Vintage Homestead Classics
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Bees for Beginners
by E. Taylor
Part of the Vintage Homestead Classics series
This book aims to supply the beginner possessing a few hives with such information and advice as will enable him to obtain the best possible results from his apiary, and to carry out the few operations that are necessary throughout the year. Many of these earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork. Contents include; A Reviving Industry; Her Majesty the Queen Bee; Drones and Workers; The Bee City; The Beginner's First Steps; Swarming; The Year in the Hive; The Honey Harvest; Cleanliness or Disease.
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The Potato
With Information on Varieties, Seed Selection, Cultivation and Diseases of the Potato
by Various Authors
Part of the Vintage Homestead Classics series
This book offers a detailed guide to cultivating potatoes, with information on varieties, seed selection, cultivation, diseases of the potato, and much more. Written in clear, concise language and complete with simple instructions and a wealth of other useful information, this text constitutes an invaluable guide to those with an interest in growing potatoes. The chapters of this book include: 'Quality of Potatoes', 'Varieties', 'First Early Varieties', 'Second Earlies', 'Maincrops', 'Selection of Seed', 'Boxing Potatoes', 'Soil and Climate', 'Place in Rotation', 'Preparation and Planting', 'Manuring', 'After-Cultivation', 'Spraying', 'Lifting Potatoes', 'Storing Potatoes', etcetera. Includes a new introduction on farming.
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Allotment Gardening and Vegetables for Exhibition
With Chapters on Preparation of the Ground an...
by G. T. Tinley
Part of the Vintage Homestead Classics series
This vintage text contains a detailed treatise on growing vegetables in allotments. It also contains invaluable information on exhibiting vegetables, with complete instructions on the growing of leeks, shallots, onions, marrows, runner beans, tomato, French beans, asparagus, peas, and much more. Full of timeless knowledge, and containing detailed instructions and tips, this is a text that will be of considerable value to the modern grower, and makes for a worthy addition to collections of vegetable-growing literature. The chapters of this book include: 'Allotment Gardening', 'Preparation of the Ground', 'Manuring', 'Cropping', 'Fruits for Allotments', 'Monthly Operations', 'Vegetables as Food', and 'Vegetables for Exhibition'.
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Bee Diseases
With Information for the Beekeeper on Various Diseases and Their Control
by Benjamin Wallace Douglass
Part of the Vintage Homestead Classics series
This antique book contains a concise yet comprehensive guide to the various ailments common to bees, with information on their causes, treatment, and prevention. Written in clear, concise language and full of interesting and practicable information, this text will prove invaluable for the bee-keeper. It comes complete with a new and specially commissioned introduction on bee-keeping.
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Buildings, Machinery and Tools for a Smallholding
With Information on Economics, Maintenance an...
by J. O. Baker
Part of the Vintage Homestead Classics series
This antique text contains a guide to the various buildings, machinery and tools that are found on a small farm. It provides information on economics and maintenance, as well as the equipment required for profitable and productive business. Including simple, concise descriptions, helpful diagrams, comments on usage, and much more besides, this text will prove invaluable to the novice farmer, and makes for a valuable addition to collections agricultural literature. Although old, much of the information contained herein is timeless. The chapters of this book include: 'What is necessary and What is Economic to Invest In', 'Hand Tools', 'Hand tools for The Land', 'Hand Tools for The Workshop', 'Hand-propelled Equipment', 'Horse and Pony-Drawn Equipment', 'Auto-Culto, ''B-M-B''', 'Other Mechanical Units', 'Buildings', etcetera.
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Vegetable Forcing
Containing Information on Greenhouse Construction, Management and Frame Culture
by Ralph L. Watts
Part of the Vintage Homestead Classics series
This antiquarian volume comprises a detailed guide to vegetable forcing, with information on greenhouse construction, general management, frame culture, and much more besides. Vegetable forcing is the production of vegetables in greenhouses, hotbeds, coldframes, or other structures. Complete with simple instructions and a wealth of information conducive to successful vegetable forcing, this text will be of considerable value to those with an interest in this method of cultivation. Simple and concise, it is also perfect for those with little previous experience. The chapters of this book include: 'Plant Protectors', 'Frame Culture', 'Greenhouse Construction', 'The Size', 'Forms of Greenhouses', 'Walls', 'Roof Construction', 'Glass', 'Glazing and Painting', 'Steam Versus Hotwater Heating', 'Radiation', 'The Work Room', 'Greenhouse Management', 'Manures and Fertilizers', etcetera. Includes a new introduction on farming.
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Barns and Other Out-Buildings
With Information on the Architecture of Farm Buildings
by D. H. Jacques
Part of the Vintage Homestead Classics series
This delightful text encompasses a collection of designs of various barns and out-buildings, such as apiaries, stables, play-houses... and more. The designs contained herein are presented as architectural drawings and floor plans, and are accompanied by detailed descriptions and information on their construction, materials, benefits, and draw-backs. Written in plain, clear language and profusely illustrated, this book will be of much interest to anyone looking to construct their own out-buildings. The chapters of this book include: 'Preliminary Remarks', 'Lewis F. Allen's Barn', 'Mr. Meckwith's Octagon Barn', 'A Circular Barn', 'A Side-Hill Barn', 'Stables', 'An Octagon Poultry House', 'An Octagon Piggery', 'An Ashery and Smoke-House', 'An Ice-House', 'An Apiary', 'A Play-House', etcetera. Includes a new introduction on farming.
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Examining and Judging a Horse
With Information on Breaking and Training Horses
by Nelson S. Mayo
Part of the Vintage Homestead Classics series
This antique volume contains a guide to the examining and judging of horses, with additional information on breaking, training, and caring for horses. It includes a comprehensive list of the various aspects of the horse that would be looked at during an examination, and provides information on what one can expect to find, and what the different findings denote. Written in clear language and profusely illustrated, this is a text that will be of much interest to all manner of equestrians, making it a worthy addition to collections of equine literature. The chapters of this book include: 'Age', 'The Teeth of the Horse', 'Names of the Teeth', 'The Diseases of Animals', 'Teeth of Horses and Cattle', 'Contrasts with Cattle', 'Colour of Horses', 'Style', 'Points in Horses', 'Unsoundness in Horses', 'Warranty', 'Examination of Horse in Stable', 'Examining out of Doors', etcetera. We are proudly republishing this book now complete with a new introduction on the care and maintenance of horses.
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Horse Locomotion
A Historical Article on the Mechanics of Equine Movement
by T. S. Paterson
Part of the Vintage Homestead Classics series
This text contains a historical article on the mechanics of equine movement and locomotion. Complete with interesting, practicable information and a wealth of useful tips, this timeless text will appeal to the modern equestrian or veterinarian. The chapters of this book include; 'The Horse's Mind', 'The Horse's Movement', 'The Paces of a Horse', 'The Trot', 'The Walk', 'The Canter', and 'The Gallop'. Includes a new introduction on the breeding and anatomy of horses.
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Fabricating Simple Structures in Agricultural Engineering
A Manual of Instruction for Rural Craftsmen
by Various Authors
Part of the Vintage Homestead Classics series
This text comprises a detailed guide to fabricating simple agricultural structures, being a comprehensive manual of instruction for rural craftsmen. Including a wealth of helpful information on tools, materials, methodology, and including clear instructions for their uses in the construction of a variety of farm buildings, this is a text that will be of much value to the modern farmer. This book also deals with the application of oxygen cutting and arc welding to fabrication. The chapters of this volume include: Materials and Sizes, Linkage Mechanisms, Levers, Pitman Arm for Binder Knotter, Connecting Rods, Cranks, Bell Crank Levers, Castor Wheel Mountings, Plummer Blocks, Plummer Blocks or Axle Bearings, Split Plummer Block, Bearing-Mountings and Brackets, etcetera. Includes a new introduction on metal work.
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The Business and Economics of Beekeeping
A Collection of Articles on the Profits and Marketing of Beekeeping Products
by Various Authors
Part of the Vintage Homestead Classics series
This volume contains a collection of articles on the profits and marketing of beekeeping products, with information on beekeeping, natural history, marketing, and more. Written in clear, concise language and full of interesting and practical information on keeping bees, this is a book that will be of considerable interest to the modem enthusiast, and makes for a worthy addition to collections of bee-keeping literature. The articles contained herein include: 'Bees and Bee Keeping – A Plain and Practical Work'; 'The Honey-Bee – Its Nature, Homes, and Products'; 'The Practical Guide – A Manual for Modern Bee-Keeping'; 'How to Keep Bees for Profit'; end 'Every Step in Beekeeping – A book for Amateur and Professional'. We are proud to republish this antique book, now complete with a new and specially commissioned introduction on bee keeping.
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The Machinery of Corn Picking and Shelling
With Information on the Equipment and Methods of Cor...
by Various Authors
Part of the Vintage Homestead Classics series
This antiquarian volume contains a comprehensive guide to the various types of machinery used in corn picking and shelling. It offers detailed descriptions of the machinery in question, along with handy information on how they are best used, problems that may be encountered during their operation, and a wealth of other information conducive to successful corn picking. Complete with detailed illustrations and helpful graphs and tables, this text will be of considerable value to farmers with an interest in the subject, and it is not to be missed by collectors of antiquarian literature of this ilk. The chapters of this book include: 'Types of Machines', 'Functional Elements of Corn Harvesters', 'Gathering Devices and Snapping Units', 'Types of Snapping Rolls', 'Adjustment of Snapping Rolls', 'Trash Removal', 'Husking Units', 'Adjustment of Husking Unit', 'Shelling and Cleaning Unit', 'Field Losses with Corn Harvesters', etcetera.
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Pollen and Bees
A Collection of Articles on How Bees and Plants Interact
by Various Authors
Part of the Vintage Homestead Classics series
This book contains a collection of articles on bee-keeping, with information on the interaction between bees and plants, general hive management, natural history of the honey bee, and much more besides. Written in clear, concise language and profusely illustrated, these articles will be of much practical value to existing or prospective bee-keepers. The compendium makes for a worthy addition to any collection of bee-keeping literature.
The chapters of this book include:
'A Practical Treatise on the Hive and Honey Bee';
'Bees and Beekeeping – A Plain and Practical Work';
'The American Bee Keeper's Manual';
'The Bee Keepers Guide – Or Manual of the Apiary';
'The Bee Walk – Being the Romance and Practice of Bee Keeping'; etcetera.
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The Sport of Show Jumping and Its Techniques
A Collection of Classic Equestrian Magazine Articles
by Various Authors
Part of the Vintage Homestead Classics series
This is a collection of articles that were originally published in equestrian magazines in the early part of the 20th century. Carefully selecting the best articles from that collection, here is a compilation of historical and informative publications on the subject of horse riding. The titles in this range include 'The Use of Horses in the Military,' 'The Sport of Point-to-Point Horse Riding,' 'The Beautiful Sport of Horse Racing,' and many more. This particular installment, 'The Sport of Show Jumping and its Techniques', contains a variety of articles on the history and methods of show jumping.
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Breeding Honey Bees
A Collection of Articles on Selection, Rearing, Eggs and Other Aspects of B...
by Various Authors
Part of the Vintage Homestead Classics series
This volume contains a collection of articles on beekeeping, including information on selection, rearing, eggs, and many other aspects of bee breeding. Written in clear, concise language and complete with a wealth of interesting and practicable information, this collection will greatly appeal to the discerning beekeeper. It makes for a great addition to collections of bee-keeping literature. The articles contained herein include: 'A Manual of Bee-Keeping', 'A Modern Bee-Farm and Its Economic Management', 'Bees and Bee Keeping – A Plain and Practical Work', 'The American Bee Keeper's Manual', 'The Mystery of the Hive', and 'The Practical Bee Guide – A Manual of Modern Beekeeping'.
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Horse Feed, Its Properties and Effects
With Information for the Horse Owner
by Cecil
Part of the Vintage Homestead Classics series
This book contains a detailed guide to horse feed, including information on varieties, their properties, and their effects. Written in clear, concise language and including all the information a horse-owner needs to know about feeding their animals, this volume constitutes an invaluable handbook and is not to be missed by those with a keen interest in the subject. The chapters of this book include: 'The Stud Farm', 'Ingredients of Blood', 'Conversion of Food', 'Effects of Food', 'Properties and Qualities of Food', 'Winter and Summer Food', 'Nitrogen in Hay and Oats', 'Choice of Hay', 'Selection of Oats', 'Bruising Oats', 'Preparation of Bran Mashes', 'Artificial Grasses', etcetera. Includes a new introduction on the care and management of horses.
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Dadant System of Beekeeping
by C. P. Dadant
Part of the Vintage Homestead Classics series
This antiquarian volume comprises a comprehensive guide to bee-keeping, with information on seasonal management, diseases, enemies, swarming, honey production, and many other aspects of bee-keeping. Full of interesting, practical information and profusely illustrated, this guide will be of considerable value to the discerning bee-keeper. It is not to be missed by collectors of antiquarian literature of this ilk. The chapters of this volume include: 'Early Experiments – Natural History', 'The Queen', 'The Worker Bee', 'Size of Hives', 'The Large Hive', 'Small Hives', 'Safety in Wintering', 'Frame Spacing', 'The Supers', 'Side Storage', 'Queen Excluders', 'Drone and Drone Production', 'The Dadant Hive', 'A simplified Dadant Hive', and much more.
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The Machinery of Crop Planting
With Information on Seeding, Drilling, Transplanting and Other M...
by Various Authors
Part of the Vintage Homestead Classics series
Contained within this volume is a comprehensive treatise on the various different machines used in planting crops, with information on seeding, drilling, transplanting, and other mechanical methods of crop planting. Written in clear, plain language and including a plethora of helpful illustrations, diagrams, and charts, this text provides a wealth of information on the subject. It will be of much value to the farmer, or student of agriculture. Although old, much of the information contained within its pages is still relevant today, making this a worthy addition to collections agricultural literature. The chapters of this volume include: 'Plant Population Requirements', 'Factors Affecting Final Stand', 'Planting-Surface Profiles', 'Mechanical Functions of a Seeding Machine', 'Seed-Metering Devices', 'Furrow Openers', 'Covering Devices', 'Broadcast Seeding', 'Airplane Seeding', 'Grain Drills', etcetera. We are proudly republishing this vintage book, now complete with a new introduction on agricultural tools and machinery.
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An Article on the Construction of Cold Frames for Early Vegetable and Flowering Plants
by Charles H. Nissley
Part of the Vintage Homestead Classics series
This volume contains an article on the construction of cold frames for early vegetable and flowering plants. Written in clear, concise language and including simple instructions and invaluable information on the construction of cold frames, this text constitutes a must-read for those with an interest in the subject. It will make for a great addition to collections of vintage kitchen-gardening literature. The chapters of this book include: 'Permanent Frames', 'The Double-Sash Frame', 'Construction of Double Frame', 'Temporary or Movable Frames', 'Construction of Movable Wooden Cold Frames', 'Muslin or Cloth Covered Frames', 'Cloth Covered Cold Frames', 'Frame Protection', etcetera.
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Diseases of Horses - The Respiratory Organs and the Alimentary Canal
With Information on Diagnosis and Treatment
by A. H. Baker
Part of the Vintage Homestead Classics series
Diseases of Horses - The Respiratory Organs and the Alimentary Canal contains information on their prevention, diagnosis, and treatment. It is intended to illustrate aspects of equine 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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The Beekeeper's Calendar
A Collection of Articles on the Monthly and Seasonal Work to Be Done b...
by Various Authors
Part of the Vintage Homestead Classics series
This book contains a collection of articles on the monthly and seasonal work to be done by the beekeeper, with information on the general management of bees, the fundamentals of bee-keeping, the natural history of the bee... and much more. Although old, much of the information contained herein is timeless, and will be of as much use to the modern reader as it was to those contemporary with the original publication of this book. The articles of this collection include: 'A Complete Guide to the Mystery and Management of Bees', 'A Practical Treatise on the Hive and the Honey Bee', 'Dzierzon's Rational Bee Keeping', 'The American Bee Keeper's Manual', 'The Bee Keepers Guide to the Movable Comb Hives', 'The Bee Keeper's Guide' etcetera. We are proud to republish this antiquarian volume, now complete with a new and specially commissioned introduction on bee keeping.
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The Farm Workshop
With Information on Tools and Buildings
by Herbert A. Shearer
Part of the Vintage Homestead Classics series
This book comprises a handy little guide on maintaining a farm workshop, with information on the tools and buildings required for a productive workshop. Written in clear, understandable language and including simple instructions and helpful illustrations, this book constitutes a handy resource for anyone with an interest in setting up a farm workshop. It will make for a worthy addition to collections of agricultural literature. The chapters of this book include: 'Farm Shop and Implement House', 'Shop Tools', 'Woodworking Bench', 'Woodworking Tools', 'Farm Grindstone', 'Blacksmith Shop', 'Profitable Home Repair Work', etcetera.
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A Guide to Starting Early Vegetable and Flowering Plants in the Hothouse
by Charles H. Nissley
Part of the Vintage Homestead Classics series
This antique book comprises a concise yet comprehensive guide to growing plants using hot houses. Complete with simple, step-by-step instructions and a wealth of helpful illustrations and diagrams, this is a text that will be of considerable value to gardeners and farmers interested to growing with hotbeds. It is perfect for those with little previous experience. The chapters of this volume include: 'Hotbeds', 'Manure-Heated Structures', 'Temporary Hotbeds', 'Permanent Manure-Heated Hotbed', 'Concrete Construction', 'Preparation of Manure for Hotbeds', 'Management of Manure-Heated Bed', 'Fresh Manure Must be Allowed to Start Fermentation', etcetera. Includes a new introduction on growing vegetables at home.
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