Keeping Poultry and Rabbits on Scraps

“Keeping Poultry And Rabbits On Scraps” is an extensively illustrated guide to keeping rabbits and chickens, with a special focus on doing so as cheaply as possible. The first half of the book explains how the maximum number of eggs can be obtained from the minimum amount of imported food, while the second half aims to give practical instructions and tips. This book will appeal to those with an interest in low-cost poultry keeping. Contents include: “Poultry Farming”, “Cuniculture (Rabbit Farming)”, “Eggs From Scraps”, and “Keeping Rabbits on Scraps”. Many vintage books such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive. It is with this in mind that we are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with a specially-commissioned new introduction on poultry farming.

Thompson, Alan

Reference

Owen Press

This antiquarian text contains a comprehensive guide to keeping poultry, including chapters on keeping rabbits on scraps. This book was originally intended to show how the maximum number of eggs can be obtained from the minimum amount of imported food. Complete with clear, concise information and profusely illustrated, this timeless text will be of much value to both existing and prospective poultry keepers, and makes for a worthy addition to collections of such literature. The chapters of this book include: Breed, Brooders, Broodiness, Buying, Culling, Diseases, Disinfection, Ducks, Eggs, Feeding, Geese, Grass Seed Mixtures, Hatching, Houses, Killing, Lime Wash Recipe, Moulting, Poisoning, Pigment Guide, Runs and Fencing, Sex Linkage... and more. We are proud to republish this vintage book now complete with a new introduction on poultry farming.

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.

On Heroes, Hero-Worship, & The Heroic In History

History

CARLYLE., THOMAS

World

The Woman Suffrage Year Book, 1917

Stapler, Martha G.

Violin Sonatas by Claude Debussy for Piano and Violin (1917) L.140

Arts & Photography

Debussy, CLaude

Music

Gone Wild - The Epic Of A Wolf-Hound

J. Allan Dunn

This book contains a collection of opinion by opponents of the feminist movement at the beginning of the 20th century. It is an intriguing read, containing detailed and vehement arguments against the movement. Thoroughly recommended for inclusion on the bookshelf of any social historian and all those interested in feminism and its detractors.

Anti-Feminist Writings

Politics & Social Sciences

VARIOUS

Women's Studies

<p>Ring Lardner has been one of America's most popular short story writers for nearly a century and here is his guide for any budding writers.</p>

How to Write Short Stories - With Samples

Literature & Fiction

Lardner, Ring

Short Stories & Anthologies

This vintage book contains a complete guide to blacksmithing and steel working, with information on all aspects ranging from the correct use of tools and shop equipment to repairing cogs and making a gun. Highly accessible and profusely illustrated, this timeless handbook will be of utility to novice metalworkers and would make for a worthy addition to collections of allied literature. Contents include: "The Smith", "There are Smiths and Smiths", "Intemperance", "Incompetency", "Religion", "A Modern Guild", "Taxation Will Never Raise the Standard of a Mechanic", "Literature", "The Shop", "The Anvil", "Coal Box", "Tool Tables", "The Hammer", "The Sledge", "How to Make a Hammer", et cetera. Many vintage books such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive. We are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern edition complete with a specially commissioned new introduction on metal work.

American Blacksmithing, Toolsmiths' and Steelworkers' Manual - It Comprises Particulars and Details Regarding: the Anvil, Tool Table, Sledge, Tongs, ... Hardening a Plowshare and Babbiting

Crafts, Hobbies & Home

Anon`

Pets & Animal Care

This vintage book contains a complete guide to blacksmithing, with information on and instructions for the correct use of tools and equipment, horseshoeing, carriage and wagon building, and much more. With detailed illustrations and simple directions, this volume will be of considerable utility to novice metalworkers and farriers, and would make for a useful addition to collections of allied literature. Contents include: “The Forge-Forge and Blast, Spring Bellows, Care of Bellows, The Anvil, The Hammer, Other Tools”, “Operations in Forging-The Fire, Flux, Degrees of Heat, Drawing Down, Set-off, Jumping or Up-setting, Shutting Together, Hardening Steel, Case-Hardening”, “Horseshoeing-The Anatomy of the Horse's Foot-The Hoof in General, The Wall, The Sole, The White Line”, et cetera. Many vintage books such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive. We are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern edition complete with a specially commissioned new introduction on metalworking.

The Complete Guide to Blacksmithing Horseshoeing, Carriage and Wagon Building and Painting - Based on the Text Book on Horseshoeing

Lungwitz, A.

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