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Farmer's Guide, or a Treatise on the Management of Breeding-Mares and Cows

The Farmer's Guide, or a Treatise on the Management of Breeding-Mares and Cows

By James Webb and Theodore Roosevelt

This book contains a treatise on the management of breeding-mares and cows, with a collection of proved prescriptions for the disease of horses and black cattle. Containing a wealth of information on ailments and cures, this text will prove invaluable to cattle-owners and those with an interest in the treatment of cattle.

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Publisher: Bill Press
Publish Date: 09/14/2009
Pages: 228
ISBN-13: 9781444648263
ISBN-10: 1444648268
Language: English

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This book contains a treatise on the management of breeding-mares and cows, with a collection of proved prescriptions for the disease of horses and black cattle. Containing a wealth of information on ailments and cures, this text will prove invaluable to cattle-owners and those with an interest in the treatment of cattle. This guide is easy-to-digest and full of useful information, making it a great addition to farming literature and a must-read for those with an interest in the subject. The chapters of this book include: Introduction; On Diseases; Lampas, Commonly Called Squills; Colds; Colick; Worms; Sore Shoulders; Strains in Various Parts; Grease; Dysentery; On the Pulse; Apoplexy or Staggers; Sleepy Staggers; Locke Jaws; and much more. This text was originally published in 1834, and we are proud to republish it now complete with a new introduction on cattle farming.

About the Authors

James Webb is a planning consultant and one of two Directors of Forum Heritage Services, a consultancy specialising in the historic environment. He has formerly worked as a Principal Conservation Officer for several local authorities in the UK. James has delivered a considerable number of characterisation-based projects to local authority clients, mostly in the form of conservation area appraisals, including one for the City of Salisbury.

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Theodore Roosevelt ( October 27, 1858 - January 6, 1919) was an American statesman, politician, conservationist, naturalist, and writer who served as the 26th president of the United States from 1901 to 1909.

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