Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #447971 in Books
• Published on: 1985-09
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 192 pages

Features

• ISBN13: 9780913589151
• Condition: NEW
• Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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Customer Reviews

The Kindergarten Pig Book
I just wasn't impressed with the detail of this book. Unless you know NOTHING of raising pigs, don't buy this one. The "Storey's Guide to Pigs" by Kelly Klober was much more informative, buy it. Sorry.

You won't feel like a HOG on Ice with this one!
Kathy and Bob make it easy for anyone to understand the fine art of raising your own pigs for the dining pleasure of your family. An especially good book for those that plan on having a sustainable food source in times of disruption, such as Year 2000 grocery disruptions, an extended illness, layoffs, recession, depression, etc. This book will help you understand that you too can raise your own oinker for hard times. It's a CAN DO kind of book.

Not very successful
Unlike the title, this book is actually quite discouraging about raising pigs -- that is, breeding your own in your backyard. I gather the authors raised their own litter ONCE and decided it was so much trouble they never did it again. It's also rather dated at 24 years old.

I'm going to buy the Storey Guide to Pigs, and Small Scale Pig Raising (OOP but many used available), and hope they are a better help. Meanwhile I have learned a lot from Yahoo e-groups Homestead Hogs message board, and Walter Jeffries' blog at sugarmtnfarm.com.