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StoreyWelcomestheNewestBackyardPet!
PhotoJasonHouston
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torey presents the rst book in a series
introducing Prdctive Pets,
aimed at the growing number o olks
who want to move beyond having dogs andcats to keeping goats,
chickens, and pigs in the
backyard. For cmpninship as well as
hmemde gt cheese, goats are it!
As they continue to expand their gardens,
preserve their own ood, and raise chickens or
resh eggs, urban and suburban DIY-ers are nd-
ing the plesres sel-sfciency too
appealing to stop. Theyre enthusiasts who wa
to be more sel-reliant but arent ready or a fo
o sheep or a herd o goats. Theyre looking o
expert inrmtinthats targeted to thespecic needs and skills.
Their answers will be ound in Storeys new
series. The same relible inrmtin that
proessional armers nd in Storeys Guide to Ra
ing books is now made accessible to the lcv
raising a couple o animals in a small space.
BacKyard Goats:Great Companions,Productive Pets
Hw t Identiy Helthy Gts
Gt Physilgy Chsing the
Breed Y Need Trining nd
Tricks Hsing, Eqipment nd
Feed Evlting Hy Bilding
the Best Fence Milking Prtc
Mking Gt Cheese Trim-
ming Hves Finding the Righ
Veterinrin Breeding Yr
Gt Shering Delivering Kids
Hrnessing nd Pcking . . .aND MuCH MoRE!
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Knowledge is the key to raising happy, healthyanimals, and or
decades, livestock owners every-
where have been turning to the Storeys Guide
to Raising Series or essential animal husbandry
inormation. The newest revised editions bring
these trusted titles into the 21st century with
expanded inormation on grass-based systems,
humane handling, heritage breeds, organic certi-
cation, eective marketing, and so much more.This new inormation
ensures that the series
will remain an indispensable resource or a new
generation o armers.
Written by experts, the best-selling Storeys Guide to Raising
seriesgives novice and experienced armers all they need to know
to
successully care or and proft rom animals.
Storeys Gude to
RaiSinGRaiSinGSeries
The Storey's Guide to Raising Series is an
excellent resource. We fnd these books to
be comprehensive and easy to understand.
Megan Hirt,Mother Earth New
Storeys Guide to Raising Starter Kit Prepack
8-copy shelf display: $159.60 US/ $199.60 CAN
ISBN 978-1-60342-957-3; No. 62957
No. 62582 No. 62580 No. 62454 No. 62473 No. 62469 No. 62550 No.
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thedefinitiveresourceforlivestockfarmer
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Storey Publishing210 MASS MoCA Way | North Adams, MA
01247www.storey.com
Storey books are distributed in Canada by Thomas Allen &
Son, LTD (800) 387-4333.
Publicity Contact:
Adam Carmichael: (413) 346-2139 [email protected]
Series launch coverage to library and trade
markets as well as animal publications
Pitch to sustainability blogs
Sue Weaver is theauthor ofStoreys Guide toRaising Miniature
Livestock
and The Donkey Companion.She is a contributing editorfor Hobby
Farms magazine
and lives in the southern Ozark Mountainsnear Mammoth Spring,
Arkansas.
Ge yu G!
The Backyard Goat
Photographs and illustrations throughout; 16-page
full-color insert; 224 pages; 7 x 9
Paper: $16.95 US / $21.50 CANISBN: 978-1-60342-790-6No.
62790
March 2011
