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A classic primer on the proper treatment and care of the...

Jacob Biggle's 1912 work seeks to provide practical guidance for the successful cultivation of vegetables, fruits, and flowers, whether for pleasure or profit.

This 1911 work by Jacob Biggle is a simple and concise yet complete introduction to fruiting trees.

Biggle Horse Book - A Concise and Practical Treatise on the Horse is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1895.Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher we focus on the preservation of historical literature. Many works of historical writers and scientists are available today as antiques only. Hansebooks newly publishes these books and contributes to the preservation of literature which has become rare and historical knowledge for the future.

States that 'the first thing to do about starting an orchard is to plan for it'. This book includes everything you need to know abut nearly every fruit tree under the sun, and also those that produce nuts. It includes instructions on: how to prune newly set trees; when to pick fruit; how to pack fruit for farmer's markets; and more.

Helps you learn how to do things the 'old school' way. This book guides you through the fundamentals of: soil preparation, sowing, and planting; hotbeds and cold frames; flower gardening with old fashioned favourites; and, garden pests and friends.

Shows just how easy it is to raise your own nutrient-rich berries. This book has emphasis on more common fruit such as strawberries, raspberries, blackberries, currants, gooseberries and grapes. It also includes information from other berry growers living in all parts of America who raised less familiar varieities.

Captures the moment in American history when home animal husbandry was giving way to more industrialized meat production. This book offers guidance to the small-scale farmer on all manner of livestock issues, centered around the proper breeding, feeding, and care of pigs.

When Jacob Biggle first published his book on the management of poultry, there were more than 300 million chickens and 30 million other domesticated fowl in the United States. Today, the trend continues with thousands if not millions of chickens and other fowl being raised in suburban and urban backyards across America. Biggle's aim was to "e;help farmers and villagers conduct the poultry business with pleasure and profit."e; To that end, this handy little volume contains all the information the reader needs to know, such as:The various breeds of chickens, turkeys, guinea fowl, ducks, geese, and pigeonsThe most common diseases and enemies that threaten our feathered friendsRaising hens expressly for eggs rather than meatThe farmer's flock versus the village henneryThe art of hatching eggs and caring for chicksWritten for the practical farmer who raises poultry and eggs for market,The Biggle Poultry Book will also appeal to collectors of farm ephemera and anyone else who is nostalgic for a simpler way of doing things. Illustrated with sixteen color plates by Louis P. Graham, and hundreds of black-and-white photographs and illustrations throughout, The Biggle Poultry Book is as beautiful as it is useful and a treasure for the home library.

Includes: the benefits of keeping bees; how to care for bees through the winter; the marketing and selling of wax- and honey-based products; what bee-friendly plants to raise in the garden; and how to introduce a new queen to the hive.