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Originally part of "The Smallholder's Pocket Guides" series, this volume contains a simple guide to growing fruit in a garden or on a smallholding. "Home-Grown Fruit" contains simple, clear instructions and useful photographs intended to inform the reader about the simplest and most effective methods of producing fruit, with a particular focus on year-round care and maintenance. Contents include: "Fruit from your Garden", "Selecting the Fruit to Suit your Purpose", "Some Popular Fruit Varieties", "Modern Soft Fruit Varieties", "How to Plant a Fruit Tree or Bush", "After Planting Soft Fruit Trees", "These Fruits are Cut Back Hard", "Also Blackberries", "Below are the Soft Fruits to Tip", "Some Special Matters of Good Management", 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.

Originally part of "The Smallholder's Pocket Guides" series, this volume contains a simple guide to producing eggs from hens during the Winter months in a garden or on a smallholding. "Winter Egg Production" contains simple, clear instructions and useful photographs intended to inform the reader about the simplest and most effective methods of raising hens, with a particular focus on housing, health, and care. Contents include: "Problem to be Ironed Out", "Here's a Good Garden Set-up", "Can we Improve on it as a House for Winter Layers?", "Now What About These", "Intensive Houses", "Batteries", "Keep the Birds Dry Under Foot", "Maintaining a Good Grass Run", "Some Points to Note from These Nests", etc. This handy volume will be of utility to anyone with an interest in keeping hens at home or in the garden. 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 poultry farming.

First published in 1924, "Pigs - How to Make Them Pay" is a complete guide to keeping and breeding pigs for both pleasure and for profit. Originally designed for those with limited space, this volume contains simple instructions and expert tips intended for amateurs and smallholders with an interest in keeping pigs both indoors and outside. Written in simple, plain language and full of useful illustrations and diagrams, this volume is not to be missed by amateur or prospective pig keepers. Contents include: "The Breeds of Pigs", "Selecting the Stock", "Feeding the Pigs", "The Art of Breeding Pigs", "The Sow and her Litter", "General Management", "Health in the Piggery", "The Prevention and Cure of Swine Fever", "Pig Products: How to Prepare Them", 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 pig farming.