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Homesteaders use a wide range of tools to make their country lives as self-sufficient...and comfortable...as possible. Tools to:
- RAISE chickens, sheep, rabbits, turkeys, a calf...
- MAKE sausage, cheese, dried foods, soap and leathers and furs...
- BUILD small barns and shelters, a pond, fences, a root cellar...
- GARDEN and weed and mulch and more...
But the most important tool of all is knowledge.
Having answers and ideas in your own well-stocked library is a luxury you can't do without. Both today, and for generations to come. The Dairy Goat Journal Bookstore wants to help you enjoy the good life homesteading provides...and the pleasure and security that come with it.
So select a book...or two or more. Place your order through our secure shopping cart service and your book will be on its way in 24 hours or less. (Of course the order form can be printed and mailed if you prefer). But do it now so you too can begin to benefit from the most important tool in the country...KNOWLEDGE!
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Animals & Livestock
 | ISBN: 0-92116-558-7 Focus on protecting sheep, cattle and goats from predation by coyotes and wolves. |
 | ISBN: 1-903366-27-5 This book on sheepdog training gives full details of rearing, training and using working dogs. |
 | ISBN: 0-85236-094-0 Introduction to keeping goats by Veterinarian, John G. Matthews. |
 | ISBN: 0-88150-760-1 Everything you need to know to raise wholesome & healthy family food animals. |
 | ISBN: 1-58017-456-6 Primer for first-time farmers on breeding and raising health livestock. |
 | ISBN: 0-88266-861-7x Learn how to acquire and manage a hive of bees, maintain their health, and harvest a successful crop of honey. |
 | ISBN: 0-93134-202-3 A Complete Guide to Raising the Home Flock |
 | ISBN: 0-88266-611-8 Shows you how to do everything from hatch healthy chicks to identify diseases. |
 | ISBN: 0-9624648-6-4 Use the Chicken Tractor to aerate the soil while removing pests and weeds, fertilizing the garden and providing great tasting eggs and meat. |
 | ISBN: 0-09156-121-3 The author shows both how to train your working dog and why those methods work. |
 | ISBN: 1-58017-596-7 Successful Cattle Farming - Start Small, Start Right. |
 | ISBN: 0-85236-235-8 This book combines science with practical experience to help you manage a commercial goat herd. |
 | ISBN: 0-85236-347-8 Reference guide for those with an interest in goat breeds and their specializations. |
 | ISBN: 0-00001-000-0 A valuable reference source for owners of working dogs of any breed. |
 | ISBN: 0-76032-828-5 A great first-timer's guide to breed selection, feeding, keeping, and enjoying a flock. |
 | ISBN: 0-88266-637-1 Informative reference for the experienced beekeeper or novice wanting to start out on the right foot. |
 | ISBN: 0-96651-030-5 All aspects of animal husbandry discussed in this comprehensive book. |
 | ISBN: 1-58017-435-3 A Veterinary Guide to Horses, Cattle, Pigs, Goats & Sheep |
 | ISBN: 0-96339-230-1 This book presents an easy, quick system for detecting, diagnosing and treating commonly found disorders affecting lambs. |
 | ISBN: 1-58017-696-8 Using Dogs, Donkeys & Llamas to Protect Your Herd |
 | ISBN: 0-96177-663-3 Complete guide to the care and management of animals for junior livestock shows. |
 | ISBN: 1-59228-013-7 Everything you need to know to raise your own backyard flock |
 | ISBN: 1-93339-276-2 The True Story Behind the USDA's War on a Family Farm |
 | ISBN: 0-96339-231-X Preparation for breeding and lambing reference. |
 | ISBN: 1-58574-814-5 This reference book details all the necessities to becoming an accomplished chicken breeder. |
 | ISBN: 0-91191-050-6 2,300+ pages of handy reference material on all species. For veterinarians and serious livestock owners. |
 | ISBN: 0-96827-720-9 An entertaining, informative primer on turning consistent profits raising sheep, without working yourself to exhaustion. |
 | ISBN: 1-93339-208-8 The best organic and natural approaches to keeping honeybees healthy and productive |
 | ISBN: 978-1-58017-692-7 The definitive resource for selecting, training, feeding, and caring for the mighty ox. |
 | ISBN: 0-96381-090-1 Learn how to raise poultry on pasture from chicks to the market. |
 | ISBN: 0-88266-095-0 This no-nonsense how-to guide for beginners offers detailed information on choosing a calf, building and maintaining housing, nutrition, feeding, daily care, slaughtering, & butchering. |
 | ISBN: 0-97217-704-3 Pastured poultry, brooding, genetics, shelter designs, day-range systems, equipment, eggs on pasture and much more. |
 | ISBN: 0-00000-000-6 This book will show you the basics of raising chickens, rabbits and goats, and set you on the path to what might well become an enjoyable, profitable and lifelong passion. |
 | ISBN: 0-48644-038-9 A classic and well-loved guide to raising poultry, rabbits, goats, sheep, and hogs. |
 | ISBN: 0-96691-534-8 Learn Sheep Handling, Wool Science and Shearing with Blades from professional blade sheepshearer, Kevin Ford |
 | ISBN: 0-97047-040-1 Keeping sheep healthy through an understanding of sheep disease management. |
 | ISBN: 0-96651-033-X Learn how to make raising sheep a profitable endeavor. |
 | ISBN: 0-9633923-2-8 A Selecting, raising, fitting and showing guide. |
 | ISBN: 1-58017-162-1 A natural, organic, grass-based approach to livestock management. |
 | ISBN: 1-58017-849-9 For all the times you need a helping hand in the barn, Storey’s Barn Guide to Sheep provides visual, step-by-step explanations of the basic procedures of keeping sheep. |
 | ISBN: 1-58017-327-6 All about facilities, breeding and genetics, calving and health care -- and even marketing. |
 | ISBN: 1-58017-325-X Expert advice on selecting breeds, caring for chicks, producing eggs, raising broilers, feeding, troubleshooting, and much more. |
 | ISBN: 1-58017-259-8 Guide to all aspects of raising goats by Jerry (Jd) Belanger, a lifelong goat raiser, and former editor and publisher of Countryside & Small Stock Journal |
 | ISBN: 1-58017-258-X Comprehensive reference on raiding and breeding ducks. |
 | ISBN: 1-58017-127-3 Reference book to raising horses for both the first time horse or the experienced horse handler. |
 | ISBN: 1-58017-328-4 Raising llamas for fun and profit. |
 | ISBN: 1-58017-661-5 An essential guide to acquiring, living with, caring for, and selling your meat goats. |
 | ISBN: 1-58017-326-8 Practical advice for buying, feeding, and caring for hogs, plus modern breeding and herd management. |
 | ISBN: 1-58017-263-6 Comprehensive and current information on all aspects of poultry raising. |
 | ISBN: 1-58017-667-4 Fowl facts and color photos galore. Everything you want to know about each breed's history, characteristics, and quirks. |
 | ISBN: 1-58017-260-1 Comprehensive reference guide for for both novice and veteran rabbit producer. |
 | ISBN: 1-58017-262-8 The Small-Scale Sheep-Raiser's Bible. |
 | ISBN: 1-58017-261-X Comprehensive reference on raising turkeys by University of Vermont Extension Poultryman. |
 | ISBN: 1-903366-30-5 Practical manual focusing on the needs of sheep farmers and shepherds. |
 | ISBN: 1-89443-910-4 Sound advice and sensible strategies for farm operators seeking protection from many species of wild predators. |
 | ISBN: 0-88266-947-8 For youngsters 9 and up who are interested in raising a calf. |
 | ISBN: 0-88266-823-4 For youngsters 9 and up who are interested in raising chickens. |
 | ISBN: 0-88266-825-0 For youngsters 9 and up who are interested in raising goats. |
 | ISBN: 0-88266-908-7 For youngsters 9 and up who are interested in raising a horse or pony. |
 | ISBN: 0-88266-959-1 For youngsters 9 and up who are interested in raising a puppy or a dog. |
 | ISBN: 0-88266-767-X For youngsters 9 and up who are interested in raising a rabbit. |
 | ISBN: 0-88266-769-6 For youngsters 9 and up who are interested in raising a lamb or sheep. |
Food Preparation & Storage
 | ISBN: 1-93149-877-6x A complete resource on making and marketing cheese. |
 | ISBN: 0-88266-391-7 Learn how to process and preserve beef, hogs, veal, lamb, venison, poultry, rabbits and small game. |
 | ISBN: 1-58017-458-2 Learn how to preserve your fruits, vegetables and herbs. |
 | ISBN: 0-88266-900-1 Easy step-by-step instructions for freezing, drying and canning. |
 | ISBN: 1-58017-457-4 Learn the best ways of processing various meats for long-term storage using easy-to-follow procedures and approved shortcuts. |
 | ISBN: 1-88266-905-2 Learn to make great-tasting beer - includes 33 recipes. |
 | ISBN: 0-97425-521-1 Tips and tricks for saving money and eating better. |
 | ISBN: 978-0312354589 Professional chef and cooking instructor, Terry Golson, shares her knowledge of egg cookery plus 70 delicious recipes. |
 | ISBN: 0-97662-660-8 Learn to identify edible wild plants, when and where to harvest them and how to prepare them with this comprehensive and clearly illustrated guide. |
 | ISBN: 1-58017-464-7 Equipment requirements and all aspects of the cheesemaking process. |
 | ISBN: 1-58017-471-X Enjoy the pleasures of homemade sausage! |
 | ISBN: 0-88266-650-9 Learn how to preserve your fruits, vegetables and herbs. |
 | ISBN: 0-88150-247-2 Learn to make all sorts of delicious and nutritious breads, pastries, pastas, and desserts with this straightforward baking manual. |
 | ISBN: 0-91466-716-5 This informative lamb cooking book contains over 100 recipes. |
 | ISBN: 0-88266-615-0 Instructions for drying almost everything with or without a commercial dehydrator - more than 200 recipes! |
 | ISBN: 1-58017-404-3 A recipe book that substitutes maple syrup for sugar! |
 | ISBN: 1-93339-259-2 Explore traditional, more cost-effective and energy-efficient preservation methods. |
 | ISBN: 0-88266-703-3 How to plan and build a root cellar. |
 | ISBN: 0-88150-099-2 Varied and comprehensive selection of annotated recipes derived from oral tradition, manuscript sources and the world. |
 | ISBN: 1-58017-663-1 A veggie cookbook with recipes arranged according to ripening seasons! |
 | ISBN: 0-86571-544-0 Learn how to use solar energy to preserve your summer's harvest. |
 | ISBN: 0-88150-419-X Delicious new ideas for hunters, anglers, foragers and adventurous cooks. |
 | ISBN: 0-00002-000-0 Homespun recipes featuring a variety of whole grains. |
 | ISBN: 0-88266-108-6 Tips and hundreds of recipes to make woodstove cooking a joy. |
Homestead Construction
 | ISBN: 0-88266-550-2 An introduction to the art and craft of creating stone structures and projects by a man who has made stonework his vocation. |
 | ISBN: 0-88266-245-7 Clear directions for low-cost construction projects. |
 | ISBN: 1-58017-627-5 Whether you're looking for fashionable, cheap, or recycled, you'll find clever coop plans here. |
 | ISBN: 0-86571-475-4 Learn the benefits and techniques of cordwood masonry and decide whether it is appropriate for your buildings plans. |
 | ISBN: 0-88150-612-5 Revitalize an old pond, or build a brand new one! |
 | ISBN: 0-88266-753-X Fence construction showing various fencing materials and designs. |
 | ISBN: 0-96580-987-0 Installing a solar/wind system - an economically attractive and environmentally-responsible option. |
 | ISBN: 0-88266-103-5 If you want to save time and money, or make your life easier and more productive, look through this book. |
 | ISBN: 0-88266-324-0 Informative book on home water systems, potential water problems and practical, money-saving solutions. |
 | ISBN: 1-58017-527-9 Evaluates your livestock housing needs and provides plans for housing structures and essential equipment. |
 | ISBN: 1-58017-647-X From the simplest basics to a grand tropical enclosure, the author shows you every step in design and construction. |
 | ISBN: 978-0-97737-244-7 Guide to handcrafting your own log home and powering it from the wind and sun. |
 | ISBN: 0-88266-170-1 Make pole building construction THE answer to your building needs. |
 | ISBN: 0-86571-484-3 Hydroelectricity - the simplest, most reliable and least expensive way to generate power off grid. Learn the ins and outs in this informative book on the subject |
 | ISBN: 0-88266-859-5 More than two dozen plans for pole building construction projects. |
 | ISBN: 0-96580-989-7 Is renewable energy for you? Power With Nature is the book to answer that question. |
 | ISBN: 1-58017-216-4 Preserve the original charm of any barn or outbuilding while making it usable again! |
 | ISBN: 1-89013-264-0 Comprehensive guide to help designers, contractors, and owner/builders everywhere decide if straw bale is a viable building option for their situation. |
 | ISBN: 1-58017-670-4 Learn how to choose the right stone for the right project, start building a few basic stone structures or tackle something more complicated—a stone barbecue or a backyard fountain |
 | ISBN: 0-88266-365-8 Learn how to build using natural timber frame construction techniques. |
 | ISBN: 0-86571-508-4 Learn in depth timber framing methods used by most contractors, farmers, and owner-builders. |
 | ISBN: 1-89013-207-1 Detailed information on planning, purchasing, siting and installing a wind system, and integrating wind power with solar photovoltaics. |
Gardening
 | ISBN: 978-1-931498-91-3 The book widely acclaimed as the gold standard for anyone who wants to grow apples wisely and naturally. |
 | ISBN: 1-58017-027-7 Grow a better garden when you know the secrets of companion planting! |
 | ISBN: 0-88266-441-7 Select the right varieties, warm the soil, protect fragile shoots: It's all here -- and more. |
 | ISBN: 1-89013-227-6 Don't let the end of the growing season end your enjoyment of fresh homegrown produce and vegetables. |
 | ISBN: 1-58017-370-5 Grow your own nutritious organic food at home. A great resource for any gardener—all in one volume! |
 | ISBN: 0-88266-921-4 Control weeds using earth-safe methods. |
 | ISBN: 0-86571-553-X Easily grow food (and cut your food costs!) even on a small city lot. |
 | ISBN: 0-73920-250-2 Guinea fowl can help control pests in your garden. Learn all about raising these beautiful and useful birds. |
 | ISBN: 978-0-7611-2275-3 Jam-packed with useful information, old-fashioned common sense, and a lifetime's worth of experience, and is thoroughly revised and expanded to be 100% organic in its recommendations. |
 | ISBN: 1-58017-215-6 Medicines straight from your own garden! |
 | ISBN: 1-93339-249-5 Get healthier crops without using slaughterhouse by-products or manures. |
 | ISBN: 1-58017-095-1 Grow medicinal herbs even if your space and experience are limited. |
 | ISBN: 0-96442-583-1 A guide to composting human manure. |
 | ISBN: 1-58017-556-2 Easy, plentiful, foolproof vegetables using a system of pots! |
 | ISBN: 0-88266-319-4 Learn gardening tips from one of the top gardening experts. |
 | ISBN: 1-58017-023-4 The Gardener's Guide to Composting |
 | ISBN: 1-58017-316-0 Learn how to create and use mulch in your garden. |
 | ISBN: 1-93149-840-7 Grow vegetables that require just about the same amount of care as the flowers in your perennial beds and borders—no annual tilling and potting and planting. |
 | ISBN: 1-58017-028-5 Discover how flowers help or hinder nearby vegetables and other flowers |
 | ISBN: 0-88266-634-7 How to raise, harvest and store seeds. |
 | ISBN: 0-88266-370-4 Start your own flowers, vegetables, fruits, berries, shrubs, trees and houseplants |
 | ISBN: 1-58017-001-3 Save money by saving your own seeds from vegetables, herbs, and flowers |
 | ISBN: 1-58017-026-9 Time-saving tips and routines designed to reduce maintenance and make your garden more leisurely and enjoyable. |
 | ISBN: 0-00000-000-7 Shows how to start your own transplants, build a cold frame, and grow and store vegetables |
 | ISBN: 1-58017-212-1 Enjoy higher yields with less work by using the WORD system of gardening. |
Homesteading
 | ISBN: 0-9729661-1-0 Countryside & Small Stock Journal is a country magazine with a twist. A simple living magazine with an attitude. And now it is all in a book! |
 | ISBN: 978-0-97296612-2 Countryside & Small Stock Journal is a country magazine with a twist. A simple living magazine with an attitude. And now it is all in a book! |
 | ISBN: 0-96345-206-1 Methods and techniques to successfully grow fruits and berries. |
 | ISBN: 0-96345-203-7 Methods and techniques to successfully grow apples, pears, cherries, apricots and more. |
 | ISBN: 0-88150-216-2 Learn to make maple syrup your own backyard without expensive paraphernalia. |
 | ISBN: 1-58017-593-7 A Primer of tools & methods |
 | ISBN: 0-00004-000-0 The essentials of collecting, moving, storing, purifying and protecting your water supply. |
 | ISBN: 978-1-57912-774-9 Divided into the four seasons, Country Wisdom Almanac presents 373 ways to live a more self-sustained life year round. |
 | ISBN: 1-87986-351-0 Learn the colorful history, medicinal potential, nutritional benefits and hundreds of uses for dandelions in your life. |
 | ISBN: 0-91236-595-1 Practical advice, invaluable information and collected wisdom for folks and farmers in the country, city, and anywhere in between. |
 | ISBN: 0-88266-024-1 The historical book that encouraged thousands to go "back to the land" to find a better life. |
 | ISBN: 1-58017-016-1 Simple recipes for tinctures, teas, salves, tonics and syrups. |
 | ISBN: 0-96520-361-1 An entertaining and informative account of over 20 years of self-sufficient country living. |
 | ISBN: 0-0000-000-5 Uncover planning tips for The Good Life, your own goals and site preference, permanent plantings, livestock, buildings and more. |
 | ISBN: 0-688-11425-3 Find and use delicious wild edible plants for optimum nutrition and better health. |
 | ISBN: 1-58017-161-3 Plan efficiently, buy the right equipment, explore new markets, and make your farm be the best it can be. |
 | ISBN: 0-88266-984-2 Learn the time-honored secrets of making moisturizing, skin-nourishing soaps with milk! |
 | ISBN: 0-88266-888-9 Learn to make herbal and vegetable-based soaps |
 | ISBN: 0-61399-911-8 A guide to safe, healthy and efficient woodburning |
 | ISBN: 0-97724-640-X Learn the guiding principles to create a water-harvesting plan specific to your site and needs. |
 | ISBN: 978-0-9772464-1-0 A how-to guide for harvesting free rainfall, runoff, air conditioning condensate, and greywater within the soil. |
 | ISBN: 0-97332-330-2 A guide to rural energy independence, off-grid and sustainable living. |
 | ISBN: 0-88196-014-4 Learn to make and market heirloom quality rugs from your wool. |
 | ISBN: 0-88266-976-1 A manual that will inform, entertain, and inspire anyone using or working with stone. |
 | ISBN: 1-58017-202-4 Over 150 expert authors contributed their specialized knowledge and experience in creating this large reference guide to living a more independent, satisfying life in the country. |
 | ISBN: 0-88266-101-9 Learn to tan your own leather and furs. |
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