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Small farm
Please note that some of these files are quite large and may take a while to download.
An Agricultural Testament by Sir Albert Howard — the works of Sir Albert Howard
The Waste Products of Agriculture — Their Utilization as Humus by Albert Howard and Yeshwant D. Wad
Farming and Gardening for Health or Disease (The Soil and Health) by Sir Albert Howard
The Earth’s Green Carpet by Louise E. Howard
Sir Albert Howard in India by Louise E. Howard
Nutrition and Physical Degeneration by Weston A. Price
The Wheel of Health by G.T. Wrench
The Restoration of the Peasantries, With especial reference to that of India by G.T. Wrench
Reconstruction by Way of the Soil by G. T. Wrench
Nutrition and Health by Sir Robert McCarrison
The Saccharine Disease: Conditions caused by the Taking of Refined Carbohydrates, such as Sugar and White Flour by T. L. Cleave
Ill Fares the Land by Dr. Walter Yellowlees
Food & Health in the Scottish Highlands: Four Lectures from a Rural Practice — Dr Walter Yellowlees
Towards a Sustainable Agriculture — The Living Soil by Lady Eve Balfour
Weeds — Guardians of the Soil by Joseph A. Cocannouer
Common-Sense Compost Making — by the Quick Return Method by Maye E. Bruce
Seaweed and Plant Growth — from “Seaweed in Agriculture and Horticulture”, by W.A. Stephenson
This Famishing World by Alfred W. McCann
Voedzame Traditionele Voeding — Dutch translation of “Nourishing Traditions”, Sally Fallon and Mary Enig
Soil and humus
Principles of Soil Microbiology by Selman A. Waksman
The Soil and the Microbe: An Introduction to the Study of the Microscopic Population of the Soil and Its Role in Soil Processes and Plant Growth by Selman A. Waksman and Robert L. Starkey
Humus: Origin, Chemical Composition, and Importance in Nature by Selman A. Waksman
Farmers of Forty Centuries
Farmers of Forty Centuries — or Permanent Agriculture in China, Korea and Japan by F. H. King
Soil Management by F. H. King
The Soil: Its Nature, Relations, and Fundamental Principles of Management by F. H. King
Ley Farming
Ley Farming by Sir R. George Stapledon and William Davies
The Clifton Park System of Farming by Robert H. Elliot
Fertility Farming by Newman Turner
Thirty Years Farming on the Clifton Park System by William Lamin
Ploughman’s Folly by Edward H. Faulkner
Seeds mixtures for ley farming
Earthworms
Friend Earthworm: Practical Application of a Lifetime Study of Habits of the Most Important Animal in the World by George Sheffield Oliver
Mycorrhiza
Trees and Toadstools by M.C. Rayner
Tree crops
Tree Crops: A Permanent Agriculture by J. Russell Smith
Soil conservation
Conquest of the Land Through Seven Thousand Years by W. C. Lowdermilk
Humanure
The Specialist by Charles Sale
Man and Nature
The Soul of the White Ant by Eugène N. Marais
Farm Gumption
Handy Farm Devices and How to Make Them by Rolfe Cobleigh
Profitable Poultry Production by M. G. Kains
Energy
Methane Digesters For Fuel Gas and Fertilizer, With Complete Instructions For Two Working Models by L. John Fry
Nepal Biogas Plant — Construction Manual: Construction Manual for GGC 2047 Model Biogas Plant
Jean Pain: France’s King of Green Gold
Biogas manuals at Alex Weir’s CD 3rd World online library, complete pdf files for free downloading:
Micro Cogeneration: 21st Century Independent Power — How to Design and Construct Your Own Independent Power System, by Kirk McLoren
Farm-scale ethanol fuel production plant — the Gildred/Butterfield Fuel Alcohol Plant
The Butterfield Still — the FSB Energy Fuel Alcohol Plant.
Mother Earth Alcohol Fuel, The Mother Earth News, 1980
The Manual for the Home and Farm Production of Alcohol Fuel, by S.W. Mathewson
The Sunflower Seed Huller and Oil Press, by Jeff Cox
Online collections
VITA — Volunteers in Technical Assistance — 160 VITA publications
Agrodok — Series of 44 books on small-scale sustainable agriculture
FAO Better Farming Series — Series of 44 manuals
Classic manuals online — 46 classic books for backyarders, homesteaders, small farms and tropical development
We are just beginning our work toward self-suficiancy through permaculture and biodynamic techniques. We are very excited to find your blog. All the info. is wonderful.
Great to read that you find my blog of interest. Keep coming back for more updates! Your feedback is always welcomed. Kind regards, David
Following link is dead. But I found the book
“The Manual for the Home and Farm Production of Alcohol Fuel,” by S.W. Mathewson
Found at
shtfinfo.com/shtffiles/alternative_energy/Home_%20Production_of_Alcohol_Fuel.pdf
There is a .doc version as well, but more print pages:
shtfinfo.com/shtffiles/alternative_energy/Home_%20Production_of_Alcohol_Fuel.doc