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    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

Open Daily: 10am - 10pm | Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm
3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
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Farming For Ladies; Or, A Guide To The Poultry-Yard, The Dairy And Piggery

Farming For Ladies; Or, A Guide To The Poultry-Yard, The Dairy And Piggery

French Burke, John

Paperback

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ISBN10: 9354503764
ISBN13: 9789354503764
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Published: Mar 22 2021
Pages: 534
Weight: 1.71
Height: 1.19 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
From the henhouse to the dairy pail, a Victorian voice brings country competence back within reach. Built for women, and practical. John French Burke's Farming For Ladies is a vintage farming manual and agricultural instruction handbook shaped for the realities of the household smallholding. It reads as a complete poultry keeping guide, moving from sound housing and feeding to the steady routines that keep a flock thriving. Alongside it sits a clear home dairy management guide, attentive to cleanliness, yield, and the everyday judgement behind good butter and milk. The final strand turns to the piggery and swine care: sensible, thrift-minded husbandry for turning scraps into sustenance. As a historical livestock keeping guide, it captures the textures of traditional country life skills and old-fashioned self sufficiency without romantic haze. Whether you keep a few birds in a back garden or manage a mixed yard, Burke's measured counsel still translates. It is a women homesteading practical book in spirit: direct, orderly, and confidence-giving for all. Rooted in Victorian era agriculture and 19th century British farming, this smallholding reference book also opens a window onto women's working knowledge in rural life - domestic economy as quiet expertise. Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today - a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike. For curious browsers, practical-minded homesteaders, and classic literature collectors, it remains a concise companion to the craft of keeping animals well.

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