دانلود کتاب Making your small farm profitable: apply 25 guiding principles, develop new crops & new markets, maximize net profits per acre

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Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgments
I. Getting Started
1. Deciding to Farm
What Is a Small Farm?
Becoming a Farmer
The Farming Life
Agripreneurship
2. Starting a Farm
Starting a Farm Plan
Evaluating Your Resources
Getting Help
II. Farming
3. Some Principles of Good Farming
4. A Living, Healthy Soil
The Physical Nature of Soil
Working the Soil
Our Living Soil
Soil and Plant Roots
Crop Rotation
Cover Crops and Green Manure
Nitrogen and Legumes
Feeding Livestock in Rotations
5. Weatherproofing Your Farm
The Effects of Climate
Water
Altering Your Farm Environment. Extending the SeasonCaring for Livestock in Winter
III. Planning and Marketing
6. Your Goals and Farm Planning
Planning
Setting Goals
Developing Your Farm Plan
7. Marketing
Eight Steps to Identifying the Market
Niche Marketing
All About Niche Markets
Add-on Value
Twelve Ways to Sell Your Products
Pricing Your Product
Advertising
Your Farm as a Destination
8. Selecting Your Enterprise
Types of Enterprises
Enterprise Cost Analysis
Diversity
Sustainability
IV. Management
9. Machinery
Acquiring Machinery
Determining Equipment Size
Variables to Consider. Economics of MachineryBuying Equipment
10. Farm Management
Recipe for Success
Knowledge Is Power
Making Choices
Management Tools
Managing Labor
Planning for Farm Efficiency
11. Where We Are Going
Land and Farms
Industrialization of Agriculture
Farms and People
Success on Sustainable Farms
My Vision
Appendix A: Metric Conversions Chart
Appendix B: Resource Lists
Books
Book Sources
Periodicals
Internet Sites
University Sources
Federal Agencies
Map Sources
Resource Lists
Seed and Plant Catalogs
Supplies
Associations and Organizations
Index
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