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This book contains classic material dating back to the 1900s and before. The content has been carefully selected for its interest and relevance to a modern audience. Each publication has been professionally curated and includes all details on the original source material. This particular instalment, "The Health and Diseases of Rabbits" contains information on the diagnosis and treatment of rabbit ailments. It is intended to illustrate the main aspects...
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This volume comprises a collection of useful articles on starting a duck farm, with information on the housing, feeding, breeding, and the general care and management of ducks. Including a wealth of practical information on a variety of aspects of duck-keeping, these articles will be of much value to the novice duck-keeper, and make for worthy additions to collections of agricultural and animal-keeping literature. The articles contained within this...
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This volume contains a collection of interesting and helpful articles on pig keeping, covering topics such as feeding, breeding, ailments, and more. Containing a wealth of information that will be of value to the modern pig farmer, this text constitutes a must-read for those with an interest in the subject, or those interested in general farming literature. The articles contained herein include: 'Breeding, Housing, and Management of Pigs'; 'Recent...
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This book contains classic material dating back to the 1900s and before. The content has been carefully selected for its interest and relevance to a modern audience. Each publication has been professionally curated and includes all details on the original source material. This particular instalment, "The Origin and History of the Angora Goats" contains information on the geographical distribution of the breed. It is intended to illustrate aspects...
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This early guide to poultry husbandry is a fascinating read for any poultry keeper or historian of the breed and contains much information and anecdote that is still useful today. Contents Include: How chickens use their feed; General principles of feeding chickens; Nutritive requirements of chickens; Effect of feed on flesh and eggs; Deficiency diseases and vices; Selecting feedstuffs; Practical points in feeding chickens; Use of milk and home-grown...
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Goat Breeding contains information on the buck, mating, and kidding. It is intended to illustrate the main aspects of goat breeding and serves as a guide for anyone wishing to obtain a general knowledge of the subject and understand the field in its historical context. This book contains classic material, but the content has been carefully selected for its interest and relevance to a modern audience.
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This antiquarian text provides a carefully selected collection of articles on diseases common to ducks, including information on their diagnosis, treatment, prevention, and more. Written in clear, concise language and containing examples of autopsy findings, helpful tips, and wealth of other practicable information on the ailments of ducks, this collection will be of much interest to the poultry keeper, as well as being of value to the veterinarian...
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This vintage book contains a collection of articles pertaining to the production of pork, with information on curing, cuts, slaughtering, and many other aspects. These timeless articles contain a wealth of useful and interesting information, and are highly recommended for anyone occupied in the production of pork. Contents include: "A Manual on the Hog", "Biggle Swine Book – Much Old and More New Hog Knowledge, Arranged in Alternate Streaks of Fat...
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This fascinating volume comprises a collection of articles on selection, crossing, feeding, and other aspects of breeding ducks. The authors of these texts have based their writing on many years' experience, and are all experts in their field. The information contained herein will be of much interest to those who occupy themselves in the breeding and keeping of ducks, making this text an both an invaluable practical resource, and a worthy addition...
10) A Guide to Pig Breeding: A Collection of Articles on the Boar and Sow, Swine Selection, Farrowin
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This impressive volume contains a large and comprehensive collection of articles on pig farming, with information on diet, ailments, housing, preparation, marketing, and many other aspects of pig breeding. Constituting a complete and detailed treatise on the subject, this collection of articles contains everything an existing or prospective pig farmer needs to know about the practice, and makes for a worthy addition to collections of farming and animal-keeping...
11) Ducks, Geese and Turkeys: A Collection of Articles on the Methods and Equipment of Poultry Keeping
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Ducks, Geese and Turkeys - A Collection of Articles on the Methods and Equipment of Poultry Keeping contains information on the poultry business. It is intended to illustrate aspects of poultry farming and serves as a guide for anyone wishing to obtain a general knowledge of the subject and understand the field in its historical context.
12) Goose Raising
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This early guide to poultry husbandry is a fascinating read for any poultry keeper or historian of the breed. Thoroughly recommended for perusal by any smallholder or goose keeping enthusiast, it contains much information and anecdote that is still useful and practical today. Eighteen photographs accompany the text. Contents Include: Goose production; Breeds; Goose management; Fattening for market; Killing, picking and marketing; Market demand and...
13) Goat Keeping
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This early work is a fascinating read for any goat enthusiast or historian of the breed, but also contains much information that is still useful and practical for the amateur or professional goat farmer today. Contents Include: How Goats are Kept; Choosing a Goat; Feeding the Milking Goat; The Kids; Milk; Health; List of Books; and Index.
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This early work is a fascinating read for any poultry keeper or historian of the breed. Thoroughly recommended for inclusion on the bookshelf of any smallholder or hen keeping enthusiast. Detailed information on how to build poultry houses is given, so that anyone handy with tools can build them. Extensively illustrated with text and full page drawings, diagrams and photographs forming a complete how-to guide.
15) Care of the Farm Sow: With Information on Farrowing, Parturition, Feeding and Taking Care of Fem
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This volume contains a collection of articles on pig-keeping, with information on farrowing, parturition, feeding, breeding, taking care of female pigs, and much more besides. Including a wealth of information fundamental to the successful keeping of pigs, this volume will be of considerable value to the novice pig farmer, and will also appeal to existing farmers looking to improve their farming practice. Although old, much of the information contained...
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This text contains a detailed guide to growing cereals, with information on cultivation, harvesting, and the general care and maintenance of various cereal crops. This volume contains all the fundamental information a farmer would need to know about the cultivation of cereals, from tackling diseases and maximising yields, to manuring and climate influences. Written in plain, concise language and full of helpful tips, this text is perfect for those...
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This text comprises a comprehensive guide to cereal grasses, including information on growing corn, wheat, barley and oats. Full of statistical information, scientific explanations, comments on soil requirements, equipment, machinery, sowing techniques, and much more besides, this text constitutes an invaluable resource for farmers. It will also be of interest to those looking for general information on cereal production, and makes for a worthy addition...
18) Artificial Grasses: Including Information on Clovers, Rye-grass, Tares and Other Types of Artifi
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This book contains a detailed treatise on artificial grasses, including information on clovers, rye-grass, tares, and other types of artificial grasses. This text discusses the benefits, drawbacks, and uses of a variety of artificial grasses, written in clear language and including helpful tables and diagrams. Although old, much of the information contained within this volume is timeless, making it of much appeal to modern readers with an interest...
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This book contains classic material dating back to the 1900s and before. The content has been carefully selected for its interest and relevance to a modern audience. Carefully selecting the best articles from our collection we have compiled a series of historical and informative publications on the subject of self-sufficiency and smallholding. The titles in this range include "Growing Tomatoes on a Smallholding" "Equipping the Smallholding" "A Small-Holder's...
20) A Guide to Breeding Pheasants and Grouse - With Chapters on Game Preserving, Hatching and Rearing
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Contained within this antique book is a comprehensive guide to breeding pheasants and grouse, including a wealth of important information on such topics as preservation, rearing, ailments and treatments, as well as habitat management. This helpful guide is sure to appeal to anyone with an interest in the breeding of pheasants and grouse, and it contains all the information necessary for successful endeavors in this field. The chapters of this book...
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