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THE DUST AND THE
DEW
Shakespeare writer
Robert G. Irvine writes
poems about everything
from cattle shows to
one-room schoolhouses
to ancestors and small
towns. 56 pages in all.
$14.15
GRASS-FED
CATTLE: How to
Produce and Market
Natural Beef
With more and more
consumers discovering
the healthy benefits of
grass-fed beef, there is
a growing market for
farmers. This
comprehensive manual
provides nearly 400
pages of management
advice. $33.95
GUIDE TO WETLANDS:
Learn about wetlands in
Canada and around the
world, about the fish, animals
and birds that live in them,
how they shape human life
and the dangers that are
befalling them. $19.95
THE BACKYARD
LUMBERJACK
Whether harvesting firewood or
cutting timber, cutting trees can be
an important farm task. This book
provides the ultimate guide to
felling, bucking, splitting and
stacking wood. Tips to keep you
safe and save you time. $23.95
THE BIRDER’S
COMPANION
This 200-page book is
packed with information
useful to people who
want to understand
birds: everything from
what they eat to where
they live, how they
move, their migration,
their songs and their
relationship to humans.
$16.95
CHRISTMAS TREES
In the search for
profitable alternative
crops, Christ-mas tree
production can be a
welcome opportunity.
This guide to growing
and selling trees,
wreaths and greens
provides information on
choosing tree species,
how to grow from seed
and more. $17.50
BULBS IN THE BASEMENT,
GERANIUMS ON THE
WINDOWSILL
How can you keep alive those
lovely tender plants from one
season to another despite our
severe winters? This book tells
how to grow and over-winter 165
tender plants. $22.50
CHICK DAYS
Raising Chickens
from Hatchlings to
Laying Hens
Here’s “an absolute
beginners guide” for all
the steps from keeping
new chicks warm to
collecting eggs.
Information on different
breeds, housing, feed
and stages of growth.
$18.95
CANADIAN
CROSSWORDS
Test your knowledge
of Canada plus your
crosswords skills with
this look at Canada
through crosswords.
Words include
important people,
places and events.
explorers, native
tribes, prime
ministers, etc. $3.99
THE HOME CREAMERY
If you have a home milk supply
this book will help you make
the most of it. Instructions and
recipes for making yogurt,
butter, buttermilk, sour cream,
soft cheeses plus recipes for
how to cook with the products
you have made, from baked
goods to dips. $22.95
CANADA’S WEATHER
Chris St. Clair explains the
factors that create the weather
of Canada’s various regions in
each of the seasons.
Understand more about
tornados, off-shore currents,
sundogs, how thunder storms
form, even how your TV weather
show comes together. $29.95
CANOECRAFT
Ever dream about building your own
woodstrip canoe? Ted Moores gives
comprehensive plans and tips on how to
make it work. $19.95
CLUTTER CONTROL: PUTTING YOUR HOME ON A DIET
This book teaches you how to make the most of the available
space in your house, set up practical anti-clutter systems, and
find storage space in places you never dreamed of looking.
$16.00
BIRD BRAINTEASERS
Fun and games based around the
bird world with more than 300
pages of puzzles, games and trivia.
“There’s a smile or more on every
page and I’m still smiling,” said Rick
Norris, crossword editor of the Los
Angeles Times. $11.95
ALFALFABET A TO Z
Help a youngster learn the alphabet and
learn about food and agriculture at the
same time with this colourfully illustrated
picture book. As well as learning the
ABCs youngsters will learn of everything
from farm animals to fruits and the bees
that pollinate them. $19.95
BEHIND BARS — Inside Ontario’s
Heritage Gaols: Popular Ontario
historian Ron Brown tells short,
colourful stories of more than 50
Ontario jails, including Goderich,
Owen Sound, Stratford and Walkerton
and those people who have been
imprisoned in them. $22.95
EXPLORING THE WORLD OF
FOXES
Learn about the natural skills and
strengths that have helped the red
fox become the most successful
wild carnivore on earth. Discover
how it lives, how it raises its young
and its hunting strategies. $6.95
FIFTY ANIMALS THAT
CHANGED HISTORY
We take animals for granted but
some have changed the course of
human history. From horses, cattle,
sheep, goats, chickens and turkeys
to the earth worm, silk worms,
beavers and seals this book tells
their stories. $29.95
HUMANE LIVESTOCK
HANDLING
Dr. Temple Grandin’s
research and insights into
animal behaviour have
revolutionized animal
handling. Learn, through
text and drawings, about
livestock behaviour and
how to build facilities for
healthier animals. $29.95
HOW CARROTS WON
THE TROJAN WAR:
Curious (but True)
Stories of Common
Vegetables
Learn intriguing stories of
everything from
asparagus and beans to
tomatoes and turnips in
350 pages of tasty tidbits
from throughout history.
$17.95
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