Volume two of the "e;Hand Books of the Textile Industry"e; contains information on the manufacture of woven fabrics and related materials, describing in detail the different types of yarn and how to use a loom.
As heard on BBC Radio 4's Book of the Week'A delightful and entertaining memoir' Woman and HomeWhen Jacqueline moves to south-west France with her husband, she embraces rural village life and buys two pigs to rear for slaughter.
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.
This vintage book contains a detailed guide to breeding and rearing chickens, with information on different systems, construction of accommodation, feeding, breeding, rearing, and many other related aspects.
This book contains a detailed treatise on artificial grasses, including information on clovers, rye-grass, tares, and other types of artificial grasses.
This volume contains a collection of articles on the profits and marketing of beekeeping products, with information on beekeeping, natural history, marketing, and more.
This antique volume contains a detailed treatise on the various problems that may be encountered in relation to keeping and breeding animals on a farm.
During the boom years of the 1980s, the massed oil wealth of the princes of Dubai and Saudi Arabia were pitted against British millionaire Robert Sangster in a battle for control of one of the world's rarest, most precious and most unpredictable commodities: top-pedigree thoroughbred racehorses.
Take a sideways look at the dog - from nose to tail, and everything in betweenThat humans all over the world love dogs is beyond doubt, but do we really understand our four-legged friends, beyond their wet noses and wagging tails?
This text contains a detailed guide to growing cereals, with information on cultivation, harvesting, and the general care and maintenance of various cereal crops.
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.
This antique text contains a comprehensive treatise on the equipment and machinery of dairy farming, including information on milking, separating, sterilising and other mechanical aspects of dairy production.
"e;Diseases of Poultry - How to Know Them, Their Causes, Prevention and Cure"e; contains information on the diagnosis and treatment of poultry ailments.
This is a study of reports from 360 American bee-keepers concerning different types of bees, how and where the highest yields are achieved, the development of techniques, best honey-plants, and much more.
This book contains a classic guide to breeding and raising goats on a farm, with information on rearing, feeding, common problems and ailments, selection, and many other related aspects.
This book contains a collection of classic articles on the subject of rabbit farming, covering such topics as pelt dressing, killing, marketing and many other aspects related to rabbit farming for profit.
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.
This book contains a detailed handbook on determining the sex of pure- and cross-bred chicks, with chapters on handing and care, common questions and problems, and more.
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.
Contained within this book is an exposition of the "e;Italian System"e; of bee-keeping, being Don Giotto Ulivi's frame hive design and honey extractor.
