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03/31/2019
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ANIMAL FOOD sa CAT FOOD sa DOG FOOD x PET FOOD xx ANIMAL How to build a pet food center. Free-standing unit is 12" deep, 20" wide and 42" tall. Open bottom compartment has space for food and water dishes. Center section is a bin that holds dry food. Top compartment will hold 20 cans of food. How to pick a feeding dish for your pet. A guide to pet nutrition. Covers labeling, types of products, feeding methods, and supplements. How a small farmer can produce good quality hay and fodder with a minimum of equipment using a green mulch system. How to dry hay in the rain the Norwegian way. Cheap ways to rake hay. Two inexpensive ways. First with a hand rake and second with an old horse-drawn sulky rake converted for use with a tractor. How to stack hay. How to raise root vegetables for livestock feed. Raising livestock feed in the garden. How to fertlize your alfafa field in the fall for a strong crop in the spring. How to raise and store hay for animal feed. How to maximize pasture usage. Salt block (mineral block) holder made from an old tire, two fence posts and some 2x4s. Planting and growing mulberries as livestock feed. How the small farmer can raise animal feed. (1) Raise, harvest and thresh wheat by hand and (2) raise non-traditional feed crops. How to make silage in black plastic bags using a round baler. How to make silage. How to raise and use mangel beets for animal feed. Homegrown feeds for homestead livestock. Comfrey is not a substitute for hay. More silage advice. How to make silage in 55-gallon drum "silos". How much and what to feed animals (goats, sheep, pigs, chickens, rabbits, and cattle). Feeds and feeding. A comprehensive look at the problem of providing nutritious feed for livestock when using homegrown feeds. Tips on making a haystack. Planting oats and sunflower seeds for use as green feed and shade in your chicken yard. The importance of colostrum to the newborn animal. Supplementing expensive hay with grain. Includes what proportion of grain-to-hay should be used. How to establish and maintain a quality pasture. Eight pages of articles on alfalfa. Includes tips on its culture and inoculation and on how to identify good quality alfalfa hay. The feed conversion ratio, the homestead livestock raisers' key to profits. Specifics for rabbits, pigs and beef cattle examined. Homegrown poultry feed. Tips on growing comfrey, kale, mangels and grain sorghum as feed for chickens. A look at intensive grazing for milk cows. How to monitor your livestock feeding program. Some tips. Diagram for stacking bales of hay on a wagon to give a good, stable ride. How to measure the moisture level of hay using an accurate scale and a microwave. Techniques for providing water to cattle that are intensively grazed in paddocks. Small-scale silage-making. How to make grass and corn silage, 800 pounds at a time, in large polyethylene bags. Advice on better grazing management and how to use stock flow maps. Techniques for livestock raisers when dealing with drought. Growing comfrey for green feed and hay. Tips to make it easier to water livestock in winter. Grow feed for animals. Tips on planting and raising corn, soybeans, peas, sunflowers, small grains, mangel beets, carrots, turnips, jerusalem artichokes, potatoes, comfrey and hay in a small garden. A feed bunk for sheep, goats, and calves. Features a leg-attaching technique that will not loosen up as the feed bunk weathers and is jostled by animals. Growing and using corn for sheep feed. Managing pastureland. Includes a guide to what weeds tell about the soil condition. How to test the moisture content of hay using a microwave oven. Build a hay manger for goats. Build an indestructible tub feeder from old tires and lumber. Game feeder controller is an alternative to a factory-built timer. Equipped with a light-activated switch, this device will turn on your feeder twice a day (morning and evening). Est. cost: $20. Dispenser for dry pet food, bird seed, etc. is made from a length of cardboard Sonotube fitted with plywood top and bottom. The pellets are dispensed from the bottom using a simple open/close mechanism. An introduction to haying for the city-born person. Formulating economical poultry (chicken) feeds which provide sound nutrition. Using fava beans for animal feed. Well-managed meadows. Making the most of small farm pastures. Veterinary advice looks at the kind of foods which can be dangerous to the ruminant (cow, sheep, goat or reindeer). The art of hand haying. Includes instructions for selecting and using a scyth and for raking and baling the hay. Also includes instructions for making a wooden hay rake. Tip: Old tires help keep stock watering tanks free from ice. Tip: How to open grain-filled bags of the style that are sewn shut. No-nonsense feed carts. Cut 55-gallon drums in half (lengthwise), put them on wheels, and you have a portable feed wagon with a hinged top. A look at raising intercropped soybeans and millet for farm animal forage. Wild plants and common garden weeds that are good fodder for animals. A look at the vitamin and mineral requirements of livestock and suggestions on how to improve an animal's diet. Automatic waterer for rabbits (and other small animals) is made from a pop bottle and a tin can. | |||||||||
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