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Books

  Smallholding/general  
1 The Smallholders Manual Thear, K
2 The Complete Book of Raising Livestock and poultry Thear, K & Fraser, A.
59 Home Farm Heiney, Paul

78

Self-Sufficiency Seymour, John & Sally
85 A Farm of Our Own Irwin, Graham, R
19 Enterprises for the Smallholder  
91 Beningfield's English Farm Beningfield, Gordon
21 An Introduction to Feeding Farm Livestock Nelson, R. H. 1978
102 Farming Times Heiney, Paul
103 Second Crop Heiney, Paul
  Woodland  
3 Traditional Woodland Crafts Ray Tabor
4 Woodland Way Ben Law
5 Caring for Small Woods Broad, K.
6 Hedgelaying explained National Hedgelaying Society
38 Guide to Woodlands Cloudsley-Thompson, J.L.
57 So, you own a woodland? Forestry Commission
8 Living Wood Abbott, Mike
  Building  
13 How to Build Small Barns and Outbuildings Burch, Monte
  Bees  
14 Guide to Bees and Honey Hooper
72 Guide to Bees and Honey Hooper
15 Honey Farming Manley
16 The Beekeepers Field Guide Cramp, David
107 The Behaviour and Social Life of Honeybees Ribbands, Ronald
108 The Anatomy, Physiology  and Natural History of the Honey  Bee 1943 Herrod-Hempsall, William
109 The Practical Bee Guide (1945) Digges, J. G.
110 Beekeeping 1964 Schofield, A. N.
111 Beecraft 1992-1994
  Goats  
17 Goat keeping for beginners Sussex County Goat Club
18 Goat husbandry Mackenzie, David
86 Goats RSPCA
92 It really gets my goat Stockley, Liz
  Sheep  
71 The Veterinary Book for Sheep Farmers  
20 Feeding the Ewe  
22 Manual of Lambing Techniques Winter A and Hill, C
23 Planned Sheep Production Croston D and Pollot G
88 British Sheep National Sheep Association
25 Lamb Survival Video Henderson, D
26 Breeding lamb for Today's Market Scottish Agric Colleges /MLC
27 Sheep Ailments Straiton, E.
28 Handbook for the Sheep Clinician Clarkson, PUB Liverpool univ
29 Practical sheep keeping Cardell, K
30 Small scale sheep keeping Hunt, J
31 An Introduction to Keeping Sheep Upton and Soden
32 Homeopathy- A shepherds guide Elliot and Pinkus
114 British Sheep Breeds Henson, Elizabeth
113 The Modern Shepherd Brown & Meadowcroft
112 Sheep Farmer Magazines  
87 Backyard Pig & Sheep Book Williams, Ann
9 Organic Grassland and sheep husbandry Newton, J.
73 Romney handbook Romney Sheep Breeders
116 Working Sheep Video  
  Cows and Dairy  
33 Cattle Ailments Straiton, E.
34 Cows for the Smallholder Porter Valerie
24 The Family Cow loon, van Dirk
35 Home-made butter, Cheese and Yogurt Black, Maggie
  Pigs  
36 Starting with Pigs Case, A.
37 Practical pig keeping Smith, P.
39 Small Scale Pig Raising Loon, Dirk van
40 Pig Keeping Peck, W.D.
41 The Right Way to pig Keeping and Breeding Morley ,A.
87 Backyard Pig & Sheep Book Williams, Ann
99 Pig Production1 Meat and Livestock Commission
100 Pig production 2 Meat and Livestock Commission
  Poultry  
42 Diseases of Free range Poultry Roberts, V
43 Profitable Free range Egg Production Dennett, Mick
44 Starting with Chickens Thear, K
45 Free Range Poultry Thear, K
46 Poultry and Waterfowl Problems Roberts, M
47 The Domestic Duck Aston, C. and M.
48 Ducks and Geese at Home Roberts, V and M
49 Turkeys at Home Roberts, V
50 Incubation a Guide to Hatching and Rearing Thear, K
51 The Chicken Health Handbook Dameron, G
52 Poultry at Home Video Roberts, V
53 Guide to Incubation on Small Scale Video  
54 Ducks in Focus Video  
55 Practical Poultry keeping Bland, David
56 Practical slaughter of poultry Humane Slaughter Association
81 Bantams, Breeding, Rearing & Management Batty, Joseph
74 Poultry House Construction Roberts, Michael
77 Poultry at Home Roberts, Victoria
75 Home Poultry Keeping Eley, Geoffrey
76 Domestic Duck and Geese in Colour Roberts, Michael and Victoria
  Herbal/homeopathic  
58 The complete Herbal for Farm and Stable De Blairachlevy, J
32 Homeopathy- A shepherds guide Elliot and Pinkus
117 Homeopathic Pharmacy Ffynnonwen Natural Therapy Centre
  Fungi  
60 Mushrooms and Other Fungi of GB and Europe Phillips, Roger
61 A passion for mushrooms Carluccio, antonio
84 The New Field Guide to Fungi Soothill, E and Farihurst A
90 Mushrooms and Toadstools Rayner, Ronald
  Grassland/Soil  
10 Organic Garden: The Value of Weeds Flowerdew, Bob
11 Organic Garden: Some good companions Flowerdew, Bob
12 Organic Garden: Gardening on difficult soils Flowerdew, Bob
7 Organic Grassland Newton, J.
9 Organic Grassland and sheep husbandry Newton, J.
115 Improved Grassland management Frame, John
  Machinery  
68 Ag vehicles on the road a guide to legislation McMahon
101 Riding For a Fall Health and Safety
70 Chainsaw operating manual Kestrel
  Wildlife  
83 Gardening for Birds Moss, Stephen
94 My Wilderness in Bloom Drabble, Phil
95 Running with the fox MacDonald, David
93 Thornburn's mammals Thoburn, Archibald
89 Modern Vermin Control Roberts, Michael
62 Bats Hutson, T
63 Bats Richardson, P
  Gardening  
65 Gardening and planting by the moon 2003  
80 Indoor Farming Wickers, David
79 Vegetables naturally Witham Fogg, H. G.
10 Organic Garden: The Value of Weeds Flowerdew, Bob
11 Organic Garden: Some good companions Flowerdew, Bob
12 Organic Garden: Gardening on difficult soils Flowerdew, Bob
  Others  
64 Video on butchery of lamb, beef and pork  
66 CD Coppersongs 3 Copper family
67 A song for Every Season (book) Copper family
69 A-Z Countryside Law  
82 Western Riding Mayhew, Bob
98 Help at hand Rural Stress Action Plan
104 Classic crafts Margetts, Martina
105 Alpacas: A listing of all Atlantic Alpacas 2001 Atlantic Alpacas
  Children's Books  
96 Harvey horse Goldsack Gaby
97 Moses the Kitten Herriot, James
106 The First Book of Bees Tibbets, Albert