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Landscaping with Nature: Using Nature's Design
to Plan Your Yard
by: Cox, Jeff
A complete workbook for garden transformation with ways for readers to change
their landscape from sterile and boring to lush and vividly alive. Includes
detailed instructions on doing everything from making a natural path, garden
pool or wildwood meadow to custom-coloring concrete and aging wood. 80 full-color
photos; 75 illustrations. 344 pgs.
c. 1991, H/C... $26.95
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Live Off The Land In The City & Country
by: Benson, Ragnar
A simple guide to living off the land and getting back to basics. Techniques
on: survival, energy supplies, firearms, preserving food, tanning hides,
gardening, beekeeping, and much more. B/W photos & drawings. 263 pgs.
c. 1982, S/C...$20.00
Used, Out-Of-Print, Quantities Limited
Condition: Very Good
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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. 1978, H/C... $25.00
Used, Out-Of-Print, Quantities Limited
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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
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Making A Home: Housekeeping For Real Life (Better Homes & Gardens)
Better Homes & Gardens
A single source for families to clean, organize, and manage their entire
home. The first portion of the book teaches how to maintain a home and
its contents, the second portion offers advice on improving home life
through better organization, etiquette, and time management. Up-to-date,
reliable information collected from universities, trade associations,
federal agencies, and acknowledged experts on everything from pets, and
home office equipment to home legal issues and environmental safety. With
1,000 indexed tips, 125 photos and 130 illustrations. 384 pgs.
c. 2001, 5-ring binder, H/C....$29.95
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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
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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
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Micro Eco-Farming
by: Adams, Babara Berst
Prospering from backyard to small acreage in partnership with the earth.
Hundreds of real-life examples with ideas, resources and methods for all
who aspire to create their own micro eco-farm; from backyard gourmet restaurant
gardens, homegrown organic spa products, "u-gather" nut groves,
front-yard cut-flower stands, heritage rose farms, urban greenhouses,
herbs and flowers for healing, connoisseur apple orchards, ethnic personal
chef gardens, to mail-order farm crafts and more. 121 pages, B/W photos
c. 2004, S/C... $16.95
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Old Farm Buildings
by: Harvey, Nigel
Explains the construction, use & changes in farm buildings in England.
32 pgs.
c.1997, Booklet,...$4.00
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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
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Old Tractors Never Die
by: Welsch, Roger
This collection of humourous essays and photos explores the never-ending
process of turning old tractors into treasures. If you've ever found yourself
amoung the ruins of rust; if you've ever neglected your family to spend
time trying to reassemble a basket of worn out parts into a machine that
can actually leave the garage under its own power, then you can learn
a thing or two from this old tractor nut. 224 pgs.
c. 2001, S/C...$14.95
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Operation, Care & Repair Of Farm Machinery - 10th Edition
Edited
The purpose of this book is to assist instructors in farm mechanics in
giving a thorough and practical course in the operation, care, and repair
of the more important farm machines such as: plows, implements, disk harrows,
planters, rotary hoes, cultivators, binders, harvesters, pickers, mowers
rakes, diggers, loaders and presses. Lots of illustrations & B/W photos.
239 pgs.
c. early 1900's, 10th Ed, H/C...$29.95
Used, Near Mint Condition, Out-Of-Print, Quantities
Limited
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Orcharding (Popular Farming Series Magazine)
by: Hobby Farms Magazine Editors
The Popular Farming® Series is a collection of magabooks™
that provides valuable information to those who already have a small farm
as well as those who are pondering the big move to the country. Orcharding
has everything you need to know about starting a new orchard or restoring
an old one. With beautiful photos and in-depth articles, Orcharding is
a must-have for every gardener and farmer. Contents: Origins of the Orchard;
Orchard Planning 101; Bringing Up Baby: First-year Fruit Tree Care; The
Organic Orchard; The Art of Trees; Keeping Orchard Pests at Bay; Mastering
the Orchard; Orchard Harvest A to Z; An Apple a Day; Go Nuts!; Twisting
Tradition in the Orchard; Going Beyond Growing; Cooking Up Apples; Why
We Love It; Includes a Glossary & list of Resources. 128 pgs.
c. 2008, Vol 8, Magazine...$9.99
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Organic Farming
by: Lampkin, Nicolas
This book concentrates on the scientific principles and practices of organic
farming & organic livestock husbandry, in Britain in the early 1990's.
It explains arable and livestock production techniques and draws on mainly
European examples. It should be of interest to farmers, advisers, researchers
and students and contains an extensive bibliography. 720 pgs.
c.1992...H/C...$49.95
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Organic Farm (Popular Farming Series Magazine)
by: Hobby Farms Magazine Editors
The Popular Farming® Series is a collection of magabooks™ that
provides valuable information to those who already have a small farm as
well as those who are pondering the big move to the country. Organic Farm
has everything you need to know about returning your farm to its organic
roots. With beautiful photos and in-depth articles, Organic Farm is a
must-have for every gardener and farmer. Contents: The Farm’s Foundation;
How Green Does Your Garden Grow?; Classic Crops; Organic Certification
Survival Guide; The Market Garden; Organic Herbs 101; Got Compost? ; Build
It and Compost Will Happen; All-Season Gardening; Weeding the Organic
Way; Pest Patrol; Tools of the (Organic) Trade; Why We Love It; Includes
a Glossary & list of Resources. 128 pgs.
c. 2007, Magazine...$9.99
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Organic Grow It, Cook It, Preserve It Guidebook
by: Fenten, Barbara & DX
A three-in-one (growing, cooking, preserving) handbook for the most nutritious
use of your garden produce. Growing: you will learn, in an easy-to-follow
manner, how, when & where to plant fruits & vegetables. All gardening
projects are ecologically sound - no dangerous chemical sprays. Cooking:
Simply, you will find the best way to cook the foods from your garden
so that taste & nourishment are retained. Tried & true recipies.
Prserving: In this step-by-step section, you will learn the facts &
fallacies of food preservation as well as finding complete & simple
instructions & methods for preserving (hot & cold pack) &
freezing. All is done without harmful additives. B/W photos. 164 pgs.
c. 1972, H/C...$6.95
Used, out-of-Print, Quantities Limited
Condition: Very Good with dust
jacket
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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
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Pioneer Catalogue of Country Living
by: Stoll, Elmo & Stoll, Mark
Lists, describes, and illustrates items which are handcrafted and produced
through cottage industry - objects that our grandparents and great-grandparents
used before the advent of electricity. Such as wood-burning stoves, horse
drawn buggies, windmills, pressure cookers, coffee mills, cider presses,
ice cream freezers, handmade hickory rockers, cedar chests, and Amiah
quilts. Illustrated 111 pgs.
c. 1980, S/C... $12.50
Used, out-of-Print, Quantities Limited
Condition: Very Good, inscription
in front cover
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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
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Practical Farm Buildings
by: Boyd, James S.
Published by the Dept. of Agricultural Engineering and Human Environment
and Designs: Michigan State University. Original drawings by Virginia
Boyd: University of Wis- Madison. This book give you information on farm
buildings and the most practical for your building. Chapters include:
Selecting wood for buildings, computing loads on structures, farming systems,
desinging joists, beams, and columns, fasterns, roofing and sheet material,
selecting your tools, and much much more. Lots of great illustrations
and charts. 276 pages
c. Unknown (1950's or 1960's?), S/C, 2nd Edition...$25.00
Used, Out-Of-Print, Quantities Limited
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Practical Pole Building Construction
by: Seddon, Leigh
Seddon has given his book the extra dimension of original plans for a
lean-to barn, horse barn, hillside house, garage/wood shed, mountain pole
cabin, and a coastal house. The ease and economies of pole buildings have
long been appreciated, and here is the book to tell you how to build a
pole structure successfully. Pole building construction saves money, time,
labour, and materials because it involves limited grading, no excavation,
flexibility on site, and few materials. It discusses sources for kilndried
versus green poles, structural and aesthetic considerations, and insulation
and ventilation approaches. All with over 100 architectural drawings and
photographs. 183 ps.
c. 1985, S/C...$9.95
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Profitable Hobby Farm
by: Aubrey, Sarah Beth
No experience in farming? No problem! "The Profitable Hobby Farm"
gives you all the tools you need to launch a thriving hobby farm business.
Based on the author's expert guidance and the motivating experiences of
other small farmers, it shows you how to blend strategy, marketing, and
money management in order to prosper. It provides sound, friendly start-up
advice on a variety of topics essential to making an initial foray into
a local foods venture.A must-read book for raising and selling local,
sustainable foodsIncludes sample business plan, grant application, marketing
and advertising plan, and other forms. Lengthy resources section directs
you to additional reading. 276 pgs.
c. 2010, S/C... $19.99
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Raising Animals By The Moon
by: Riotte, Louise
Practical advice on breeding, birthing, weaning, and raising animals in
harmony with nature. Learn how to use seasonal changes to increase milk
production of your goats or cows, improve your hens' laying, judge when
to shear sheep, and properly time your animals' breeding. A guide to the
therapeutic properties of herbs will help you keep your animals healthy
throughout their lives. 187 pgs.
c. 1999, S/C...$14.95
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Raising The Homestead Hog
by: Belanger, Jerome
Belanger explains how hogs can be used to make good advantage of homestaed
watse, producing both meat (better than any you can buy) & rich fertiziler
(better than the bagged variety). The mechanics of a hog operation are
simple & flexible; you can raise a few or many; you can raise pigs
or simply buy them & fatten them up. This book shows just how feasible
hog raising can be for the family with limited acreage and less than full
time to devote to raising their own food. B/W photos & illustrations.
236 pgs.
c. 1977, H/C...$22.50
Used, Out-Of-Print, Quantities Limited
Condition: Near Mint with dust jacket
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Ranches: Ranch Life In America
by: Vanderbilt, Cornelius Jr
Here is a magnificent book covering in pictures and text, the vastly exciting
story of ranching in America. It encompasses the whole panorama of ranch
history, from Cortes and his Conquistadores in New Spain, the first wild
Texas longhorn ranches, and the hugh Spanish land grants of the 18th century,
to the modern, scientifically run, mechanized ranches of today. 420 B/W
photos. 280 pgs.
c. 1968, H/C...$20.00
Used, Out-Of-Print, Quantities Limited
Condition: Good w/dust jacket, ex-library,
usual library markings
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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
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