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Synopsis
Excerpt from The Dairyman's Manual, a Practical Treatise on the Dairy: Including the Selection of the Farm, the Cultivation of Crops, the Selection and Breeding of Cows, Management of the Milk, Making Butter and Cheese, and the Treatment of Diseases Incident to Dairy Cows
The dairy industry has advanced with greater strides during the last two decades than any other Of'the great agricultural interests. Formerly it was mainly confined to New England and the Middle States. Now, however, in the prairie States dairying has become a leading in dustry, and it is notable that in the more recently settled territories of the North west, the cheese factory or cream ery is one of the earliest features in a new settlement. During the period referred to, the entire business Of dairying has become almost revolutionized. The exten sion'of the associated system, the invention of new and greatly improved implements and machinery, and new processes, have O'ccasioned these radical changes. The present work embodies a full knowledge Of improved methods, and all that is latest and most valuable in dairy lore. Its author has long occupied an advanced position in the march Of dairy improvement, as a prao tical dairyman, a scientific investigator, and a'writer for the press. The book embraces the entire subject, and will prove a trustworthy hand-book to every one who is interested in any department Of dairying.
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