Storeys Basic Country Skills: A Practical Guide to Self-Reliance

Storeys Basic Country Skills: A Practical Guide to Self-Reliance, Deborah Burns, Editor. Published by Storey Books, Pownal, VT, 1999. 1st Paperback Edition 1st Printing. Paperback. Size 4to (up to 12'' tall). Condition: Nr Fine. Front cover top corner creased. 564 Pgs. ISBN 1580172024. LCCN 99-35895. Whether it's making ice cream or sharpening an ax, cleaning a chimney or growing raspberries, you'll learn how to do it in this treasury of time-honored country wisdom. Illustrated step-by-step instructions will show you how to milk a cow, tap a maple tree, clean a fish, lead a horse, and build the best chicken coop. You'll find out how to heat your house with wood or by the sun and how to de-skunk a country dog. You'll learn the proper way to put in a water system, rewire and old house, stack a cord of wood, and grow fruits, vegetables, and herbs. Yearning for a more self-reliant life? You'll find the answers in this book. Description text copyright 2017 www.BooksForComfort.net. Item ID 32147.