The Farming Handbook
eBook - PDF

The Farming Handbook

  1. English
  2. PDF
  3. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

The Farming Handbook

About this book

Barry Smith's The Farming Handbook is a unique and comprehensive guide to a wide range of agricultural subjects and enterprises in one easy-to-use volume. although the focus is mainly on conditions in southern Africa, the principles and practices can be applied easily elsewhere.The Farming Handbook includes practical information and essential guidelines to: * natural resources (climate, vegetation, soils and water)* veld management* land assessment* agricultural engineering (soil erosion, land preparation and building)* irrigation* livestock production(beef, dairy, pigs, sheep, goats, poultry and wildlife)* pastures* field crops* orchard crops* vegetables* timberThere are also 150 simple 'thumb rules' collected and formulated by the author, which will save agricultural practitioners considerable time and effort.

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