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Scottish Agricultural Implements
by: Powell, Bob
Implements are treated chronologically within a seasonal framework. 32
pgs.
c.1988...Booklet...$4.00
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Sharpening Hand Tools
by: Alth, Max
Offers practical, hands-on instructions designed to help readers master
country living skills quickly and easily. Basic techniques, tools used,
sharpening techniques, scythes, sickles, saws.
c.1981...Booklet...$2.95
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Skills For Taming The Wilds
by: Angier, Bradford
A handbook of woodcraft wisdom.For the camper, vacationer, hunter, fisherman,
hiker or anyone who might like to live next to nature. It tells about:
enjoying the wilds near your doorstep; dressing for woodland comfort;
learning nature's weather forcasting service; the lowdown on backpacking;
energy-saving ways of travel; developing a sense of direction; skills
with woodsman's tools; rope & knots for every purpose; the knack of
managing pack animals; canoe handing; making shelter with what's at hand;
stocking a pantry; buidligna home in the woods; eating well; making furniture;
corenering game; and much more. Profusely illustrated. 281 pgs.
c. 1967, H/C...$17.50
Used, Out-Of-Print, Quantities Limited
Condition: Very Good with dust jacket,
some wear on dust jacket & fading on spine of dust jacket, inside
like new
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Successful Small-Scale Farming: An Organic Approach
by: Schwenke, Karl
This inspiring handbook contains everything small-farm owners need to
know, from buying land to organic growing methods and selling cash crops:
soils, plants, farm machinery, cash & specialty crops, farm practices,
etc. 144 pgs.
c. 1991, 2nd Ed, S/C...$12.95
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Sundails: Their History & Construction
by: Waugh, Albert
On one hand the author presents a rigorous appraisal of the science of
sundials, including mathmaticaltreatment & explanation of the pertinent
astronomical background; on the other hand he presents simple and non-technical
treatments of dials that can be built by children. Covers all common types
of sundials & includes analmmatic dials, polar dials, equatorial dials,
portable dials, memorial dials, armillary spheres, reflected dials, cross
dials & old-fashioned moon marks. Directions are given for designing
dials for any part of the country or any place in the world. Tons of information!
Over 100 illustrations, B/W photos, charts & tables. 228 pgs.
c. 1973, S/C...$12.50
Used, Out-Of-Print, Quantities Limited
Condition: Very Good - Like
New
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Survival Wisdom & Know How: Everything You Need to Know to Thrive
in the Wilderness
by: The Editors of Stackpole Books
The most complete, all-in-one volume on every aspect of outdoor adventure
and survival ever, from orienteering to campfire cooking to ice climbing
and beyond. 7,845 Useful skills & step-by-step instructions. Culled
from dozens of respected books from Stackpole, the industry's leader in
outdoor adventure, this massive collection of wilderness know-how leaves
absolutely nothing to chance when it comes to surviving and thriving in
the wilderness—and appreciating every minute of it. Topics include
Building Outdoor Shelter, Tracking Animals, Winter Camping, Tying Knots,
Orienteering, Reading the Weather, Identifying Edible Plants and Berries,
Surviving in the Desert, Bird Watching, Fishing and Ice Fishing, Hunting
and Trapping, Canoeing, Kayaking, and White Water Rafting, First Aid,
Wild Animals, Cookery, and much more. 1,012 illustrations, diagrams &
B/W photographs. 480 pgs.
c. 2007, S/C, Oversize...$19.95
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Sustainable Agriculture
by: Mason, John
Permaculture, biodynamics, organic farming, agroforestry, conservation.
160 pgs.
c.1997...S/C...$19.95
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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
Used
Condition: Very Good
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Timber Frame Construction: All About Post & Beam Building
by: Sobon, Jack & Schroeder, Roger
If you have only dreamed about the beauty of building with timbers, this
book will open your eyes. It will convince you that this method is not
only practical today for homes and other buildings, but often is less
expensive than "stick building." Timber frame builder Jack Sobon
and writer Roger Schroeder offer a book for builders as well as those
wishing to have the work done for them. Here is practical how-to for both
beginners and experienced carpenters who want to try this method. It offers:
The basics of timber framing. How to design for strength and beauty. How
to combine modern tools and time-tested methods. A starter project: How
to build a 12 x 16 garden toolshed. Dozens of illustrations and photos
that make it all easy to understand. Filled with photos & illustrations.
204 pgs.
c. 1984, S/C...$19.95
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Toy Farm Tractors
by: Vossler, Bill
Toy Farm Tractors Bill Vossler & Andy Kraushaar Farm tractors in miniature!
This one-of-a-kind book details all major makers of toy farm tractors
and their famous models, including the celebrated tin-toy maker Louis
Marx & Co.; the classic cast-iron toy makers Hubley, Vindex, and Arcade;
and the modern makers of high-tech, high-quality toys, suchas The Ertl
Co., Scale Models, Carter Tru-Scale, and others. Includes toy steam engines,
threshers, implements, farm trucks and horse-drawn machinery. Additional
chapters highlight scratch-builders, restoration of toys, pedal toys and
salesman samples. 160 pgs.
c.1998...H/C...$29.95
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Ultimate Guide To 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
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Vintage Tractors
by: Cawood, Charles
Fascinating story of the development of the tractor, particularly in England.
32 pgs.
c.1996...Booklet...$4.00
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Wilderness Cabin
by: Rutstrum, Calvin
How to build your own log, frame, or adobe cabin & where to build it.
Guidance on: location, tools, lighting, heating, fireplaces, water supply,
sewage disposal, foundations, floors, chimneys, porches, eaves, ceilings,
interior design, furniture, and the art of cabin living. B/W photos &
illustrations. 194 pgs.
c. 1972, S/C...$20.00
Used, Out-Of-Print, Quantities Limited
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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
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Windpower Workshop
by: Piggot, Hugh
Learn to generate your own power from the wind. How to design such a system,
how to understand what suppliers are talking about, how to design &
build your own wind generator from scrap & recycled parts. As the
financial and environmental costs of fossil fuels continue to rise, the
ancient art of windpower is making a steady comeback, and many countries
are promoting wind energy generation as part of a drive toward a sustainable
future. Yet many environmental enthusiasts prefer a more do-it-yourself
approach. "Windpower Workshop" provides all the essential information
for people wanting to build and maintain a windpower system for their
own energy needs. Hugh Piggott runs his own succesful windpower business
in Scotland. Clearly illustrated throughout. 160 pgs.
c. 2001, S/C...$15.95
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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
Condition: Fair
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Wool Away: Art & Technique Of Shearing
by: Bowen, Godfrey
Written by the first man to succeed in shearing 456 sheep in a day, it is
a clear exposition of the procedures, not only of fast shearing, but of
close, clean and good shearing. Chapters: types of sheep, quality of work,
style, blades v machines, shearer's diet and clothing, dealing with difficult
sheep, crutching, gear, grinders, sharpening cutters and combs, care &
repair of shearing machines, competitions, design & planning of woolsheds,
design of sheepyards, sheep breeds and their shearing qualities, and shearing
terms. Illustrated with an exceptional set of 57 photos & 20 diagrams.
161 pgs.
c. 1956, H/C...$35.00
Used, Out-Of-Print, 1 copy Available
Condition: Book - Near Mint / Dust Jacket
- Poor, torn & worn
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You Can Farm
by: Joel Salatin
An entrepreneur's guide to starting and succeeding in a farming enterprise,
this is the book is for anyone who has ever dreamed of being a farmer.
Practical and optimistic, You Can Farm gives prospective farmers a clear,
step-by-step approach to turn their vision of a farm into a marketable
reality. Illuminating both the pitfalls and the promise of farming, Salatin
shows how you can make a living, and even a profit, by working the land.
This readable guide is packed with advice that takes into account the
whole farm, from getting along with neighbors to deep bedding livestock.
Covers areas such as: examining your ideas, acquiring land, where to settle,
what you need, self-employment, water, livestock sanitation, soil fertility,
reducing costs, establishing your market, and much more. B/W photos. 480
pgs.
c. 1998...S/C...$35.00
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