tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35188043.post8778245394636953612..comments2023-11-07T06:51:41.301-06:00Comments on The Beginning Farmer: Looking for Some Reading Suggestions...Ethan Bookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01333115493519268802noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35188043.post-52517404003619685682008-11-22T14:27:00.000-06:002008-11-22T14:27:00.000-06:00Humane Livestock Handling by Temple GrandinAlso I ...<A HREF="http://www.amazon.com/Humane-Livestock-Handling-Understanding-facilities/dp/1603420282/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1227385578&sr=1-1" REL="nofollow">Humane Livestock Handling</A> by <A HREF="http://www.templegrandin.com/" REL="nofollow">Temple Grandin</A><BR/><BR/>Also I second the Logsdon books.Walter Jeffrieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12720110642967540506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35188043.post-7977367935418089972008-11-16T09:28:00.000-06:002008-11-16T09:28:00.000-06:00Hi Ethan,I don't have a reading suggestion for you...Hi Ethan,<BR/><BR/>I don't have a reading suggestion for you, but I do want to ask that you accept the "Premium Dardos Award" I'm giving you for your blog. I enjoy your blog and appreciate your contributions. If you accept, you can post the image of it by copying it from my blog at http://backtobasicliving.com/blog/hey-i-got-a-blog-award/ I think this is a great way for blogger to honor and promote each other.<BR/><BR/>Take care,<BR/>Pennybasicliving@backtobasicliving.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07782631124134813311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35188043.post-88965876313785359982008-11-16T08:56:00.000-06:002008-11-16T08:56:00.000-06:00Not sure if you have read any of his books, but Ge...Not sure if you have read any of his books, but Gene Logsdon writes interesting stuff. In particular I would suggest All Flesh is Grass, The Contrary Farmer, or his recent fiction work The Last HusbandmanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35188043.post-65531965555098445652008-11-15T18:10:00.000-06:002008-11-15T18:10:00.000-06:00The link from yesterday is just one of the books a...The link from yesterday is just one of the books available at that site, over 1800 books are also available at: <BR/><BR/>http://chla.library.cornell.edu/c/chla/index.html<BR/><BR/><BR/>I particularly liked one called "Buffalo Bird Woman" or "Agriculture of the Hidatsa Indians: an Indian interpretation" by Gilbert Wilson. Buffalo Bird Woman's family grew enough food for their family with just basic tools (a hoe and a rake). It explains their methods of planting, harvesting, storage, and food preparation. <BR/><BR/>It is available in a number of places in the printed form as well as online at:<BR/><BR/>http://chla.library.cornell.edu/cgi/t/text/pageviewer-idx?c=chla;cc=chla;sid=082e1306ca2f1c41381c4ff94ca75eb9;q1=wilson;rgn=author;view=image;seq=0001;idno=2846628<BR/><BR/>I agree with Patricia that "Fertility Farming" is particularly interesting, I particularly liked the section about building fertility with pigs.Richhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11412944120622315804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35188043.post-60553058840135808542008-11-15T12:42:00.000-06:002008-11-15T12:42:00.000-06:00http://journeytoforever.org/farm_library/turner/tu...http://journeytoforever.org/farm_library/turner/turnerToC.html#contents<BR/><BR/>This looks really interesting and would cover several of your issues with the farm I think.Magistra Yorkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16442677263933273535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35188043.post-7050910918064794592008-11-15T10:48:00.000-06:002008-11-15T10:48:00.000-06:00How about "Corn and It's Early Fathers" by Henry W...How about "Corn and It's Early Fathers" by Henry Wallace? Consider it the "Harris on the Pig" of corn. Who else but Henry Wallace would be a better author on the subject? "The American Farm Book" by R. L. Allen might be an interesting read for you. It was first published in the 1840s and is a kind of encyclopedia/guide to farm science in the era. It covers soil testing (with a candle and paper), how to raise some crops, housing and building ideas, and other topics. It, along with several other titles, has been reprinted and commonly available either online or in bookstores for less than $20. The same publisher offers "Traditional American Farming Techniques" and other books that present agricultural techniques and ideas from the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. I hope to farm some day myself and look to these works for ideas on how to farm without giving in to the big ag mindset of chemicals and large-scale production.<BR/><BR/>If you're looking for works on the history of agriculture in the Midwest, you might try "From Prairie to Cornbelt" by Bogue, which covers Iowa and Illinois farm development or "Larding the Lean Earth" by Stoll.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com