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Storey's Guide to Raising Sheep (Storeys Guide to Raising) (Storey's Guide to Raising (Paperback))

Storey's Guide to Raising Sheep (Storeys Guide to Raising) (Storey's Guide to Raising (Paperback))

by Carol Ekarius (Author), PaulaSimmons (Author)

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    Paperback 2009

    $20.63
Synopsis

Storey's Guide to Raising Sheep has earned the praise and trust of sheep farmers around the world, with its in-depth coverage of breed selection, lambing, feeding, housing, pasture maintenance, and disease prevention and treatment. The new 4th edition, now with 253,000 copies in print, contains new and expanded features: guidelines for organic certification; tips and advice on Web marketing and networking; and, coverage of rare breeds, including photographs.

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 448
 Edition: 4th
 Publisher: Storey Publishing LLC
Published: 02 Dec 2009
ISBN 10: 1603424598
ISBN 13: 9781603424592

Author Bio
A respected authority on sheep raising for over three decades, author Paula Simmons has written many books and magazines articles on spinning wool, and is the coauthor of Storey's Guide to Raising Sheep. Simmons lecturers and conducts workshops in the United States and Canada on the subject of raising sheep and spinning wool for a living. Together with her husband, she has been raising and sheering sheep, and spinning and weaving wool for over 20 years on their farm in Washington. Carol Ekarius is the coauthor of The Fleece & Fiber Sourcebook, The Field Guide to Fleece, and Storey's Guide to Raising Sheep, and the author of several books including Small-Scale Livestock Farming, Storey's Illustrated Guide to Poultry Breeds, and Storey's Illustrated Breed Guide to Sheep, Goats, Cattle, and Pigs. She lives in the mountains of Colorado.