Agriculture

FORWARD Please note that within this book there will be social, religious, economic, and political differences reflecting the times. This is when James’ ancestors lived their life. There were American pioneers, American Indians, immigrants, and the United States military. In accordance with historians and family members, people, places, and things that are important to James Mapes Pool are included in this last revised addition, to include but not limited to, biographical photos of families that, in successive generations, have been documented and identified with the development of a nation called the United States of America. James has authorized the writing of his revi ...

Banking on Seeds is a seed grower and planter's bible. This massive volume contains historical essays on Seed Selling, Seed Growing, and Seed Testing, Producing and Harvesting Tobacco Seeds, Growing Vegetable Seeds for Sale, Seeds for Rootstocks of Fruit and Nut Trees, Testing Seeds at Home, Proper Packaging of Seeds, Moisture Testing of Seeds, and How to properly maintain soil for long term farming, and much more. Includes seed identification photos and detailed history of Seed company mergers. Limited Edition of 500 Copies Worldwide.

The perfect coffee table book for any style home. A photo book made for Bud Puckett of all his work over the years and his great craftsmanship. Bud Puckett is a amazing silversmith and designer of custom horse bits and spurs. He is from Mariposa Ca. The book was put together by customers and friend!

The author is a Biodynamic farmer in Northern California. Seven years ago she was diagnosed with retinitis pigmentosa, a retinal eye disease that usually leads to blindness. The memoir takes the reader on a journey deep into nature. It is the light and color that radiates from the natural world that helps to heal her.

If you read the first Cybernals book and found yourself wanting more murderous robot animal and alien adventures inspired by the coolest retro sci-fi and fantasy stuff... This is that. Vortex armadillo and his friends return in full super-hero comic book cartoon capacity to take on new threats and work on old problems, making new friends and enemies along the way. Introducing several new cybernals, good and bad, not everyone will make it out alive in this second half and conclusion to the Cybernals story I mostly made up as a kid and teenager in the 80s and 90s.

Nothing relieves stress in a woman’s life like knowing what’s for supper. Homestead Cooking with Carol: Bountiful Make-ahead Meals shows you, the busy homesteading homemaker, how to prepare your food at harvest time so you spend less time making supper the rest of the year. It shows you how to prepare simple, healthy foods that do not require a culinary degree for those nights when you lack the energy to chop, braise, caramelize, or glaze. In addition, how would you like to: •have cookies warm from the oven every day when your kids step off the bus, •take a new mom a meal without adding to your already heavy work load, •say “No” to the local drive-thru after an exhausting shoppin ...

What was it like growing up, in the 50's, 60's and 70's, on a small farm in Indiana? In this collection of memories Chuck Huseman describes the joys and difficulties that he encountered. The Huseman family began raising Angus cattle in 1910 on a small farm in Northwest Indiana. The generations that followed were all tied to the farm, and to the cattle, in ways that some family members found hard to realize. As time went on, the family grew and many moved away from the farm. One descendant stayed put to continue the tradition of Homestead Farm and the great Angus cattle. The story of his family, through the years, is one of facing many changes in agriculture, the economy, the populati ...

The 2021 edition of the Midwest Vegetable Production Guide for Commercial Growers is a collaboration of land-grant universities from eight states. It provides vegetable production information that is valid for the current year in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, and Ohio. This includes fertility, variety, cultural, and pest management recommendations. Visit www.mwveguide.org for the latest information.

This annually-revised guide is a summary of currently suggested fertility, cultural, and pest management techniques and tools for commercial vegetable growers, and is a collaboration of land-grant universities from eight states and Great American Media Services (publisher of Vegetable Growers News). It provides vegetable production information that is valid for the current year in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, and Ohio. Also available online as free pdf at mwveguide.org/guide, and for free interactive searches at mwveguide.org.