The Smallholder Encyclopaedia

This early work is a fascinating read for any small-holding enthusiast or historian of small-scale farming, which contains a wealth of information that is still useful and practical today. Contents Include: Foreword, Poultry, Vegetables, Fruit Culture, Flower Growing, Smallholding, Rabbits, Goats, and Bees. Many of the 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.

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This antique text comprises a pictorial guide to poultry keeping and gardening, as well as constituting a veritable encyclopedia of rabbit-keeping, goat-keeping and bee-keeping, pig-keeping, cow-keeping, and small holdings management. The volume provides a ready-reference guide to all the essentials of the small-scale farming trade. Much of the information contained herein is timeless, and will be of much value to both amateur and experienced modern readers. The chapters of this text include: 'The Purchase', 'Housing', 'Feeding and Management of Fowls, Ducks, Geese and Turkeys', 'Chick-hatching and Rearing', 'Treatment of Poultry Diseases', 'The Art of Culling', 'Table Poultry Production', 'How to Secure Maximum Egg Production' and much more. Many vintage texts such as this are increasingly expensive and rare, and it is with this in mind that we are proudly republishing this book here in an affordable modern edition.

Meat From Your Garden - A Handy Guide To Table Rabbit Keeping

Crafts, Hobbies & Home

Gardening & Landscape Design

Milward Press

First published in 1940, this volume contains a complete encyclopedia of gardening, including information and instructions related to a wide variety of subjects ranging from choosing seeds and planting them to pruning, propagating, marketing, and much more. This fantastic volume constitutes a must-have for all green-fingered enthusiasts, and it would make for a worthy addition to any bookshelf. Contents include: "Annuals, Hardy and Half-Hardy", "Bedding Plants, Spring", "Bedding Plants, Summer", "Bedding, Spring Bulbs", "Bulbs for Bedding", "Bulbs for Bowls", "Bulbs for Pots", "Cuttings, How to Take", "Flowers for Exhibition", "Frost, Plant Protection Against", "Fruit-pruning", etc. Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly scarce and expensive. It is with this in mind that we are republishing this volume now in a modern, high-quality edition complete with a specially-commissioned new introduction on kitchen gardening.

The Home Gardening Encyclopædia - With Illustrations

Home Farm Books

First published in 1939, "Your Garden's Flowers Illustrated" as a wonderful pictorial guide to some of the most commonly grown flowers in the British Isles. The author has aimed to show and describe many varieties of flowers in simple and clear terms, including helpful pictures and offering details relating to habitat, seasons, method of planting, and more. This accessible reference guide is ideal for those with an interest in flower identification, and it is not to be missed by collectors of vintage horticultural literature. Contents include: "Abelia", "Abronia", "Abutilon", "Acacia", "Acanthus", "Achillea", "Achimenes", "Aconite", "Aconitum", "Acroclinium", "Adonis", "Aethiomena", "African Marigold", "Agapanthus", "Agathaea", "Agave", "Anchusa", etc. Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly scarce and expensive. It is with this in mind that we are republishing this volume now in a modern, high-quality edition complete with a specially-commissioned new introduction on the history of gardening.

Your Garden's Flowers Illustrated - With 28 Illustrations and 695 Photographs

Reference

An allotment garden, usually simply referred to as an allotment, is a small piece of land typically used for the non-commercial growing of food plants. First published in 1917, "The Allotment Book" contains simple instructions and step-by-step directions for planning, setting up, and maintaining a successful allotment, with chapters on preparation, tools and equipment, the best plants to grow, and much more. Contents include: "Taking a New Allotment", "How to Handle an Old Plot", "The 10-Perch Plot", "The 20-Perch Plot", "The 30-Perch Plot", "The 40-Perch Plot", "The 80-Perch Plot", "The 120-Perch Plot", "The 160-Perch Plot", "The Year's Work at a Glance", "How to Grow Vegetables", "Using a Home-made Frame", etc. Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly scarce and expensive. We are republishing this volume now in a modern, high-quality edition complete with a specially-commissioned new introduction on kitchen gardening.

The Allotment Book - How to Make the Most of Your Land

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The Smallholder Encyclopaedia

The Smallholder Encyclopaedia

Meat From Your Garden - A Handy Guide To Table Rabbit Keeping

The Home Gardening Encyclopædia - With Illustrations

Your Garden's Flowers Illustrated - With 28 Illustrations and 695 Photographs

The Allotment Book - How to Make the Most of Your Land