Vintage Farming Classics
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Starting a Duck Farm
A Collection of Articles on Stock Selection, Rearing, Economics and Other ...
by Various Authors
Part of the Vintage Farming Classics series
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 text are: 'Ducks and Duck Breedings – Charles Roscoe'; 'Ducks: Breeding, Rearing, and Management – Reginald Appleyard'; 'Natural and Artificial Duck Culture – James Rankin'; and 'Domestic Geese and Ducks – Paul Ives'.
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Notes On Rabbits And Rabbit Shooting
Including Notes On: Natural History Of The Rabbit, Prolifi...
by J. J. Manley
Part of the Vintage Farming Classics series
This antiquarian volume contains a collection of interesting notes on rabbits and rabbit shooting, along with notes on the natural history of the rabbit, prolificacy of the rabbit, hybrids between rabbit and hare, dogs for rabbit shooting, and rabbit shooting and ferreting. Comprehensive and concise, this is a text that will be of much appeal to those with a keen interest in all aspects of rabbits, from their natural history to hunting them. Although old, much of the information contained herein is timeless, making this book a worthy addition to collections of rabbit-related literature and one not to be missed by the discerning collector.
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Goat Keeping
by Various Authors
Part of the Vintage Farming Classics series
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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Duck Breeding
A Collection of Articles on Selection, Crossing, Feeding and Other Aspects of Bre...
by Various Authors
Part of the Vintage Farming Classics series
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 to collections of antiquarian literature of this ilk.
The articles contained herein include:
'Natural and Artificial Duck Culture – James Rankin';
'Domestic Geese and Ducks – Paul Ives';
'Ducks Breeding, Rearing, and Management – Reginald Appleyard';
'Ducks, Geese, and Turkeys – L. C. Turnill'... and more.
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Goat Breeding
A Collection of Articles on Mating, Kidding, the Buck and Other Aspects of Goat Breeding
by Various Authors
Part of the Vintage Farming Classics series
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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The Health and Diseases of Rabbits
A Collection of Articles on the Diagnosis and Treatment of A...
by Various Authors
Part of the Vintage Farming Classics series
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 of rabbit health and serves as a guide for anyone wishing to obtain a general knowledge of the subject and understand the field in its historical context.
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Farm Animals and the Principles of Feeding
With Information on Feeding Hogs, Sheep, Dogs and Other Farm Animals
by George Morland
Part of the Vintage Farming Classics series
This text contains a detailed guide to the principles of feeding animals on the farm, with information on the general management and care of hogs, sheep, dogs, and other farm animals. Complete with simple, clear instructions, helpful hints, and detailed illustrations, this text constitutes a resource of considerable value for both prospective and existing farmer. The chapters of this book include: 'Why the Hog is Valuable', 'A Question in Farm Management', 'Lard Breeds', 'Bacon Breeds', 'Feed', 'The Care of Pigs', 'Tuberculosis and Cholera', 'Imported Goats', 'Feed', 'Raising Sheep on Farms', 'Housing and Fencing', 'The Value of Dogs', 'Shelter', 'Exercise', 'Feeding', etcetera. Includes a new introduction on farming.
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Ducks, Geese and Turkeys
A Collection of Articles on the Methods and Equipment of Poultry Keeping
by Various Authors
Part of the Vintage Farming Classics series
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.
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Treating Sick Animals on the Farm With Information on Food, Medicine, Anaesthetics and Other Aspe...
by Nelson S. Mayo
Part of the Vintage Farming Classics series
This antiquarian book contains a detailed guide to caring for and treating sick farm animals, with information on food, medicine, anesthetics, and much more besides. Complete with comprehensive descriptions, simple instructions, helpful tips, and a wealth of useful illustrations and photographs, this book constitutes an invaluable tool for the farmer or livestock veterinarian. It makes for a worthy addition to any collection of farming literature. The chapters of this text include: 'Box Stalls for Sick Animals'; 'Blankets, Bandages, Slings'; 'Food for Sick Animals'; 'Giving Medicine'; 'Enemas'; 'Doses of Medicine'; 'Counter-Irritants'; 'Fomentations'; 'The Soaking Tub'; 'Confining or Restraining Animals'; 'Throwing a Horse'; 'Throwing a Bull'; 'Anesthetics'; etcetera.
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Meat From Your Garden
A Handy Guide To Table Rabbit Keeping
by Walter Brett
Part of the Vintage Farming Classics series
This antique book contains a complete treatise on producing meat from your garden, being a handy guide to table rabbit keeping. Written in clear, concise language and full of invaluable information on the breeding, diet and ailments of rabbits, this text is full of practical, easy-to-digest, information. The chapters include: 'Rabbit-Keeping Means Fewer Meatless Meals', 'Making Your Start', 'The Three Branches', 'Why we say Meat', 'When to Start', 'How Many Breeders to Start With?', 'Buying your Breeders', 'Breeds for Meat', 'The Importance of Buying Good Stock', etcetera.
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The History and Biology of Livestock Breeding
With Information on Heredity, Reproduction, Selec...
by F. R. Marshall
Part of the Vintage Farming Classics series
This antique book comprises a comprehensive treatise on the breeding of livestock, with information on heredity, reproduction, selection, and many other important aspects of animal breeding. This text covers a variety of different animals commonly kept on a farm, including sheep, horses, cattle, swine and more. Written in clear, concise language and complete with handy tips, detailed illustrations, helpful tables, and much more besides, this is a text that will be of much appeal to farmers and anyone else interested in the breeding of livestock. The chapters of this book include: 'The Arabian Horse', 'French Horse-Breeding', 'The Thoroughbred', 'British Stock', 'Robert Bakewell', 'Influence of Bakewell's Work', 'Dates of Founding of the Breeds', 'European Stocks in America', 'The American Trotter', 'Draft Horses from Europe', 'Coach Horses', etcetera.
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The Origin and History of the Angora Goats
by Various Authors
Part of the Vintage Farming Classics series
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 of Angora history and serves as a guide for anyone wishing to obtain a general knowledge of the subject and understand the field in its historical context.
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Poultry Houses and Fixtures
by Various Authors
Part of the Vintage Farming Classics series
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.
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On the Breeding, Rearing, and Fattening of Sheep
A Guide to the Methods and Equipment of Livestock Farming
by William Youatt
Part of the Vintage Farming Classics series
This antiquarian book contains a detailed guide to the methods and equipment of livestock keeping, with information on the breeding, rearing, and fattening of sheep. Complete with a detailed illustrations, handy tables, and a wealth of useful and interesting information on breeding sheep, this text constitutes a must-have for discerning farmers, and makes for a great addition to collections of agricultural literature. The chapters of this book include: 'Introductory and Comparative View of the Different Breeds of British Sheep', 'On the Breeding and Management of Sheep', 'Feeding on Pastures', 'The Folding and Sheltering of Sheep', and 'The Shearing of Sheep'. We are proud to republish this vintage text, now complete with a new and specially commissioned introduction on sheep farming.
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Goose Raising
by Various Authors
Part of the Vintage Farming Classics series
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 prices.
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Pig Husbandry
by Various Authors
Part of the Vintage Farming Classics series
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 Developments in Feeding'; 'Diseases of Pigs in Relation to Management'; 'Special Problems of Pig-Keeping on the Smallholding'; and 'Bacon Factory Requirements'. Includes a new introduction on pig farming.
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The Health of Ducks on the Farm
A Collection of Articles on Diseases and Their Treatment
by Various Authors
Part of the Vintage Farming Classics series
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 or reader of antiquarian literature of this ilk. The articles contained herein include: 'Domestic Geese and Ducks - Paul Ives', 'Ducks and Duck Breeding - Charles Roscoe', and 'Natural and Artificial Duck Culture - James Rankin'. Includes a new introduction on poultry farming.
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Diseases of Swine - How to Know Them, Their Causes, Prevention and Cure
Containing Extracts from Livestock for the Farmer and Stock Owner
by A. H. Baker
Part of the Vintage Farming Classics series
Diseases of Swine: How to Know Them, Their Causes, Prevention and Cure contains information on the diagnosis and treatment of swine ailments. It is intended to illustrate aspects of swine health 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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Guide To The Primitive Breeds Of Sheep And Their Crosses On Exhibition At The Royal Agricultural ...
by Henry Elwes
Part of the Vintage Farming Classics series
This text contains a comprehensive exposition of the various breeds of sheep and their crosses that were on exhibition at the Royal Agricultural Society's show in Bristol, June 1913. Also included is a collection of notes on the management of park sheep in England, and the possible advantages of crossing park sheep with other breeds. Complete with fascinating information and a plethora of photographs, this text will appeal to those with an interest in primitive sheep and makes for a worthy addition to collections of antique sheep literature. The chapters of this book include: The Old Horned Wiltshire Sheep, The Norfolk Sheep, The Manx Sheep, The Hebridean Sheep, ''Spanish'' Or Piebald Sheep, The Fat-Rumped Sheep, The Welsh Sheep, The Siberian Sheep, and The Orkney Sheep. This text was originally published in 1913, and is proudly republished now complete with a new introduction on sheep farming.
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Care of the Farm Sow
With Information on Farrowing, Parturition, Feeding and Taking Care of Fem...
by Various Authors
Part of the Vintage Farming Classics series
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 herein is timeless, and will be of as much use to the modern reader as it was when these works were originally published. The articles of this book include: 'Pigs and Their Management'; 'How to Treat Pig Ailments'; 'Pig Keeping that Pays – A Practical Handbook to the Profitable Breeding and Management of the Pig'; 'The Book of the Pig – Its Selection, Breeding, Feeding, and Management'... and more. We are proudly publishing this vintage text, now complete with a specially-commissioned introduction on pig farming.
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Sheep and Sheep Husbandry
Embracing Origin, Breeds, Breeding and Management; With Facts Concern...
by A. H. Baker
Part of the Vintage Farming Classics series
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, "Sheep and Sheep Husbandry" contains information on origins, breeds, breeding and much more. It is intended to illustrate the main aspects of sheep husbandry and serves as a guide for anyone wishing to obtain a general knowledge of the subject and understand the field in its historical context. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork
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