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A Small Farm In Maine
by: Silber, Terry
Describes how one couple managed to accomplish the nearly impossible thing in this day & age... making a living off the land. 211 pgs.
c. 1988, S/C...$15.00

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
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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

Barns, Sheds & Outbuildings (Creative Homeowner)
by: Wagner, John & DeKorne, Clayton
Complete how-to information plus designs concepts and building plans. Chapters on: planning the project, tools & materials, building foundations, framing basics, framing for roofs, weatherproofing, wiring & plumbing, and finishing your building. Plans & designs for: garden tool shed, backyard tool shed, gambrel shed, all-purpose garage, livestock barn, artist's studio, pole barn, timber-frame garage, attached shed, barn-style shed, and more. Filled with color photos & color illustrations. 239 pgs.
c. 2005, S/C...$19.95

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

Bradford Angier's Backcountry Basics: Wilderness Skills & Outdoor Know-How
by: Detweiler, Esme
Tents, campsites, emergency shelters, fire & firemaking, water, outfitting, clothing, orienteering, survival skills, canoeing, wild edibles, wilderness cookery. B/W illustrations 338 pgs.
c. 1983, H/C...$20.00

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

Country Living: The Homesteader's Bible
by: Self, Charles R.
This book contains: how to look for best land; how to on building a county home and inspecting old homes; How to do: plumbing, heating, wiring, fences and gates; the tools and vehicles for the homestead; how to raise livestock; how to grow vegetables and herbs; raising fruit trees; and how to keep food. 511 pages.
c. 1981, H/C...$25.00
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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

Design For A Limited Planet
by: Skurka, Norma & Naar, Jon
An up-to-date look at alternative energy houses and the many ways to live a cleaner, more natural life. B/W photos illustrations & plans. 215 pgs.
c. 1976, S/C...$15.00

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
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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

Farming With The Wild: Enhancing Biodiversity on Farms & Ranches
by: Imhoff, Daniel
The new conservation-based agriculture movement is presented through inspiring profiles of farms and ranches across the country where healthful crops and healthy ecosystems are prospering. It offers a view of a future in which farming & ranching operations are integrated into regional networks of protected wetlands. Illustrated with over 200 color photos. 182 pgs.
c. 2003, S/C...$29.95

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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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

How To Make $100,000 Farming 25 Acres
by: Whatley, Booker T.
Answers most common questions... What can I do with my land? How can I make it more productive? and Can I really earn a decent living on a little land? This book tells you exactly how to do it. This book is a non-nonsense farm management book. The income figure in the title is a very real and reachable financial goal. B/W photos. 177 pages
c. 1987 H/C...$24.95
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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. Contains 302 pages, 29 photographs, over 100 tables and figures, index, glossary, appendcices, and a few bad jokes.
c. 2005, 3rd 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

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

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
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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

Making The Best Of The Basics: Family Preparedness Handbook
by: Stevens, James Talmage
Basic in-home storage, in-home storage problems & solutions, water, wheat, whole-wheat cookery, sourdough cookery, dairy products, honey, self-health & supplementation, kitchen gardening, drying fruits & vegetables, energy & fuels. Recipies, charts, guides, illustrations, & lists. Over 250 pgs.
c. 1997, 10th Ed, S/C...$19.95

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

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
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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

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

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
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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
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Out Of The Woods
by: Pat Borer & Cindy Harris
Ecological designs for timber-frame housing. Full-color easy-to-follow book, is packed with photos & plans to help you design and make your own building that will be as ecologically friendly as possible. 120 pgs.
c. 1997, 2nd Ed, Rev...$22.95

Outdoor Survival Skills
by: Larry Dean Olsen
Build a lean-to, build a snow cave, make fire with flint, make a fire bundle, make drinking water, harvest & prepare food plants in the wild, fashion tools & weapons from stone, bone or wood, make rawhide, tan leather, harvest insects, trap, hunt, fish, and much more. 224 pgs.
c. 1990, 5th Ed Rev, S/C ...$11.95

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
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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

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
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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

Security From Five Acres: A Guide To Survival
by: Tobe, John
Our world is headed for chaos & disaster. This book tells you how to live in a polluted synethic environment and still remain in good health, how to return to the land in order to survive. 400 pgs.
c. 1971, H/C...$15.00
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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
A Do-It-Yourself book of 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, and more. 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

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

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
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