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Title: Raising a Calf for Beef by Phyllis Hobson ISBN: 0-88266-095-0 Publisher: Garden Way Pub. Co. Pub. Date: 01 October, 1976 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 2.5 (2 reviews)
Rating: 2
Summary: Hunh? What next?
Comment: I feel this book left me with more unanswered questioned than answers. What should I expect from the calf? How do I get it from place of purchase to the field? What do I do with the left-over animal parts from butchering? Where do I get the calf? Would it be better to buy a heifer? What are the advantages?
Rating: 3
Summary: Short on husbandry details - long on butchering details...
Comment: I'm sorry Phyllis, but I'm going to have to slam this book hard against the ground. I bought it at the local Co-Op at a time when I desparately needed important details for raising a small herd of beef calves. But the details just weren't there leaving me feel burned for the.. money.. I spent. Assuming a person is raising one little perfect calf - then the book will maybe get them through. But important information about eye problems, footrot, branding (what if your calf runs off?), giving shots (like, how do you get a calf on the ground to medicate it..not all calves will let you just poke a needle in them), and parasites are omitted or dismissed with the advice to "call the vet." I just couldn't figure out what to do next from reading the book - cover to cover, and that's not what you need for a book like this. It's not a practical guide for the events that actually happen when raising calves. For example, Ms. Hobson goes through the details of blending a delicious grain ration from homegrown gardens for your one calf. Isn't it far more practical and realistic to buy inexpensive pre-mixes from a feed store when you need them? Can you really replace in time and effort the economies of scale of Nebraska grown corn with your little garden? Why waste the time? Similarly, she advises growing hay - but she leaves the reader on their own to figure out how to get it in a bale. Again, for one calf? However, The book is excellent on one topic: slaughtering. Half the book is devoted to it. If you want to heave up a carcass in your driveway (instead of hiring a butcher), you can probably find a way to do it with the excellent instructions in the book. Again, practical tips, like what to do with the hide, aren't included for some reason in the otherwise excellent step-by-step butchering directions. In conclusion, Ms. Hobson's book has too few details for practical application on a living calf...meaning that if you buy this book, you'll probably need to buy another one as soon as you get your hands dirty.
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Title: Small-Scale Livestock Farming: A Grass-Based Approach for Health, Sustainability, and Profit by Carol Ekarius ISBN: 1580171621 Publisher: Storey Books Pub. Date: 01 October, 1999 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
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Title: A Field Guide to Cows: How to Identify and Appreciate America's 52 Breeds by John Pukite ISBN: 0140273883 Publisher: Penguin Books Pub. Date: 01 May, 1998 List Price(USD): $13.00 |
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Title: Making Your Small Farm Profitable by Ron Macher ISBN: 1580171613 Publisher: Storey Books Pub. Date: 01 October, 1999 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: Five Acres and Independence: A Handbook for Small Farm Management by M. G. Kains, Maurice Grenville Kains ISBN: 0486209741 Publisher: Dover Publications List Price(USD): $8.95 |
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Title: Storey's Guide to Raising Chickens by Gail Damerow ISBN: 158017325X Publisher: Storey Books Pub. Date: 01 January, 2001 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
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