Farm Animals and the Principles of Feeding - With Information on Feeding Hogs, Sheep, Dogs and Other Farm Animals

This text contains a detailed guide to the principles of feeding animals on the farm, with information on the general management and care of hogs, sheep, dogs, and other farm animals. Complete with simple, clear instructions, helpful hints, and detailed illustrations, this text constitutes a resource of considerable value for both prospective and existing farmer, and also makes for a worthy addition to collections of agricultural literature. The chapters of this book include: 'Why the Hog is Valuable', 'A Question in Farm Management', 'Lard Breeds', 'Bacon Breeds', 'Feed', 'The Care of Pigs', 'Tuberculosis and Cholera', 'Imported Goats', 'Feed', 'Raising Sheep on Farms', 'Housing and Fencing', 'The Value of Dogs', 'Shelter', 'Exercise', 'Feeding', etcetera. We are proudly republishing this antique text now complete with a new introduction on farming.

© 2016 Codman Press (Ebook): 9781473354005

Release date

Ebook: 7 September 2016