THE SMALLHOLDER'S D.I.Y. By Michael Roberts. Edited by Sarah Roadknight. The Gold Cockerel Series.

1999 1st edition. 8vo paperback (149 x 209mm). Ppvi,70. B/w photographs and measured drawings throughout.

"22 projects in wood for the smallholder". "Most people have looked at a product at a show or agricultural merchant, and then asked the price, recoiled and thought, I can make that myself. The two main problems involved with making an item at home are one, getting the design right first time, and two, finding the time to make it". The author solves the first-mentioned problem for the benefit of the keen reader. A useful compendium of good-quality projects. Chapters include: Sheep hay rack; Sheep mineral block holder; Traditional sheep trough; Livestock trough; Sheep cradle; 6ft sheep hurdle; 6ft heavy sheep or pig hurdle; Fodder box for hanging on a hurdle; Forestry gate; Hunting or footpath gate; 10ft wooden gate; Brooder; Outdoor brooder; Hen dust bath; Free-standing nest box; Folding saw bench; Rat box; Sack tidy and scoop holder; Goat milking bench; Milking stool; goat house; Poultry sections (6ft or 10ft).