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Miscellaneous Books
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Beekeeping: A Pratical Guide
Book covers beekeeping history, getting started, describes bees and their lives, management, diseases, pests, and predators. Author: Richard E. Bonney. Soft cover, 184 pg., b/w illustrations.
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Blue Bird Book
The complete guide to attracting these lovely birds. Soft cover, 96 pp. Beautiful color photos.
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Back To Basics
Rediscover the pleasure and challenges of a healthier, greener, and more self-sufficient lifestyle. A complete guide to traditional skills., buying and working land, generating your own energy. Raising livestock, enjoying your harvest, household skills, crafts, and making treats such as peach jam and cheddar cheese. Convert trailer frames, greenhouses and backyard sheds to poultry housing, as well as using recycled material for housing. Edited by A.R> Gehring. Hard cover. 456pp. 200 b/w and 2000 color illus. 2008.
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Building Traps & Snares
This book talks about the different types of traps suitable for trapping different animals. Some of the traps mentioned are the lever action, runaway clutch, box, cage traps and many more. The construction of many traps are diagrammed. Author: Burt/Munro/Massey/Stromberg. Soft cover, 58 pg., b/w photos & illustrations.
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Coyote Trapping
Covers all aspects of coyote trapping. Author is a professional trapper and instructor. The methods described in the book are tried and tested. Author: Tom Miranda. Soft cover, 94 pg., b/w photos.
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Encyclopedia of County Living
One-of-a-Kind Guide for great recipes, How to do it info (including building chicken coops) and raising poultry. By Carla Emery, Fully revised 9th edition. Soft Cover, 864 pp., 300 Illus.
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Earth Ponds: A to Z
Author of Earth Ponds and Earth Ponds Sourcebook. Softcover, 225 pages. This book thoroughly covers the two essentials of ponds - water and structure. Comprehensive Illustrated Encyclopedia By Tim Matson.
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Earth Ponds - Mattson
Description of the cabin pond- construction and maintenance, pond sculpture, pond care, how to buy a used pond (reviving on old pond). Pond culture resources. Author : Tim Matson. Soft cover, 150 pg., b/w photos.
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Earth Ponds Sourcebook
A huge growth of interest in ponds and aquaculture has spawned a wealth of new materials, techniques and suppliers. Tells where to buy kits, which designs are best for wildlife and gardeners. Author: Tim Matson. Soft cover, 171 pg., b/w photos & illustrations.
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Fox Trapping
Chapters on locating the fox and getting permission to trap. The best traps, care, adjustment, storage, equipment, lures and their use. Fur handling and marketing. Author is a professional trapper. Author: Tom Miranda. Soft cover, 78 pg., b/w photos & illustrations.
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Homesteading: A Backyard Guide
Improve your life from a 'green' perspective, raising chickens, ducks and turkeys. Also has info on gardening, home canning, making candles, soaps and lotions, using rainwater, and many other homesteading ideas. Edited by A.R. Gehring. Hard cover 464 pages 1,000 color photos and illustrations. 2009.
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Modern Vermin Control
Describes what vermin are, what the law says, preventing the problem. Different methods of controlling various vermin. Author: Michael Roberts. Soft cover, 52 pg., few color photos, b/w photos & illustrations.
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Nuisance Animals
How to cope with wild animals to prevent and control damage in urban and rural areas. Also talks about wildlife related diseases and management. Author: John Trout, Jr. Soft cover, 192 pg., b/w photos.
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Purple Martin
This book has all the information Martin enthusiasts want. It has information necessary to acquaint the reader with the Martin and to instruct in the proper way of establishing his own Martin "summer resort" and attracting the "skeeter-eaters" to his lawn and garden. Author: J.L. Wade. Soft cover, 239 pg., b/w photos.
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Self Sufficiency
This is a complete guide to baking, carpentry, crafts, organic gardening, preserving your harvest, raising animals and much more. A fully illustrated book to provide the entire family with information for a self-sufficient living. Edited by A>R> Gehring. Hard cover. 458 pp. Over 1000 color illus. 2010.
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