Ann Larkin Hansen

The Electric Fencing Handbook

How to Choose and Install the Best Fence to Protect Your Crops and Livestock

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Electric Fencing Made Easy, Safe, and Economical Whether you're a gardener, rancher, farmer, homesteader, or beekeeper, you'll find all the answers to your fencing questions in this practical guide. Author Ann Larkin Hansen draws on her decades of farming experience to teach you how to select the most appropriate posts and energizer size for your electric fencing needs, then determine the best locations for your gates, the proper number of insulators, and more. Includes step-by-step instructions for building and repairing fences, colorful photography and detailed illustrations, and complete information of permanent and temporary electric fencing.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Storey Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 96
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. Mai 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 224mm x 173mm x 10mm
• Gewicht: 272g
• ISBN-13: 9781612128917
• ISBN-10: 1612128912
• Artikelnr.: 45340446

Autorenporträt

Ann Larkin Hansen is the author of The Backyard Homestead Seasonal Planner , The Organic Farming Manual, The Electric Fencing Handbook, Finding Good Farmland, and Making Hay; coauthor of A Landowner’s Guide to Managing Your Woods with consulting forester Dennis Waterman and master logger Mike Severson; and coauthor with her husband, Steve, of Maintaining Small-Farm Equipment. She has been a journalist for more than 30 years, specializing in organic agriculture and sustainable forestry. A homesteader and a small-scale organic farmer, she lives with her family on a farm in northern Wisconsin. 

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
1  How an Electric Fence Works
2  The Fence Energizer
3  Fitting the Fence to the Animal
4  Permanent Electric Fence
5  Temporary Electric Fence
6  Planning and Building Your Fence
7  Rotational Grazing
8  Maintenance, Troubleshooting, and Repairs
Resources
Index