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“newman turner”

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  • Fertility Pastures

    Herbal leys as the basis of soil fertility and animal health

    by Newman Turner ...
    In Fertility Pastures, Turner details his methods of intensive pasture-based production of beef and dairy cows in a practical guide to profitable, labor-saving livestock production. He developed a system of complex "herbal ley mixtures," or blends of pasture grasses and herbs, with each ingredient chosen to perform an essential function in providing a specific nutrient to the animal or enhancing ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • Fertility Farming

    by Newman Turner, Allan Nation ...
    Fertility Farming explores an approach to farming that makes minimal use of plowing, eschews chemical fertilizers and pesticides, and encourages cover cropping and manure application. Turner holds that the foundation of the effectiveness of a fertile soil - and the measure of a fertile soil - is its content of organic matter, ultimately, its humus. Upon a basis of humus, nature builds a complete ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • Cure Your Own Cattle

    by Newman Turner ...
    In this concise monograph, Newman Turner sought to "bring within the reach of the farmer a solution to his disease problems in a way in which drug and chemical treatments have never before achieved." He relied on his lifetime of observing animals and herbs in their natural environment to guide him in his experiments. The end result is his proclamation that freedom from animal diseases may be ... Read more

    $4.99 USD

  • Herdsmanship

    by Newman Turner, Jerry Brunetti ...
    In this book, Turner explains that livestock illness is a result of bad farming practices and that real livestock health begins with true natural farming disciplines such as composting, biodiverse pastures with deep-rooted forages and herbs, and sub-soiling, as well as the avoidance of supposed panaceas that ignore or marginalize these fundamentals such as vaccines, pesticides, antibiotics and ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • The Manner Born

    Birth Rites in Cross-Cultural Perspective

    by Niles Newton, Michael Newton, Wenda R. Trevathan, James J. McKenna, Sheila Cosminsky (Rutgers University, Brian Bates, Allison Newman Turner, Elaine Jones & Margarita A. Kay, Thomas R. Forbes, Lenore Manderson, Arthur Niehoff, Natalie Meister, Cecil Slome, Ruth Benedict, Daniel G. Freedman ...
    This essential collection on maternal and child health focuses on the rites of giving birth from a cross-cultural perspective. The distinguished list of contributors describe the many customs surrounding birth through infancy, highlighting a wide range of variation in practices across cultures. They discuss attitudes and techniques in childbirth, the interaction between human evolutionary form and ... Read more

    $46.99 USD

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  • The Australian Beekeeping Manual

    by Robert Owen ...
    The Australian Beekeeping Manual is the most comprehensive reference for both novice and experienced beekeepers in Australia. The accessible yet detailed text, supported by over 350 full-colour photographs and illustrations, covers all the key areas, including the beekeeping equipment needed, how to obtain bees, where to locate them in the garden, and the basics of colony management. There are ... Read more

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    by Speedy Publishing ...
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    The Science Behind the Amazing Things Plants Do

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    "Makes the science of plant processes accessible to home gardeners." — The American GardenerWhy do container plants wilt even when they've been regularly watered? Why did the hydrangea that thrived last year never bloom this year? Plant physiology—the study of how living things function—can solve these and most other problems gardeners regularly encounter. In How Plants Work, horticulture expert ... Read more

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    My Life On Rees Valley Station

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