The complete grazier : or, farmer's and cattle-breeder's and dealer's assistant. Comprising instructions for the buying, breeding, rearing, and fattening of cattle; ant the stable management of horses. Directions for the choice of the best breeds of live stock. The treatment of their diseases; and the management of cows and ewes during the critical times of calving and yeaning. The general economy of a grass farm. The irrigation of meadows; and the preparation and application of manure. The culture, and comparisons of the relative value, of the best natural and artificial grasses and plants for fodder. Various methods of cutting, mixing, and preparing food in severe Winters and seasons of scarcity. The economy and general management of the dairy, including the making, curing, and preservation of butter and cheese; with the most approved methods of fattening calves, for veal, and of feeding pigs. Together with an introductory view of the different breeds of neat cattle, sheep, horses, and swine: the present state of the wool trade, and the improvement of British wool. Also, an appendix, on prize cattle, farm accounts, and other subjects connected with agriculture /

Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	Horne, Thomas Hartwell, 1780-1862
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Edition:	Sixth edition /
Subjects:	Livestock. Agriculture. Animal Husbandry.