and
presents dozens of practical and fascinating examples of barns and
outbuildings, both large and small--complete with floor plans and building
instructions. B/W illustrations. 235 pgs.
c. 2000, S/C...$12.95

Be Your Own Home Renovation Contractor
by: Heldmann, Carl
Save 30% without lifting a hammer. Evaluate a structure, estimate costs, get
a loan, hire subcontractors, along with sample forms. 165 pgs.
c. 1998, S/C...$16.95

Best Fences
by: Fitzgerald, James
Planning ahead, fence posts, choosing the right type of fence, tools, safety.
32 pgs.
c. 1984, Booklet...$3.95

Big Book Of John Deere Tractors
by: Macmillan, Don
Complete Model-By-Model Encyclopedia...plus classic toys, brochures, &
collectibles.
c.1999, H/C...$39.95

Build a Pole Woodshed
by: Twitchell, Mary
Curing the wood, materials, setting poles, rafters, types of roofing,
stacking.
c.1980...Booklet...$2.95

Build The Right Fencing For Horses
by: Clay, Jackie
Fencing tools, fence posts, anchor posts and braces, stringing wire fence,
jackleg fence, fencing large and small pastures, fencing corrals and
paddocks, training pens, the three most common fencing problems. 32 pgs.
c. 1999, Booklet...$3.95

Build Your Own Low-Cost Log Cabin
by: Hard, Roger
How to shape logs, make corners, erect walls, add decks, how to pick the best
site for your cabin, how manufacturer's kit homes differ, secrets of how to
save the most on building, and tools you'll need and ways to simplify hard
jobs. B/W photos & line drawings. 196 pgs.
c. 1985, S/C...$19.95

Building With Bamboo: A Handbook
by: Janssen, Jules
Shows how bamboo has been used in different designs in developing countries
and describes the varying properties and uses of different types of bamboo.
Harvesting, preservation, housing in general, floors & foundations, walls,
doors, windows, trusses, bridges, concrete reinforcement, woven bamboo. 65
pgs.
c. 1995, S/C...$17.50

Building A Multi-Use Barn For Garage, Animals, Workshop, Studio
by: Wagner, John
Design & purpose, siting, foundation, framing, roofing, siding, wiring,
plumbing, heating.
c. 1994...H/C...$24.95

Building Fences of Wood, Stone, Metal & Plants
by: Vivian, John
Architectural, landscape, and functional considerations. Covers wood fences,
stone fences, brick & block fences, living fences, wire fences, electric
fences, hi-tensile fences, chain link and more. Filled with diagrams,
drawings & photos. 188 pgs.
c.1987...S/C...$14.95

Building or Renovating a Small Barn for Your Horse
by: Jackie Clay
Fundamentals of building for horses, tips & techniques for remodling,
building a simple run-in shelter, designing the layout for a small barn
renovation, roofing, building a stall, providing food & water in the barn,
finishes to preserve your horse shelter. 32 pgs.
c. 1999, Booklet...$3.95

Building Small Barns, Sheds & Shelters
by: Burch, Monte
Provides basic, easy-to-follow construction methods for attractive out
buildings. Complete inofrmation on tools & materials, foundations & floors,
framing, sheathing & roofing, windows & doors, wiring & plumbing, and
finishing details. Includes: Multi-purpose barns, woodshed, toolshed,
carport, barn-style garage, root cellar, smokehouse, housing for poultry,
rabbits & hogs.
c.1983...S/C...$16.95

Complete Plans For Building Horse Barns Big & Small
by: Ambrosiano, Nancy
The detail of 18 actual barns are examined, ranging in complexity from the
simplest sun shed to an eight horse barn with a spacious home overhead. The
practical advice includes detailed drawings, material lists, advice on
environmental and zoning concerns, planning site location, and preparation.
B/W photos & illustrations. 247 pages.
c. 1997...2nd Ed...$39.95

Design & Manufacture Of Animal-Drawn Carts
Edited
Cart configuration, two-wheeled carts, four-wheeled carts, types of animals,
harnessing & hitching, bodywork, passenger carrying, dumping & tipping, wheel
& axel assembly, guidelines for cart design, technical details, manufacturing
aspects, costs, selling prices. B/W photos & illustrations. 72 pgs.
c. 1986, S/C...$21.00

Discovering Dowsing & Divining
by: Naylor, Peter
Book sets out to prove that anyone can dowse, dis-pells common myths.
c. 1980, S/C...$6.50

Encyclopedia Of Country Living, 9th Edition
by: Emery, Carla
An old fashioned recipie book for information, wisdom & practical advice.
Includes how to cultivate a garden, buy land, bake bread, raise farm animals,
make suasage, can paeches, milk a goat, grow herbs, churn butter, build a
chicken coop, catch a pig, cook on a wood stove, and much, much more.
c.1994...S/C, 9th Ed...$27.95

Encyclopedia Of Country Living, Updated 9th Edition
by: Emery, Carla
An old fashioned recipie book for information, wisdom & practical advice.
Includes how to choose & buy land, cultivate a garden, bake bread, raise farm
animals, make suasage, can peaches, milk a goat, grow herbs, churn butter,
build a chicken coop, catch a pig, cook on a wood stove, deliver a baby
alone, prune a tree, treat bites & stings, and much, much more. This updated
edition also includes more than 1500 mail-order sources, websites & email
addresses. 885 pgs.
c.2003...S/C, Updated 9th Ed...$29.95

Farm & Smallholder Fencing (Gold Cockerel Series)
by: Roberts, Michael
A practical guide to permanent and electric livestock fencing on the farm and
smallholding. Chapters on: tools, materials, gamenet, planning, clearing &
preparation, problems, posts, stakes, attaching wire to posts, high tensil
fencing, gates, electric fencing, types of fencing for different species,
stiles, general maintenance, and tips. Color photos & line drawings. 128 pgs.
c. 2004, S/C...$19.95

Farm Machinery: Practical Hints For Handy-men
by: Davidson & Chase
First published in 1908, this illustrated volume was reprinted in 1999 and
presents the principles of mechanics as well as step-by-step instruction on
how to build and repair all types of farm machinery. Advice that is practical
enough to use on today's modern farms. B/W illustrations. 280 pgs.
c. 1999, S/C...$12.95

Farm Management
by: Mason, John
Livestock, production, marketing, staff management, financial matters,
diversification.
c.1996...H/C...$24.95

Farm Mechanics: Text & Handbook
by: Cook, Scranton & McColly
Woodwork & farm carpentry, painting & refinishing, rope work, harness work,
sheet metal work, farm forge work, welding, transmission of power by pulleys
& belts, motors, trucks & tractors, farm machinery, concrete work, farm
buildings, farm sewage & snitation, understanding electricity, wiring, soil &
water management, processing farm products. B/W photos & drawings. 708 pgs.
c. 1951, H/C...$17.50
Used, Out-Of-Print, Quantities Limited!!

Farm Power & Machinery Management
by: Hunt, Donnell
An excellent text and reference on selection, operation, maintenance, and
replacements of tractors and farm machinery used in agricultural field
production. Lots od B/W photos, illustrations, charts, and graphs. 368 pgs.
c. 2001, S/C, 10th Ed...$59.99

Feasting Free On Wild Edibles
by: Angier, Bradford
Guide to finding, knowing, and fixing 337 delicasies growing wild in
backyards, fencepost corners, open fields, mesas, or by the lakeshore, lake
or stream. With more than 500 superlatively nutritious ways to prepare them.
Line drawings. 313 pgs.
c. 1969, H/C...$17.50
Used, Out-Of-Print, Quantities Limited!!

Fence Bible
by: Beneke, Jeff
How to plan, install, and build fences and gates to meet every home style and
property need, no matter what size your yard. Includes: classic wooden
pickets, rustic wood styles, bamboo fencing, stone walls, brick and concrete,
ornamental wrought iron, chain-link, mesh, barbed wire, practical rail styles
for enclosing snimals, hedges, trees, ornamental grasses, gates, gateposts,
and much more. Loaded with illustrations and Color photos. 261 pgs.
c. 2005, S/C...$24.95

Fences For Pasture & Garden
by: Damerow, Gail
Planning your fence, all about posts, laying the founadtion, setting posts,
fence wire, wire fences, selecting & installing an energizer, electric
fences, temporary fences, woven fences, rail fences, gates. Lots of B/W
illustrations and drawings. 154 pgs.
c. 1992...S/C...$16.95

Fieldcraft & Farmyard
by: Porter, Valerie
Comprehensive & easy-to-follow guide to farming the traditional way.
c.1992...S/C...$14.95

Five Acres & Independence: A Handbook For Small Farm Management
by: Kains, M.G.
Improving soil, planting, septic tanks, cellars, greenhouses, specific crops
& deciding what is best for your land, suggestions of animals for the
small-scale farmer, marketing produce, and investing in improvements. 395 pgs.
c. 1973, S/C...$15.00

Forgotten Arts (Book One)
by: Bacon, Richard
Yesterday's techniques adapted to today's materials - taken from Yankee
Magazine. Chapters on: managing a small woodlot, cooking on a wood stove,
keeping a family cow, wild greens and how to fix them, keeping chickens for
home use, whole wheat bread from gain to loaf, raising and drying beans and
corn, creating natural dyes from common plants, brewing apple cider and
vinegar, making plain and fancy soap. B/W line drawings. 62 pgs.
c. 1975, S/C...$9.50
Used, Out-Of-Print, Quantities Limited!!

Forgotten Arts (Book Two)
by: Bacon, Richard
Yesterday's techniques adapted to today's materials - taken from Yankee
Magazine. Chapters on: fireplace cookery, keeping sheep for meat and wool,
digging and stoning a well, coping with a whole pig, simple wooden toys that
last, making paint from scratch, decorating a wall with stenciling, how to
make an apple-picking ladder, keeping geese, guinea hens and peacocks. B/W
photos & illustrations. 62 pgs.
c. 1975, S/C...$9.50
Used, Out-Of-Print, Quantities Limited!!

Forgotten Arts (Book Four)
by: Bacon, Richard
Yesterday's techniques adapted to today's materials - taken from Yankee
Magazine. Chapters on: Installing a woodstove, maintaing a clean chimney,
building a community skating rink, herbal remedies, building a driveway,
making maple syrup from scratch, making ice cream, reclaiming your garden
soil, building bridges, solar drying fruits and vegetables, growing and
processing flax. B/W photos & illustrations. 62 pgs.
c. 1979, S/C...$9.50
Used, Out-Of-Print, Quantities Limited!!

Gates & Stiles (Gold Cockerel Series)
by: Roberts, Michael
The history and design of British gates & stiles. Filled with color photos.
152 pgs.
c. 2001, S/C...$19.95

Granny's Recipies, Remedies & Helpful Hints
by: Cross, Jean
Learn simple inexpensive ways to: catch edible fish, mix up cake mixtures,
formulas for glues & pastes, sooth burns & cuts, cure bad breath, keep &
store food longer, homemade cleansers for polishing brass & silver & copper &
even your car, remedies for farm animals. Includes tables for weights &
measures. 416 pgs.
c.1980, H/C...$7.99

Guidebook To Amish Communities & Business Directroy
by: Garrett, O.A.
Complete list & short history of each settlement, stories, shops,
restraurants.
c.1996...S/C...$14.95

Guidelines For Design, Production & Testing Of Animal-Drawn Carts
by: Dennis, R.A.
Features of good cart design, cart construction, capacity, dimensions, 2 & 4
whell carts, steel base frame, wooden base frame, design of hinged tailgate,
brake design, whell & axel assembly, comparison & selection of cart designs.
B/W photos & illustrations. 187 pgs.
c. 1996, S/C...$29.50

Handy Farm Devices & How To Make Them
by: Cobleigh, Rolfe
Practical projects as useful today as when first published in 1909.
Spill-proof chicken waterers, portable chicken coop, lightweight orchard
ladder, a small truss bridge, easy fence-post and stump-puller, gates that
don't sag, gates that lift over snowdrifts, a handy wood-splitter, even a
bicycle-powered washing machine. Lots of illustrations. 288 pgs.
c. 1996, S/C...$12.95

Have-More Plan
by: Robinson, Ed & Carolyn
How to make a small cash income into the best and happiest living any family
could want. Includes: buying a place, laying out a homestaed, part-time farm
pays for itself, gardening, building a small barn, dwarf fruit trees &
berries, a fish pond, and starting right with poultry, rabbits, milk goats,
cows, bees, and more. B/W photos & illustrations. 70 pgs.
c.1973...S/C, Reprint...$9.95

Historic Farm Buildings
by: Lake, Jeremy
Shows a wide variety of architectural styles & how & why each developed.
c.1989...S/C...$14.95

Home Farm Handbook
by: Peter Ford
A comprehensive guide to buying, raising, and breeding farm animals
successfully. Advice on choosing specific breeds, instructions on how to care
for your your animals on a daily basis, information on health maintenance and
disease prevention. Animals covered: chickens, ducks, geeses, goats and bees.
Over 120 photographs. 128 pgs.
c. 2000...H/C...$12.95

Homesteader's Handbook To Raising Small Livestock
by: Belanger, Jerome D.
Goat, sheep, chicken, geese, rabbit, hog, turkey, guinea fowl, duck, &
pigeon. Breeds, breeding, feeding, butchering. B/W photos & illustrations.
246 pgs.
c. 1974, S/C...$12.50
Used, Out-Of-Print, Quantities Limited!!

Horse Housing: How To Plan, Build, And Remodel Barns And Sheds
by: Klimesh, Richard & Hill, Cherry
Packed with info on legalities, paperwork, selecting a builder, location,
dimensions & features, materials, installing utilities, construction,
remodeling. Also includes a glossary of building terms, a resource guide, and
layouts for 16 types of barns. Color photos. 201 pgs.
c. 2002, H/C...$29.95

How To Build Animal Housing
by: Ekarius, Carol
60 plans for coops, hutches, barns, sheds, pens, nest boxes, feeders,
stanchions, and much more. With careful discussions of animal welfare,
behavior, and general safety issues, you'll get expert advice on planning
ahead and budgeting adequatley. Detailed plans are supplemented with an
entire section dedicated to construction techniques. 260 pgs.
c. 2004, S/C...$24.95

How To Build Paths, Steps & Footbridges
by: Jeswald, Peter
The fundamentals of planning, designing, and constructing creative walkways
in your home landscape. You'll get advice on: planning a project that works
with your property's topography, creating a site plan and selecting the
appropraite materials, and building it yourself step-by-step. Loaded with B/W
illustrations and color photos. 234 pgs.
c. 2005, S/C...$19.95

How To Build Fences & Gates (A Sunset Book)
Edited
Fences & their function, building fences & screens, wood fences, fences of
other materials, wire for security, special situation fencing, fence
paltings, lighting, decoration, gates - ornate & simple. Filled with B/W
photos, illustrations and diagrams. 96 pgs.
c. 1976, S/C...$12.50
Used, Out-Of-Print, Quantities Limited!!

How To Build Small Barns & Outbuildings
by: Burch, Monte
Step-by-step through the foundations of general construction - from
information on planning and laying out a site to do-it-yourself instructions
on framing, roofing, wiring, plumbing, and much more. More than 20 projects
offer complete plans & instructions for how to build a wide variety of
structures. Including: pole barn, horse barn, milk barn, machine shed,
sheep/goat shelter, woodshed, garden shed, home office, add-on garage, guest
house, roadside stand, insulated dog house, and more. B/W photos & drawings.
280 pages.
c.1992...S/C...$18.95

Humanure Handbook: A Guide to Composting Human Manure
by: Joseph Jenkins
This book will surprise you with its timely relevance, delight you with its
humor, and impress you with its thorough research. Full of "eye-candy"
illustrations, practical information, history, philosophy, and science, it
addresses an issue relevant to each and every human being on Planet Earth.
c. 1999, 2nd ed...S/C...$19.00

Just the Greatest Life
by: David Schafer
True stories from the author's first twenty years living in the country on a
small farm in Missouri. "A pure, inspiring treasure...that shows us that it's
all still possible; living a simpler, lighter life on the land. Schafer
captures the essence of a life gone real." 222 pgs.
c. 2000...S/C...$16.95

Living On A Few Acres (Yearbook Of Agriculture 1978)
by: US Dept. Of Agriculture
Living in the country, a new lifestyle, selecting a region or site, remodling
a house, building a house, landscaping, land improvements, farmstead
buildings, power sources, fruits, berries, vegetables, ornamental plants,
herbs, gardeneing, beekeeping, dogs, christmas trees, pigs, nursery, poultry,
nuts, rabbits, beef cattle, sheep production, dairying, birds & wildlife,
fish, vacation farms, dude ranches, earthworms, selling property, providing
for you heirs. Color & B/W photos. 432 pgs.
c. 1987, H/C...$25.00
Used, Out-Of-Print, Quantities Limited!!

Low-Cost Pole Building Construction
by: Wolfe, Ralph
A complete how-to book with illustrated plans, drawings & photographs so you
can build it yourself. Contains plans for year round houses, vacation homes,
garage & tool shed, woodshed, solar cottage, small pole barn, and a storage
shed. 182 pgs.
c.1980...S/C...$14.95

Making Your Small Farm Profitable
by: Ron Macher
Down-to-earth advice on planning, farming, and marketing to make your farm
profitable, and find satisfaction doing it. Explores today's new crops, new
livestock, and new markets that translate into new ways to make money. B/W
photos, illustrations, charts. 273 pgs.
c. 1999...S/C...$19.95

Making Wheels
by: Dennis, R.A.
A techincal manual on wheel manufacture. Rim-bending machines, assembly jig,
whell-axel assemblies, manufacture of whells to take bicycle & motorcycle
tires, wheels for motor vehicle tires. B/W photos & illustrations. 153 pgs.
c. 1994, S/C...$29.50

Old Farm Buildings
by: Harvey, Nigel
Explains the construction, use & changes in farm buildings in England
c.1997...Booklet,...$4.00

Old Garden Tools (Shire Album)
by: Sanecki, Kay N.
Garden tools of the past, cultivation, cutting tools, lawn, garden sundries.
B/W photos & drawings. 32 pgs.
c. 1987, 2nd Ed, Booklet...$7.95

Operation, Care & Repair Of Farm Machinery
Edited
Plows, implements, harrows, planters, cultivators, binders, harvesters,
mowers. Lots of illustrations & B/W photos.
c. early 1900's, 10th Ed, H/C...$29.95
c. 1955, 27th Ed, H/C...$15.00
Used, Out-Of-Print, Quantities Limited!!

Owner-Built Homestead
by: Kern, Ken
Selecting a site, the homestead plan, water development, soil managment,
crops, greenhouse, woodland, fencing, shop & tools, animal products, animal
shelter, sanitation, preservation, development goals. 209 pgs.
c. 1974, S/C...$17.50
Used, Out-of-Print, Quantities Limited

Pastured Poultry Profits
by: Salatin, Joel
Net $25,000 in 6 months on 20 acres. Getting started, choosing a breed,
chicks, ration, the pen, processing & slaughter, sicknesses, disease,
weather, stress, marketing, laying hens, turkeys & exotics. B/W photos. 371
pgs.
c. 1993, S/C...$35.00

Pictures From The Farm
by: John O. Allen & Amy Rost-Holtz
A wonderful & heartwarming photo album-like look at farm and rural living
from the early 1900's to the 1960's. Organized by theme, it shows the breadth
& variety of farm living, from farm animals & equipment to buildings; from
working the land to domestic living & farm folk. B/W & color photos
through-out. 144 pgs.
c. 2001...H/C...$29.95

Ploughs & Ploughing (A Shire Album)
by: Brigden, Roy
The early plough, ploughs of the 18th and 19th centuries, plough operation,
mechanical ploughing. B/W photos & illustrations. 32 pgs.
c. 1984, Booklet...$7.95

Renaissance Farm (Book One: Understanding Agriculture & Rural Economic Growth)
by: Burpee, Gayle & Wilson, Kim
Highlights the economic & ecological realities of the small family farm in
devolping countries. Color photos & color illustrations. 86 pgs.
c. 2002, S/C...$9.95

Renaissance Farm (Book Two: Supporting Agriculture & Rural Economic Growth)
by: Burpee, Gayle & Wilson, Kim
Provides guidance to the organizations and donors that seek to bolster and
advocate on behalf of these rural familes. Color photos & color
illutsrations. 104 pgs.
c. 2002, S/C...$9.95

Renovating Barns Sheds & Outbuildings
by: Engler, Nick
Learn how to square and strengthen the structure, repair or replace the roof
and siding, enlarge and modify the building, install new windows and doors,
and add electricity and plumbing. Filled with illustrations. 257 pgs.
c. 2001, S/C...$24.95

Scottish Agricultural Implements
by: Powell, Bob
Implements are treated chronologically within a seasonal framework.
c.1988...Booklet...$4.00

Sharpening Hand Tools
by: Alth, Max
Basic techniques, tools used, sharpening techniques, scythes, sickles, saws.
c.1981...Booklet...$2.95

Small Farming For Pleasure & Profit
Wilkinson, Jennifer
50 Austrailian farmers, from 50 different types of farms, show you how to
choose a venture, buy land & manage your farm. 200 pgs.
c. 1995, S/C...$19.95

Smallholder's D.I.Y. (Gold Cockerel Series)
by: Roberts, Michael
22 projects in wood for the smallholder, sheep hay rack, 10' wooden gate,
brooder, hen dust bath, free standing nest box, goat milking bench, goat
house, milking stool, etc. 74 pgs.
c.1999...S/C...$19.95

Small-Scale Livestock Farming
by: Carol Ekaruis
A grass-based approach for health, sustainability, and profit. This book will
help you: determine what you want from your farm, choose suitable livestock,
understand housing, fencing, and feeding needs of livestock, reproducing
livestock, create a financial and biological farm plan, and make good
decisions for you and your animals and land. B/W illustrations, charts &
graphs. 217 pgs.
c. 1999...S/C...$18.95

Successful Farming: 11th Ed. of All Around The Farm
Edited
The best ideas, concepts, and designs written by readers of Successful
Farming Magazine. Such as: grain handling & storage; home & garden;
livestock, fencing & gates; shop & tools. B/W illustrations, Color photos. 86
pgs.
c. 2001, S/C, Spiral...$9.95

Successful Small-Scale Farming: An Organic Approach
by: Schwenke, Karl
Soils, plants, farm machinery, cash & specialty crops, farm practices, etc.
c. 1991...S/C...$12.95

Sustainable Agriculture
by: Mason, John
Permaculture, biodynamics, organic farming, agroforestry, conservation.
c.1997...S/C...$19.95

Storey's Basic Country Skills: A Practical Guide to Self-Reliance
by: John & Martha Storey
Whether it's making ice cream or sharpening an ax, cleaning a chimney or
growing raspberries, you'll learn how to do it in this treasury of
time-honored country wisdom. Illustrated step-by-step instructions will show
you how to milk a cow, tap a maple tree, clean a fish, lead a horse, how to
de-skunk a dog, rewire an old house, stack a cord of wood, grow fruits &
vegetables, how to build the best chicken coop, and much much more. Loaded
with hundreds of illustrations. 564 pgs.
c. 1999...S/C...$24.95

Thatching: A Handbook
by: Hall, Nicolas
Materials, building types & roof structures, thatching tools, methods,
maintenance & repair, problems, & specifications for thatch. Illustrations.
47 pgs.
c. 1988, S/C...$15.00

Toy Farm Tractors
by: Vossler, Bill
An entertaining history of toy tractors & toy farm collectibles.
c.1998...H/C...$29.95

Vintage Tractors
by: Cawood, Charles
Fascinating story of the development of the tractor, particularly in England.
c.1996...Booklet...$4.00

Wildwood Wisdom
by: Ellsworth Jaeger
Knowledge gathered from generations of wilderness men & women - Indian &
European - who used their skill & ingenuity in woodcraft to survive in early
America. You will learn to live off the land, put up a tipi, make buckskin
clothes, portage a canoe, pack a mule, build a bed in the woods, build a
lean-to, find wild food, follow a trail, use an axe, hithch a mule, survive
outdoors, and much much more. Over 400 illustrations. 491 pgs.
c. 1945, 1992 Reprint...S/C...$14.95

Wisdom Of The Land
by: Robinson, Solon
A variety of rich materials for all land-owners about domestic animals and
domestic economy, farm buildings, gardens, orchards, vineyards and all farm
crops, tools, fences, fertilization, draining and irrigation with an appendix
on the diseases and cures of domestic animals. Lots of drawings &
illustrations. 257 pgs.
c. 1977, S/C...$17.50
Used, Out-Of-Print, Quantities Limited!!

You Can Farm
by: Joel Salatin
An entrepreneur's guide to starting and succeeding in a farming enterprise.
Covers areas such as acquiring land, where to settle, what you need,
self-employment, water, livestock sanitation, soil fertility, and much more.
c. 1998...S/C...$35.00

Kids Titles: Farming & Homesteading Books
Apple Tree Farm
by: Cartwright, Stephen
Press-out model of a farm depicted in several Usborne children's books.
c.1991...S/C...$8.95

Farm (Wide Wide World)
by: Francis, John
Several different scenes on the farm with descriptions.
Board Book...$3.95





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