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The Family Cowby Dirk Van Loon
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:This is the basic book — yet with all the essential details — for the family that decides to keep a cow for all the benefits she can provide. Learn first the costs, the gains, what she gives and takes. There are practical, fully-illustrated chapters that include: The history and behavior of the cow. Nutritional needs, from grass to milk. Buying a cow — the sources, breeds and factors to consider. Handling techniques, housing and fencing. Feeds and feeding — cow and calf. Milking and uses of milk. Health and diseases, breeding and calving. Growing feed crops, use of manure. Synopsis:This is the basic book for anyone who decides to keep a cow. Fully-illustrated chapters with accurate information on buying, behavior, nutrition, breeds, handling, feeding, milking, health care, calving, and growing feed crops. Description:Includes bibliographical references (p. 247-248) and index. About the AuthorAuthor Dirk van Loon has written two Storey books, The Family Cow and Small-Scale Pig Raising. He publishes a monthly newspaper for small-scale rural producers called Rural Delivery. Dirk is a graduate of the College of Agriculture at Cornell University and now lives in Nova Scotia. Table of ContentsIntroduction Chapter One: How Now, (One Brown Cow)? Chapter Two: A History of Cattle Chapter Three: Behaving Herself Chapter Four: Buying A Cow Chapter Five: Handling and Grooming Cows Chapter Six: Buildings, Staking, Fencing Chapter Seven: The Plants Cows Eat Chapter Eight: Taking It All In Chapter Nine: A Choice of Foods Chapter Ten: Measuring Feed Ingredients Chapter Eleven: Grass/Hay and Concentrates — A Basic Diet Chapter Twelve: Shaving the Food Budget Chapter Thirteen: Milk and Milking Chapter Fourteen: Milk and the Home Dairy Chapter Fifteen: Breeding and Heat Periods Chapter Sixteen: Calving and Calf-Feed — Care of Young Stock Chapter Seventeen: Health Chapter Eighteen: Keeping the Land Chapter Nineteen: Making and Storing Hay and Roots One More Thing Glossary Other Books and Places Appendix IndeX What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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