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The Classic Guide to American Free-Range Egg Farming<\/h3>\n

by Milo Hastings, Edited by Robert Plamondon
Norton Creek Press, ISBN 0972177019. 250 pages.
Available in paperback and Kindle formats.<\/em><\/p>\n

THE DOLLAR HEN is America’s classic handbook on free-range egg production. First published in 1909, it walks the reader through valuable concepts available in no other source. With an emphasis on simplicity, practicality, and synergy between hens, crops, soil, and farmer, the book is a timeless guide to poultry farming as it ought to be practiced.<\/p>\n

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