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Among the many challenges facing the contemporary smallholder who keeps livestock and grows his own food, is how to deal with the various pests that are capable of decimating crops, degrading pasture, stealing produce, contaminating animal feed and killing valuable livestock. This book provides the smallholder with the knowledge and the information about the skills to meet this challenge in an effective and humane way.
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David Bezzant has spent most of his adult life in smallholdings of various sizes and has kept traditional breeds of sheep, pigs, goats and poultry. Pursuing an interest in old-fashioned forms of pest control, he is an expert on the use of ferrets and working terriers and is the author of two books published by Crowood on the subject: Rabbit Terriers - Their Work and Training (2006) and Hunting with Ferrets (2008).
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- PublisherThe Crowood Press Ltd
- Publication date2013
- ISBN 10 1847974562
- ISBN 13 9781847974563
- BindingHardcover
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages128
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PEST CONTROL FOR THE SMALLHOLDER. By David Bezzant.
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The Crowood Press. Ramsbury, Marlborough. 2013, 2013
ISBN 10: 1847974562
ISBN 13: 9781847974563
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Condition: new. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (New, Hardcover, 2013). 2013 1st edition. 8vo (178 x 249mm). Pp128. Colour photographs throughout. Laminated boards, issued without a dust-wrapper. Fine new copy. "Among the many challenges facing the contemporary smallholder who keeps livestock and grows his own food, is how to deal with the various pests that are capable of decimating crops, degrading pasture, stealing produce, contaminating animal feed and killing valuable livestock. This book provides the smallholder with the knowledge and the information about the skills to meet this challenge in an effective and humane way." Chapters include: The importance of pest control for the smallholder; The pests and their habits; Managing the smallholding as a form of pest control; The pest controller's armoury; How to use traps; How to use rat poison; How to use air rifles on the smallholding; Using dogs to control pests; How to use ferrets to control pests; How to use electric fencing for pest control; Using deterrents, repellents and bird scarers; Feed bins and poultry feeders; Protecting crops and trees. PREVIOUS PRICE £14.99. Seller Inventory # 58874
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