Storey's Guide to Raising Chickens by Gail Damerow
352 pages, 6 x 9 paperback with photographs and illustrations. $18.95. Printed 1995.
One of the Storey's Guide to Raising Series that includes goats, beef cattle, turkeys, dairy goats, ducks, horses, llamas, pigs, rabbits, sheep and poultry. Over 1.5 million copies sold. The Guide to raising chickens is very popular.
Care / Feeding / Facilities: Get expert advice on selecting the right chicken breed for you, caring for your chicks, producing tasty eggs, raising broilers to eat, feeding properly, and problem solving. "Storey's Guide to Raising Chickens" covers everything from starting your own backyard poultry flock to getting eggs from the henhouse. How to choose the correct breed, caring for your chicks, feeding your flock, building feeders and housing, collecting and storing your eggs, raising broilers to eat, keeping your chickens healthy, and showing your chickens at show.
The author Gail Damerow is the editor of Rural Heritage magazine and author of 8 books including "The Chicken Health Handbook" and "Your Chickens: A Kid's Guide to Raising and Showing". She has been published in many magazines including Acres U.S.A., Backyard Poultry, and Dairy Goat Jounal as well. She has been raising chickens since 1970 when she bought her first home which "came with chickens."
Table of Contents
Introduction: The Chicken-Raising Mentality
1. Choosing the Perfect Chicken
2. Housing
3. Feeding
4. Meat Bird Management
5. Butchering Day (and Good Eating to Follow)
6. Layer Management
7. Table Eggs
8. Managing Breeders
9. Incubation and Hatching
10. Chick Care
11. General Management
12. Health Management
13. Showing
Glossary
State Resources
Organizations
Recommended Reading
Videos
Suppliers
Index
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Storey's Guide to Raising Rabbits by Bob Bennett
288 pages, 6 x 9 paperback with
photographs and illustrations.
$18.95. Printed 2001.
One of the Storey's Guide to Raising
Series that includes goats, beef
cattle, turkeys, dairy goats,
ducks, horses, llamas, pigs, rabbits,
sheep and poultry. Over 1.5 million
copies sold. The Guide to raising
rabbits is very popular.
Breeds / Care / Facilities: Written
by an expert, this book give novice
and experienced rabbit owners what
they need to know to successfully
keep and profit from rabbit raising.
This book has information on rabbit
selection, housing, space needs,
breeding, birthing, feeding, behavior,
health concerns, and remedies
for illness. Get information on
which breeds are the best, how
to feed and manage bunnies, how to
show and sell, proper housing
and sanitation, and how to control
disease, parasites and predators.
The author Bob Bennett has written
6 books including "Bob Bennett's
Guide to Winning Rabbit Shows",
"Raising Rabbits Successfully",
and "Storey's Raising Rabbits
the Modern Way". Besides
writing many articles for newspapers
and magazines, Bob has been editor
of Rabbits magazine, contributing
editor to Countryside magazine,
and founder of Domestic Rabbit
magazine. He is past director
of the American Rabbit Breeders'
Association.
Table of Contents
PART I: Getting Started
1. Why Start?
2. The Right Rabbit
3. The Right Foundation Stock
PART II: Housing, Feeding and Breeding
4. Housing and Equipment
5. Feeding Rabbits Right
6. Breeding and Producing Rabbits
PART III: Marketing and Micellany
7. To the Best Market: Selling Rabbits
8. Rabbits at the Home Garden
9. Potential Problems and Solutions
10. On to the Rabbit Show!
11. Rabbit Associations
12. The Future of the Rabbit Industry
13. Cooking Rabbits
Afterword
Reading About Rabbits
Breed Gallery
Metric Conversion Chart
Glossary
Index
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Storey's Guide to Raising Pigs by Kelly Klober
320 pages, 6 x 9 paperback with
photographs and illustrations.
$18.95. Printed 1997.
One of the Storey's Guide to Raising
Series that includes goats, beef
cattle, turkeys, dairy goats,
ducks, horses, llamas, pigs, rabbits,
sheep and poultry. Over 1.5 million
copies sold. The Guide to Raising
Pigs is very popular.
Care / Facilities / Management / Breed Selection: A comprehensive guide to successful small-scale pig raising. Author Kelly Klober addresses the needs of families raising one or two pigs for food as well as those raising a herd of pigs for market or show. "Storey's Guide to Raising Pigs" gives small-scale farmers and 4-H or FFA youngsters clear, illustrated information about every aspect of pig raising including:
-Choosing the right breeds
-Feeding and housing
-Health maintenance and disease prevention
-Breeding
-Butchering and pork processing
-Fitting and showing
-Pig raising as a business
Kelly Klober is a farmer, writer, and 4-H Club leader who has raised purebred Duroc hogs for more than 30 years. He and his wife, live and work on their farm in Missouri.
Table of Contents
1. An Introduction to Raising Hogs
2. Raising Hogs for the Family Table
3. Home Butchering and Pork Processing
4. Fitting and Showing Hogs
5. The Hog Business
6. Preparing for Your Breeding Herd
7. Selecting Breeding Stock
8. Managing Your Breeding Herd
9. Hog Health Care
10. Managing Your Hog Operation
11. Day-to-Day Life with Hogs
Appendix A: Reproductive Information
Appendix B: Resources
Glossary
Index
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Storey's Guide to Raising Dairy Goats by Jerry Belanger
288 pages, 6 x 9 paperback with
photographs and illustrations.
$18.95. Printed 2001.
One of the Storey's Guide to Raising
Series that includes goats, beef
cattle, turkeys, dairy goats,
ducks, horses, llamas, pigs, rabbits,
sheep and poultry. Over 1.5 million
copies sold. The Guide to Raising
Pigs is very popular.
This book provides great advice on raising dairy goats. The guide is an indispensable, fully illustrated reference to the latest practical information for dairy goat owners. All essentials are covered here, including:
individual breeds, feeding, housing, health care, disease prevention, breeding, kidding, milking and dairying.
"We receive many request from novice goat owners wanting caprine information. This book will give answers and help people get started. It can also be used by established goat owners wanting a reference in an easy-to-read format. We will certainly recommend this book as a great reference about goats." - John D. Howland, American Goat Society, Inc.
The guidance of goat raiser and author Jerry Belanger has been indispensible to new goat owners for many years, for he has been raising goats since the 1950's. He has written many books including Country Living, Homesteader's Handbook to Raising Small Livestock, Raising the Homestead Hog, and Storey's Raising Dairy Goats. Jerry is editor and publisher of Countryside & Small Stock Journal.
Table of Contents
1. Basic Information about Goats
2. Milk
3. Getting Your Goat
4. Housing
5. Fencing
6. Feeding
7. Grooming
8. Health
9. The Buck
10. Breeding
11. Kidding
12. Raising Kids
13. Milking
14. Keeping Records
15. Chevon
16. Dairy Products
17. Recipes for Goat Products
Index
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Guide to Raising Diary Goats
Root Cellaring: Natural Cold Storage of Fruits & Vegetables
by Mike and Nancy Bubel
320 pages, 6 x 9 paperback with
photographs and illustrations.
$14.95. Printed 1991.
Use the earth's naturally cool, stable temperature as an energy-saving way to store nearly 100 varieties of perishable fruits and vegetables all year long. For generations, a root cellar was essential for keeping a supply of fresh fruit and veggies to eat through the cold seasons; maintaining one is a nearly lost skill that might just come in handy next year. This comprehensive guide will tell you how to build a root cellar under a variety of conditions; what foods keep best and for how long; and what the optimal conditions are and how to maintain them.
Nancy Bubel has been a gardening columnist for Country Journal magazine since 1975 and has written for Mother Earth News, Organic Gardening, Horticulture, Family Circle, Woman's Day and New Shelter magazines. She is a member of the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society and the Society for Economic Botany, and a life member of both the Seed Savers Exchange and the Friends of the Trees Society.
A Poland native, Mike Bubel grew up with his family using many of the techniques in their book. He and his wife Nancy have been gardening and root cellaring in Philadelphia, in small towns, and on their one acre non-working farm in Wellsville, Pennsylvania.
Table of Contents
Preface
Introduction
Section One: Starting Right With Storage Vegetables
1. Planting Crops for Fall Storage
2. Good Keepers
3. Growers Keepers: How to Raise Top-Quality Storage Vegetables
Section Two: Bringing in the Harvest
4. How to Harvest and Prepare Vegetables for Storage
5. Life After Picking
6. Spoilage
7. Food Value in Winter Keepers
Section Three: All the Winter Keepers and How to Treat Them
8. Vegetables
9. Fruits
10. The Underground Garden
11. Other Good Foods to Keep in Natural Cold Storage
Section Four: Food Cellars for Everyone
12. Trenches, Keeping-Closets, and Other Vegetable and Fruit Hideaways
13. Planning Your Root Cellar
14. Keeping Things Humming in the Root Cellar
15. The Basement Root Cellar
16. The Excavated Root Cellar
Section Five: "Here's What We Did...."
17. Root Cellaring Experiences
Section Six: Recipes
18. Cooking Sturdy Keepers
Bibliography
Sources
Index
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Nourishing Traditions: The Cookbook that Challenges Politically Correct Nutrition and the Diet Dictocrats
by Sally Fallon with Mary G. Enig, Ph.D.
661 pages, 7.5" x 10" paperback with illustrations.
$24.95. Printed 2001.
This well-researched, thought-provoking guide to traditional foods contains a startling message: Animal fats and cholesterol are not villains but vital factors in the diet, necessary for normal growth, proper funciton of the brain and nervous system, protection from disease and optimum energy levels. Sally Fallon dispels the myths of the current low-fat fad in this practical, entertaining guide to a can-do diet that is both nutritious and delicious.
Topics include the health benefits of traditional fats and oils (including butter and coconut oil); dangers of vegetarianism; problems with modern soy foods; health benefits of sauces and gravies; proper preparation of whole grain products; pros and cons of milk consumption; easy-to-prepare enzyme enriched condiments and beverages; and appropriate diets for babies and children.
Sally Fallon is the Founder of A Campaign for Real Milk (www.realmilk.com) and President of the Weston A. Price Foundation (www.westonaprice.org). She is the editor of the Foundation's quarterly magazine Wise Traditions in Food, Farming and the Healing Arts and has published articles in a number of alternative health publications including Nexus Magazine, The World & I and the Townsend Letter for Doctors and Patients. A resident of Washington D.C., she is the mother of four healthy children.
Mary G. Enig, Ph.D., of Silver Spring, Maryland, is an expert of international renown in the field of human biochemistry and lipids.
Table of Contents
PREFACE
INTRODUCTION
Politically Correct Nutrition
Fats
Carbohydrates
Proteins
Milk & Milk Products
Vitamins
Minerals
Enzymes
Salt, Spices, and Additives
Beverages
About Food Allergies, Food Choices & Food Combining
Parting Words
Guide to Food Selection
A Word on Equipment
Kitchen Tips & Hints
References
MASTERING THE BASICS
Cultured Dairy Products
Fermented Vegetables and Fruits
Sprouted Grains, Nuts and Seeds
Stocks
About Stock-Based Sauces
Salad Dressings
Sauces, Marinades & Condiments
About Coconut Products
GREAT BEGINNINGS
Hors d'Oeuvres & Dips
Vegetable Salads
Soups
Raw Meat Appetizers
Gourmet Appetizers
THE MAIN COURSE
Fish
Poultry
Organ Meats
Game
Beef & Lamb
Ground Meat Dishes
A CATALOG OF VEGETABLES
LUNCHEON & SUPPER FOODS
Meat Salads
South of the Border
Eggs
Sandwich Suggestions
GRAINS AND LEGUMES
Whole Grains
Breads & Flour Products
Baking with Alternative Grains
Legumes
SNACKS AND FINGER FOODS
DESSERTS
Guide to Natural Sweeteners
Sweets for Kids of All Ages
Pies & Cakes
Gourmet Desserts
BEVERAGES
FEEDING BABIES
TONICS AND SUPERFOODS
Appendix A: Limited Time, Limited Budget Guidelines
Appendix B: Know Your Ingredients Answers
Appendix C: Sources
Appendix D: About the Weston A. Price Foundation
Appendix E: Suggested Reading
Appendix F: A Campaign for Healthy Fats
Subject Index
Recipe Index
Menu Index
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