The Farming Handbook
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The Farming Handbook

Barry Smith

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The Farming Handbook

Barry Smith

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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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Publisher
University of KwaZulu-Natal Press
Year
2006
ISBN
9781869144906
Topic
Technologie et ingénierie
Subtopic
Agriculture

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APA 6 Citation
Smith, B. (2006). The Farming Handbook ([edition unavailable]). University of KwaZulu-Natal Press. Retrieved from https://www.perlego.com/book/2968791/the-farming-handbook-pdf (Original work published 2006)
Chicago Citation
Smith, Barry. (2006) 2006. The Farming Handbook. [Edition unavailable]. University of KwaZulu-Natal Press. https://www.perlego.com/book/2968791/the-farming-handbook-pdf.
Harvard Citation
Smith, B. (2006) The Farming Handbook. [edition unavailable]. University of KwaZulu-Natal Press. Available at: https://www.perlego.com/book/2968791/the-farming-handbook-pdf (Accessed: 15 October 2022).
MLA 7 Citation
Smith, Barry. The Farming Handbook. [edition unavailable]. University of KwaZulu-Natal Press, 2006. Web. 15 Oct. 2022.