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Homesteading & Poultry Care Guides — Raising Small Livestock (1970s) — Jerome D. Belanger | 2-Book Set with The Family Poultry Flock, Farming/Backyard Livestock
Homesteading & Poultry Care Guides — Raising Small Livestock (1970s) — Jerome D. Belanger | 2-Book Set with The Family Poultry Flock, Farming/Backyard Livestock
Homesteading & Poultry Care Guides — Raising Small Livestock (1970s) — Jerome D. Belanger | 2-Book Set with The Family Poultry Flock, Farming/Backyard Livestock
Homesteading & Poultry Care Guides — Raising Small Livestock (1970s) — Jerome D. Belanger | 2-Book Set with The Family Poultry Flock, Farming/Backyard Livestock
Homesteading & Poultry Care Guides — Raising Small Livestock (1970s) — Jerome D. Belanger | 2-Book Set with The Family Poultry Flock, Farming/Backyard Livestock
Homesteading & Poultry Care Guides — Raising Small Livestock (1970s) — Jerome D. Belanger | 2-Book Set with The Family Poultry Flock, Farming/Backyard Livestock
Homesteading & Poultry Care Guides — Raising Small Livestock (1970s) — Jerome D. Belanger | 2-Book Set with The Family Poultry Flock, Farming/Backyard Livestock
Homesteading & Poultry Care Guides — Raising Small Livestock (1970s) — Jerome D. Belanger | 2-Book Set with The Family Poultry Flock, Farming/Backyard Livestock
Homesteading & Poultry Care Guides — Raising Small Livestock (1970s) — Jerome D. Belanger | 2-Book Set with The Family Poultry Flock, Farming/Backyard Livestock
Homesteading & Poultry Care Guides — Raising Small Livestock (1970s) — Jerome D. Belanger | 2-Book Set with The Family Poultry Flock, Farming/Backyard Livestock
Homesteading & Poultry Care Guides — Raising Small Livestock (1970s) — Jerome D. Belanger | 2-Book Set with The Family Poultry Flock, Farming/Backyard Livestock
Homesteading & Poultry Care Guides — Raising Small Livestock (1970s) — Jerome D. Belanger | 2-Book Set with The Family Poultry Flock, Farming/Backyard Livestock
Homesteading & Poultry Care Guides — Raising Small Livestock (1970s) — Jerome D. Belanger | 2-Book Set with The Family Poultry Flock, Farming/Backyard Livestock
Homesteading & Poultry Care Guides — Raising Small Livestock (1970s) — Jerome D. Belanger | 2-Book Set with The Family Poultry Flock, Farming/Backyard Livestock
Homesteading & Poultry Care Guides — Raising Small Livestock (1970s) — Jerome D. Belanger | 2-Book Set with The Family Poultry Flock, Farming/Backyard Livestock
Homesteading & Poultry Care Guides — Raising Small Livestock (1970s) — Jerome D. Belanger | 2-Book Set with The Family Poultry Flock, Farming/Backyard Livestock

Homesteading & Poultry Care Guides — Raising Small Livestock (1970s) — Jerome D. Belanger | 2-Book Set with The Family Poultry Flock, Farming/Backyard Livestock

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Practical vintage how-to for today’s backyard farmers: a two-book set pairing Rodale’s The Homesteader’s Handbook to Raising Small Livestock with The Family Poultry Flock.

Born from the 1970s self-reliance movement, these guides are still the clearest path from coop to pasture for smallholders and 4-H families. Inside you’ll find breed selection, housing and feeding charts, health care, butchering basics, and diagrams—plus sections on goats, rabbits, hogs, ducks, pigeons, and more.

Photo-verified set; bindings sound and ready to work.

Quick Specs

  • Item Type: Book set (1 hardcover with dust jacket + 1 paperback)
  • Size: 9 × 6 × 1 in (Homesteader’s); 9 × 5 × 0.5 in (Poultry)
  • Material: Cloth boards with paper dust jacket; paper wraps
  • Color: Yellow jacket on hardcover; white wrapper with yellow chicks on paperback (see photos)
  • Origin or Maker: Rodale Press, Emmaus PA; Farmer’s Digest, USA
  • Year or Era: 1970s (Homesteader’s 1977 printing; Poultry revised 1987)
  • GENRE: Farming, homesteading, animal husbandry, poultry care
  • Language / Pages: English; 246 pp (Homesteader’s) + 160 pp (Poultry)
  • Identifiers: Homesteader’s SBN 0-87587-075-6; LCCN 73-88254. Poultry LCCN 79-54147; ISBN not stated.

Edition & Features 

  • Edition/Printing: Homesteader’s: 13th printing, Sept. 1977. Poultry: revised printing, Feb. 1987.
  • Dust Jacket: Present on Homesteader’s with edge wear and smudges (photo 2).
  • Illustrations/Maps/Plates: Tables, diagrams, and line drawings; clear step-by-step layouts (photos 3, 6–7).
  • Extras: Homesteader’s includes a laid-in vintage memo sheet (photo 4).

Condition

  • Grade: Good overall (set); per-volume notes below.
  • Notes: Homesteader’s dust jacket shows handling smudges and small tears; page edges foxed/stained typical of Rodale hardcovers; tight binding; text clean (photos 2, 8–9). Family Poultry Flock shows mild shelf wear and light toning; square, tight copy with clean interiors (photos 5–7).

See all photos for detail—sold as pictured.

Condition Grade Key
Near Fine: minimal wear; tight; clean.
Very Good: light wear; clean text; minor flaws.
Good: noticeable wear; sound reading copy; some marks.
Fair: heavy wear; complete but worn; priced accordingly.

About the Author / Maker: Jerome D. Belanger

Jerome D. Belanger was a leading voice in the back-to-the-land movement and longtime homestead educator through Rodale and Countryside. Editor Lee Schwanz compiled practical poultry know-how for Farmer’s Digest, with clear, field-tested guidance for family flocks.

Add two workhorse homestead manuals to your barn library—ready for the next season.

Disclaimer 

The vintage items I share with you have been previously owned and loved and may show some wear. Please use the pictures as a guide.

While I do my best to capture colors accurately, your monitor or device screen may display colors slightly differently from the actual item.

Care & Handling: Handle with clean, dry hands. Store upright, out of direct sunlight, at about 68°F and 40–50% relative humidity. Avoid damp areas and extreme temperature swings.
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Good to Know Before You Buy

Yes. Every photo on this page is the actual item you will receive. Not a stock photo, not a similar copy. What you see is what ships.

Honestly. This is vintage, so expect some age. When I find wear, writing, stains, loose pages, chips, or missing pieces, I note them and show them in the photos. Some marks add character. Some are just flaws. I tell you which is which so you can decide if this is the right one for you.

With care. Old books and fragile pieces are wrapped and boxed so they arrive the way they left me. Careful packing is one of the things buyers mention most in their reviews. Orders of $35 or more ship free.

Probably not. Everything here is one of a kind, and I rarely find the same item twice. Once it sells, it is gone. Vintage does not restock neatly.

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