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Conservation Biology in Sub-Saharan Africa
Conservation Biology in Sub-Saharan Africa comprehensively explores the challenges and potential solutions to key conservation issues in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Canadian Wilds Tells About the Hudson's Bay Company, Northern Indians and Their Modes of Hunting, Trapping, Etc.
Martin Hunter went to work for the Hudson Bay Company as a factor in isolated outposts when it was the largest sovereign nation on earth, and when he retired it was already becoming a department store chain.
Mink Trapping: A Book of Instruction Giving Many Methods of Trapping A Valuable Book for Trappers.
One of Harding's Historical Books. A collection of mink trapping instructions and tips from the author and other trappers in the United States and Canada, including photographs and illustrations. The book gives information on where and how to set for mink,…
Steel Traps Describes the Various Makes and Tells How to Use Them, Also Chapters on Care of Pelts, Etc.
Steel Traps Describes the Various Makes and Tells How to Use Them, Also Chapters on Care of Pelts, Etc. by Arthur Robert Harding explores trapping.
A Short History of English Agriculture
A Short History of English Agriculture by William Henry Ricketts Curtler explores agriculture, history.
Deadfalls and Snares A Book of Instruction for Trappers About These and Other Home-Made Traps
Deadfalls and Snares A Book of Instruction for Trappers About These and Other Home-Made Traps by Arthur Robert Harding explores trapping.
Bee Hunting: A Book of Valuable Information for Bee Hunters Tells How to Line Bees to Trees, Etc.
Bee Hunting is one of Harding's Pleasure and Profit Books. The author, John Ready Lockard, explains in plain language how to attract wild bees, using scent and bait, and then follow them (known as bee lining) to their home high in a distant tree, or…
Camping at Cherry Pond
Camping at Cherry Pond is one of the small and rare, self-published, "Birch Bark Books" written by Henry Abbott.
Camps and Trails
Camps and Trails is one of the small and rare, self-published, "Birch Bark Books" written by Henry Abbott.
Fox Trapping: A Book of Instruction Telling How to Trap, Snare, Poison and Shoot A Valuable Book for Trappers
One of Harding's Historical Books. A collection of fox trapping instructions and tips from the author, and more than 30 different trappers in the United States and Canada, including photographs and illustrations. The book describes in detail, land, water…
The farm and the woodlot
The farm and the woodlot is a fiction work by J.E. Barton. Its subjects include Woodlots.
The Compleat Angler
A fisherman leads his companions through waterside conversations about fish, methods of angling and the pleasures of country life. Practical advice sits alongside songs, anecdotes and reflections.
Introduction to Soil Science
This textbook introduces readers to the basics of soil science, including: the physical, chemical, and biological properties of soils; soil formation, classification, and global distribution; soil health, soils and humanity, and sustainable land management.
The Amateur Poacher
Richard Jefferies recalls fields, woods and the people who move through them, combining accounts of shooting and poaching with close observation of country life. Changing seasons and remembered encounters give the work its shape.
Agriculture for Beginners Revised Edition
An illustrated introduction to farming explains soils, crops, livestock and the practical work of cultivating land. Lessons and experiments connect agricultural methods with the natural processes on which they depend.
Organic Gardener's Composting
Steve Solomon explains the materials and processes involved in making compost for a productive garden. Chapters discuss decomposition, the balance of ingredients, practical composting methods and the connection between compost, soil and plant growth.
The run
John Hay follows the seasonal movement of alewives between the sea and the freshwater streams of Cape Cod. Close observations of fish, water, weather and local work connect the annual run with the larger life of the landscape.
The most important fruit crops in Mediterranean Basin (Mb): Position Paper
A position paper on major Mediterranean fruit crops and the conditions in which they are grown. The contributions examine climate-related challenges, crop responses and approaches to managing fruit production in the region.
The Clerk of the Woods
Bradford Torrey records walks and observations in the woods and fields of New England. Birds, changing seasons and repeated visits to familiar places provide the material for essays connecting close attention with the pleasures of an outdoor life.
Alpine flora of the Canadian Rocky Mountains
Stewardson Brown describes the flowering plants of the Canadian Rocky Mountains, connecting identification with observations of their habitats. Botanical drawings and photographs accompany the accounts, preserving the illustrated character of the original volume.