"The Book Of The Greyhound" will appeal to experienced fanciers and newcomers alike, covering all aspects if greyhound management from selection and breeding to racing and exhibiting. Also included are chapters on puppy care, training, health and ailments, adopting an ex-racer, history, notable kennels and dogs, and much more. This volume will be of considerable utility to all owners of greyhounds, and it is not to be missed by the discerning collector of related literature. Many vintage b...

"Farming" is a comprehensive guide to farming, with chapters on every aspect including how to grow a range of vegetable produce, keeping all manner of livestock, maintaining machinery, common problems and pitfalls, making a profit, etc. Although old, this vintage handbook contains a wealth of timeless, practical information on the subject, making it a must-read for both existing and prospective farmers alike. Contents include: "The Best Pursuit Of All", "Fertility", "The Improvement Of Soi...

This vintage book contains a comprehensive handbook on keeping canaries. It includes full directions for the breeding, rearing, and management of canaries and canary mules; information on cage making; formation of canary societies; exhibition canaries, their points, and how to breed and exhibit them; and all other matters connected with this fancy. This book constitutes an invaluable resource for the modern canary breeder, and it would make for an great addition to collections of related l...

Sheep are the thread that runs through the history of the English countryside. Our fortunes were once founded on sheep, and this book tells a story of wool and money and history, of merchants and farmers and shepherds, of English yeomen and how they got their freedom, and above all, of the soil. Sheep have helped define our culture and topography, impacting on everything from accent and idiom, architecture, roads and waterways, to social progression and wealth.With his eye for the ...

“Rabbits for Flesh and Fur” is a classic guide to cuniculture, the farming of rabbits for pleasure or profit. It deals with every aspect from selection and breeding to care, housing, and beyond. With simple explanations and step-by-step instructions, this illustrated guide is ideal for those with breeding and maintaining rabbits for whatever reason. Contents include: “Few Factors Favouring Rabbit Breeding”, “Varieties to Breed”, “Recommended Varieties and Breeds”, “Fur and Meat”, “Meat onl...

First published in 1943, “The Farming Ladder” aims to explain how the reader may start and maintain a successful and profitable farm in the easiest way possible, without requiring a great deal of special knowledge or skills. With original ideas and a wealth of helpful tips, this is a volume not to be missed by existing or prospective smallholders and farmers. Contents include: “The Farm”, “The Plan”, “The Poultry”, “The Cattle”, “The Sheep”, “The Pigs”, “The Land”, “Labour”, “Corn Bins Unl...

First issued in 1941, when the national crisis made it essential for every scrap of kitchen waste and spare time to be used for increasing the nation's food resources, this book enabled the meagre official wartime rations to be supplemented in thousands of homes by a regular supply of eggs and meat, at a minimum of trouble and expense.It now reappears, in response to many requests, to play its part in the hardly less urgent food-production drive of peacetime. Everything that the sm...

This classic guide to sheep farming contains information on every step of the process, from breeding and rearing to wool production and beyond. With detailed descriptions and clear explanations, “Sheep Farming” is highly recommended for anyone with a practical interest in keeping sheep for pleasure or for profit. Contents include: “Sheep Farming”, “Sheep And Goats”, “Length”, “Uniformity in Length of the Different Fibres in the Staple”, “Strength and Elasticity”, “Crimp”, “Colour”, “Lustre...

This vintage book contains a complete guide to bee-keeping, with information on hive construction and management, the natural history of bees, harvesting, swarming, and all other related aspects. Highly accessible and full of useful tips, “Practical Bee Keeping and Honey Production” will be of considerable utility to the modern reader with an interest in keeping bees, and would make for a worthy addition to collections of allied literature. Contents include: “Bee Keeping”, “A Foreword”, “B...

This vintage book contains a complete and practical guide to the breeding, exhibiting, and general management of canaries. This accessible and profusely illustrated guide includes all the information an existing or prospective canary keeper might need to know, and it is highly recommended for those with a practical interest in the subject. The chapters of this book include: “Canary Keeping as a Hobby”, “Aviaries, Cages, and Fittings”, “Breeding and General Management”, “Moulting and Colour...

How are birds linked to house prices?How can a gardener improve theflavour of their vegetables?Do wildflowers really thrive in poor soil?In this collection of articles from The Telegraph, biologist and gardening columnist Ken Thompson takes a scientific look at some of the greater – and lesser – questions faced by gardeners everywhere in a bid to sort the genuine wisdom from the hokum.

This book contains a classic guide to pig farming that presents the reader with all the fundamental information they would need to know abut keeping and breeding pigs for pleasure or profit. It covers every aspect of the subject from stock selection to common ailments and how they can be avoided, making it ideal for novice breeders and owners alike. “The Handbook of Modern Pig Farming” is not to be missed by collectors of vintage agricultural literature. Contents include: “Type And Breed”,...