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Books Cumbria : Outdoors : Farming

Farming

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A Solitary Trade - The Art & Craft of Dry Stone Walling

Robert Drake
£8.00

Stone is what this book is about; not so much from a geological perspective, but a human one.

Published by : Bookcase
Published date : December 2008
Format : 150mm x 210mm paperback

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Cumbria: True to the Land - The Hill Farming Photographs of Tony Hopkins

Tony Hopkins
£9.99

Photographs tell stories. The collection of images at the heart of this book capture a defining moment in the uplands, and in the lives of people who make a living from the land, on the hill farms and hamlets of the Lake District, the Pennines and the Eden Valley.

Published by : Halsgrove
Published date : 2004
Format : Large hardback.

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Even More Muck

Joyce Wilson
£5.99

A third collection of bygone tales of life on a Cumbrian farm.

Published by : Seatallan Press
Published date : 1997
Format : Paperback.

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Farm Life in the Lakeland Dales

W.R. Mitchell
£8.99

Fifty years ago, when the author first ventured into the Lake District, as Editor of the magazine Cumbria, he was befriended by the farm folk who scratched a living against the backdrop of high fells. This book is a popular account of how such a life evolved over the centuries, from the first settlers and the colonising Norsemen whose names for places and natural features are spread densely across the Lakeland map.

Published by : DalesCountry
Published date : 2005
Format : Paperback.

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Farm Life on Field and Fell

Alfred Hall
£12.00

Alfred Hall, MBE, founded the World Ploughing Organisation and was its General Secretary for 40 years. He was also involved in many other activities and spent twenty five of his years as a free-lance broadcaster on radio and television, talking about all things farming. This book is a collection of his stories based on some of those original talks broadcast by the BBC.

Published by : Hayloft
Published date : January 2007
Format : 150mm x 210mm paperback

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Guardians of Eden

Andrew Humphries
£10.00

This book celebrates the influence and role of farming in East Cumbria. It is a historic encyclopaedia, professionally researched and an accurate record of the development, dedication and achievements of Eden rural communities. Richly illustrated with many black and white photographs.

Published by : Penrith Agricultural Society
Published date : 2000
Format : Large paperback.

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Herdwicks - Herdwick Sheep and the Lake District

Geoff Brown
£14.00

Herdwicks are the native sheep of the Lake District, England's only mountain area.

Published by : Hayloft
Published date : July 2009
Format : 155mm 215mm paperback

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Herdwicks - Herdwick Sheep and the Lake District

Geoff Brown
£18.00

LIMITED EDITION..................
Herdwicks are the native sheep of the Lake District, England's only mountain area.

Published by : Hayloft
Published date : July 2009
Format : 158mm x 240mm hardback

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Hoofprints in Eden

Sue Millard
£17.00

The story told in this book is simple. It's about the Fell ponies and their breeders, the land, and the cycle of the seasons. The author has been a user, admirer and owner of Fell ponies for over 30 years.

Published by : Hayloft
Published date : 2005
Format : Paperback.

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Know More Sheep

Jack Byard
£4.99

"Know More Sheep" looks at some more well-known breeds and cross-breeds, some minority breeds which were once seen everywhere and a few rare breeds which have to be seen to be believed.

Published by : Old Pond
Published date : April 2009
Format : 103mm x 155mm paperback

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Know Your Cattle Breeds

Jack Byard
£4.99

This little booklet is designed to give an insight into what we are likely to see in the British countryside today.

Published by : Old Pond
Published date : October 2008
Format : 105mm x 155mm paperback

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Know Your Sheep Breeds

Jack Byard
£4.99

Two pages are dedicated to each sheep, the left being a full page high-quality picture and the right giving a brief but comprehensive description of the appearance, history and uses of each sheep.

Published by : Old Pond
Published date : April 2008
Format : 104mm 155mm paperback

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Know Your Tractors

Chris Lockwood
£4.99

Tractor enthusiast and photographer Chris Lockwood shows a representative sample of the popular tractor makes and models which are most likely to be seen working in Britain’s arable fields.

Published by : Old Pond
Published date : May 2008
Format : 104mm x 155mm paperback

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Little Bit O' Nonsense About Sheep

Henry Brewis
£4.99

Compiled from previously published books and in a handy, pocket-sized format, this is a fresh look at Henry Brewis’s fondest enemy: the mule yow.




Published by : Old Pond
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Format : 105mm x 155mm paperback

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More Muck and Less Money

Joyce Wilson
£5.99

Another great collection of stories based on the authors childhood memories.

Published by : Seatallan Press
Published date : 1995
Format : Paperback.

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Muck Again!

Joyce Wilson
£5.99

Joyce Wilson is back with a fourth collection of humorous farming tales. Jackson Strong again entertains us with his wit and unique outlook on life and his neighbours.

Published by : Seatallan Press
Published date : 2002
Format : Paperback.

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Muck But No Money

Joyce Wilson
£5.99

Seventeen colourful and highly entertaining stories from the authors recollections of growing up on a Cumbrian farm.

Published by : Seatallan Press
Published date : 1999
Format : Paperback.

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Not s'many cows and a lot less yows

Mike Sanderson
£9.95

This book is the long-awaited second helping of humorous agricultural ramblings from the author of Yows and Cows, Mike Sanderson.

Published by : Hayloft
Published date : 2004
Format : Paperback.

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Ring of Memories: Fairs and Livestock Auction Marts of Scotland 1800 to 2004

John A. Thomson
£12.95

Following at least five generations of livestock salesmen and with some fifty-five years as an auctioneer, John Thomson, with his lifetime experience, is uniquely placed to tell the story of the fading fairs and the rise and tribulations of the auction marts of Scotland over the past two centuries.

Published by : J & M Thomson
Published date : 2005
Format : Paperback.

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Sheepwrecked: A year's worth of doggerel, porkies and bull

Jackie Moffat
£15.00

A journey through the predictably changing seasons at Rowfoot Farm - tupping time in the autumn, lambing in the spring and the cold, wet and miserable Cumbrian winters. This is the hiarious new book by the author of 'The Funny Farm'.

Published by : Bantam Press
Published date : 2006
Format : Small Hardback

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Talking Sheepdogs

Derek Scrimgeour
£19.95

Derek Scrimgeour, one of the UKs premier sheepdog handlers and trainers, reveals his pioneering and effective method of sheepdog training in this, his first book dedicated to training sheepdogs. The author hails from Threlkeld.

Published by : Farming Books and Videos
Published date : 2002
Format : Large hardback.

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The Crazy World of Farming

Harry Harper
£10.00

A humorous account of life as a farmer, which was inspired by the 2001 Foot and Mouth outbreak. Harry looks back over his own life and the life of his father to give an insight into farming.

Published by : Harry Harper
Published date : 2005
Format : Paperback.

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The Funny Farm: The Laughter, Tears and Wacky World of One Woman's Farm in Cumbria

Jackie Moffat
£7.99

Jackie Moffat lived on the outskirts of London until 1982, when she and her husband decided to move to a small stockrearing and dairy farm in the Eden Valley.

Published by : Transworld Publishers
Published date : 2004
Format : Paperback..

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The Last Shepherds: A Vanishing Way of Life on Britain's Traditional Hill Farms

Charles Bowden
£7.99

This book tracks down a handful of shepherds still working in Britain today, and paints an extraordinary picture of a vanishing era, preserved in a tight-knit rural community in the remote hills of Northumberland.


Published by : Granada Media Group Ltd.
Published date : 2005
Format : Paperback.

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Those Blue Remembered Hills

Patrick Gordon-Duff-Pennington
£10.50

The majority of the author's life has been spent farming in the Scottish hills. He tells of his love of the land and the various characters he has encountered throughout his life, describing those he admires with warmth, those he does not with diplomacy, but all with a touch of humour.

Published by : The Memoir Club
Published date : 2004
Format : Paperback.

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