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  See more detail |  | Why Cows Learn Dutch & Amish Farm Econ DVD AVAILABLE ONLY FROM BACK 40 BOOKS! Now available as a set which includes the book and the DVD. Author, Randy James offers an engaging view of Amish farm life, society, and values. An agricultural extension agent for twenty years, James works closely with the Amish farmers of Geauga County, Ohio, the fourth largest Amish settlement in the world, and his narrative provides new, accurate information on the Amish and their farming practices. The DVD was filmed at the American Small Farm Center at the 2005 Farm Science Review, London, Ohio. In this 40 minute DVD James shares his experiences as an Extension agent in Geauga County.
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   See more detail |  | Why Cows Learn Dutch This book will appeal to those interested in the Amish lifestyle and farming practices. llustrated with drawings by Amish artist Crist C. Miller.
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   See more detail |  | Manage Insects On Your Farm Examples of successful pest management strategies will stimulate your ideas to minimize insect damage, put "good bugs" to work for you and create healthy soils and healthy plants. Use this book as a stepping stone to develop a more complex, diverse system on your farm. Learn about: Increasing above-ground and below-ground diversity, Enhancing plants' natural defenses against pests, Attracting beneficial insects, and Managing soil to minimize crop pests.
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   See more detail |  | Stable Smarts Stable Smarts: Sensible Advice, Quick Fixes, & Time-tested Wisdom from an Idaho Horsewoman. Whether you've been working with horses for four months or 40 years, there's always something new to learn from other horse people -- a quick tip or handy timesaver that's new to you. Heather Smith Thomas practices hundreds of these useful tidbits, gleaned over a lifetime of working with horses day in and day out. Gathered here in a readily accessible handbook, they will generally improve and simplify the quality of life on the horse farm, while saving time and money in ways you never thought possible!
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   See more detail |  | Getting Started w/ Beef & Dairy Cattle Getting Started w/ Beef & Dairy Cattle. If you've been dreaming about raising a family cow, or even a small herd, here's the book for you. Whether your interest is in beef or dairy farming, veteran cattle farmer Heather Smith Thomas helps you make the experience satisfying, rewarding, and even entertaining.
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   See more detail |  | Trowel & Error Collected together in a book of invaluable information and charming illustrations, here are hundreds of tips and homespun remedies that come only from season after season of gardening experience. Born of necessity and ingenuity and honed through years of "trowel and error" these helpful hints include environmentally friendly ammunition against weeds and pests, shortcuts for cultivation and propagation, and clever uses for curious household items.
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   See more detail |  | Easy Tree Guide Packed with color photographs and illustrations, The Easy Tree Guide is a handy, portable, and comprehensive aid to swift and accurate identification of more than 180 trees in the United States and Canada.
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   See more detail |  | Horse Housing The best-ever book on the subject of housing for horses. Filled with photos (mostly color) and diagrams plus clear explanations this book is oustanding in its field. If you need to build or remodel for horses do yourself a favor and start by ordering this book.
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   See more detail |  | Amish Farm Economics DVD, OH FSR 2005 Amish Farm Economics DVD. Presentation by Randy James, author of Why Cows Learn Dutch. Filmed at the American Small Farm Center at the 2005 Farm Science Review, London, Ohio. In this 40 minute DVD James shares his experiences as an Extension agent in Geauga County, Ohio which has an extensive Amish population. He takes us from one of his first challenges as a young agent through the years of working beside many Amish farm families. He covers the resilience of the families to flow with the ever-changing tides of farm economics and demonstrates how they manage to stay involved with agriculture when many conventional farmers are forced to leave behind "the good life."
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