Have you ever asked yourself, "How much is my tractor worth?" This comprehensive guide provides detailed information on farm tractors produced from 1939 through 2009. Included is information covering approximate retail prices when new plus a high and low range of estimated average used values. In addition, this guide contains specification and information on engine size, transmission speeds, and PTO horsepower. There is also a section featuring tractor serial numbers to help you determine the exact year a particular tractor was built. An invaluable reference that any farm tractor purchaser must own! 416 pages.

How to Restore Your Farm Tractor

For fun, practicality or profit, farm tractor restoration has become extremely popular. Follow two tractors through professional restorations and examine carbs, diesel systems, hydraulics, engines and drives, electrical, PTOs, and more. From buying a tractor to final paint and decals, this book helps you do it right so your classic will last for generations to come. Originally published in 1992, this updated edition reflects changes in the hobby. Features include a new introduction, an updated suppliers list, and select color photography, all wrapped into a new page design. 176 pages.

The Encyclopedia of Country Living

No home, whether in the country, the city, or somewhere in between, should be without this one-of-a-kind encyclopedia — the most complete source of information available about growing, processing, cooking, and preserving homegrown foods from the garden, orchard, field, or barnyard. For more than 30 years, people have relied on its practical, step-by-step advice on basic self-sufficiency skills such as how to cultivate a garden, buy land, bake bread, raise farm animals, make sausage, milk a goat, grow herbs, churn butter, build a chicken coop, cook on a wood stove, and much, much more. First written at the height of the 1960s back-to-the-land movement, the book has been continually revised, updated, and expanded, and has grown from a self-published, mimeographed document to an exhaustive reference of more than one million words, 2,000+ recipes, and over 1,500 mail order sources. 928 pages.

Allis-Chalmers Farm Equipment 1914-1985

Author Norm Swinford combines his love of Allis-Chalmers products and over 30 years experience with the company to produce this complete history of Allis-Chalmers farm equipment. Discover why the tractor color changed from dark green to Persian orange; explore the fascinating prototypes and experimental machines that were never produced, but give insight into the innovative capability of company engineers; as well as many more intriguing stories. With 384 pages, almost 900 photos (over 250 in full color), more than 100 tables, and very insightful text, this becomes the essential Allis Chalmers source book. If you love Allis-Chalmers tractors or just like farm machinery nostalgia, this book will provide enjoyment for years to come. 384 pages.

The Winter Harvest Handbook: Year Round Vegetable Production Using Deep Organic Techniques and Unheated Greenhouses

How would you like to enjoy your own fresh, healthy, organic vegetables - even in the dead of winter? Celebrated farming expert Eliot Coleman - author of the revolutionary book, The New Organic Grower that helped spur the modern locally-grown organic market over 20 years ago, is back with his secrets for winter and off-season greenhouse organic farming. Coleman offers clear, concise details on greenhouse construction and maintenance, planting schedules, crop management, harvesting practices, and even marketing methods in this complete, meticulous, and illustrated guide. Readers have access to all the techniques that have proven to produce higher-quality crops on Coleman’s own farm. Enjoy the rich rewards of running your own organic farm operation with this wonderful guidebook. 264 pages.

Classic Farm Tractors: History of the Farm Tractor

A nostalgic tour of America's agricultural heritage featuring John Deere, International Farmall, Case, Ford, Allis-Chalmers, Caterpillar, Minneapolis-Moline and more. 192 pages.