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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 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
Used, Out-Of-Print, Quantities Limited

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

Old Farm Buildings
by: Harvey, Nigel
Explains the construction, use & changes in farm buildings in England. 32 pgs.
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

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

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

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

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

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

Outdoor Survival Skills
by: Larry Dean Olsen
Celebrating 30 years in print, this updated classic teaches how to survive in almost any outdoor environment with little or no purchased equipment, by relying on what nature provides. 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. 296 photos, 96 in color. 272 pgs.
c. 1997, 6th Ed Rev, S/C...$18.95

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. 1996, 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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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

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

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

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

Rodale Book of Composting
Edited by: Martin, Deborah L. & Gershuny, Grace
Easy methods for every gardener. Improve your soil, recycle kitchen and yard wastes, grow healthier plants and create an earth-safe garden. 278 pages
c. 1992, S/C... $15.95