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| Goats: Small-scale Herding for Pleasure And Profit (Hobby Farms Series) | 
 enlarge | Author: Sue Weaver
Publisher: BowTie Press
Category: Book
List Price: $14.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  9 reviews
Sales Rank: 14731
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 160
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 8.8 x 5.9 x 0.4
ISBN: 193199367X
Dewey Decimal Number: 636.39
EAN: 9781931993678
ASIN: 193199367X
Publication Date: June 30, 2006
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Product Description
The Hobby Farm series presents Goats Jump from the bandwagon to the farm with one of the hottest-growing food sources in the country. Goats is an in-depth guide to small-scale goat keepingfor pleasure and profit! The author delivers essential information on choosing, breeding, and tending goats while also herding together some fascinating and fun facts about them. Comprehensive discussions, full-color photos, and easy-to-use charts will help to ensure the success of your goat-keeping ventures. From cashmere to milk and meat! Select the right breed for your farm Learn common goat herd behavior Keep goats healthy with a nutritious diet Spot symptoms of common goat disease Breed, deliver, and care for does and bucks Market and sell fresh goat milk Explore goat resources and Web sites Plus many other helpful tips! About the Hobby Farms series Whether youre a weekend gardener or dedicated small farmer, youll gather a bushel of essential information from the Hobby Farms series. Hobby Farm and its companion editions will help both experienced and novice hobby farmers realize their own dreams of life on the farmfor pleasure or profit. Look for other essential Hobby Farms titles, such as Hobby Farm Cattle, Chickens, Sheep, and many more to come!
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| Customer Reviews: Read 4 more reviews...
 Small-Scale Herding for Pleasure And Profit May 18, 2007
24 out of 24 found this review helpful
Of all the books I have purchased on goat farming, this one is the best by far! Sue Weaver has all the information packed into this small book in a very organized, easy to find manner. By following Sue's methods of caring for goats, we got a very good report from the vet yesterday after examining our 12 Boer goats. This book is a must have for the inexperienced goat farmer!
Great all-around refference March 12, 2007
15 out of 15 found this review helpful
I enjoyed this book very much. I'm planning to get some goats for my small (13 acre) property. I need lots of help clearing and have heard that goats are great for that. The book was very helpful for choosing what I don't want to do with goats as well (milk or meat). It would have been nice to have a section detailing brush clearing goats. I know that there are people who rent out their herds for this purpose, and would be interested in learning more about that subject.
Worthy book May 11, 2007
10 out of 10 found this review helpful
A very easy read for first time goat owners. Covers all aspects and tons of first hand knowledge from the author. Terrific resource references in the back of the book.
Get it before you get goats April 4, 2008
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
Nay. Nay. Not a single person interested in living with goats should miss this book aptly titled, Goats. In the work, Sue Weaver covers the basic, yet crucial, elements involved in raising goats as pets or as a business venture. She clearly loves the little ruminants, and as a consequence she methodically cautions the newcomer from rushing into the wonderful world of goats.
Topics covered in the book include food, shelter, breeding, health care and how to go about finding the right species of goat for your purposes and personality. Weaver gives a nice overview of the four major marketable uses of goats, including a very interesting look at ethnic and cultural preferences of goat meat for select holidays and special occasions.
The vignettes from the farm that are included in the book tie the text to day-to-day reality. The best of all comes at the back of the book. Here, Weaver lists numerous resources, provides a glossary of goat jargon and presents a fantastic summary of common diseases that plague goats. These appendices are reason enough to purchase Goats and make it a hands-on keeper.
Used for hobby goat farmer December 12, 2007
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
I got this book for my dad. He has a herd of 10 goats (and 2 donkeys) with the purpose of clearing brush on about 8 acres of land. He'd never had goats before, but has found this to be a useful reference.
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