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| FARMERS 'MAKING GOOD' : The Development of Abernethy District, Saskatchewan, 1880-1920 ((Parks and Heritage Series, 11)) [Lyle Dick] In this newly revised edition of the widely praised original published in 1989, author Lyle Dick revisits the Abernethy district of Saskatchewan and his microhistorical analysis of the development of this prairie community. Between 1882 and 1920, settlers from Ontario established social and economic structures at Abernethy, Saskatchewan. By virtue of hard work, perseverance, and the critical advantage of having arrived first, they transformed the Pheasant Plains into a prosperous farming community. Using extensive qualitative and quantitative sources, the book traces the area’s political and economic development, daily life, and social structure and places its history within the larger context of prairie agricultural settlement. REVIEW: "Dick is so well versed in the literature of prairie agriculture that it soon becomes obvious that what he has written is an important community study." -- Joe Cherwinski, Canadian Book Review Annual "In many ways, this is an admirable study of economic activity, social relationships, and political developments in one small location over a limited time-span.... Lyle Dick's work of historical reconstruction deserves the attention of all social and economic historians of the Canadian prairies." -- David Collins, British Journal of Canadian Studies "The book is a worthy addition to agricultural historiography." -- David C. Jones, Canadian Historical Review { 242pp, 155x230mm, June 2008; PB, £19.50, 1552382419:9781552382417 , University of Calgary Press } |
| GRAZED PASTURES & SURFACE WATER QUALITY [Richard W McDowell, David J Houlbrooke, Richard W Muirhead, Karin Muller, Mark Shepherd & Steve P Cuttle] This book covers the subject of grasslands used for grazing livestock. Grasslands can be split into improved and unimproved pastures (also a sub-set of rangelands). Land used for livestock industries occupy 70% agricultural land and about 40% of total land and produce 40% of agricultural gross domestic product (FAO, 2005; Steinfeld et al., 2006). Increasing populations and incomes, coupled with a change in diets and urbanisation in the developing world, is enhancing demand for pasture-based products (Devine, 2003; Schmidhuber and Shetty, 2005). For example, milk and meat production is predicted to double to just over 1 billion tonnes of milk and 465 million tonnes of meat by 2050 (Steinfeld et al., 2006). To meet these demands most effort will go into intensification of improved pastures, which translates into high stocking densities supported by large inputs of fertilisers, feed supplements and energy. { March 2008; HB, £71.99, 1604560258:9781604560251 , Nova Science } |