Cattle: Their Breeds, Management, & Diseases, The Dairy Ca. 1870 by W.C.L. Martin - Farming - Agriculture - Cows - Bulls - Husbandry

Title: Cattle: Their Breeds, Management, & Diseases, to which is added The Dairy

Author: W. C. L. Martin; (revised and edited by William and Hugh Raynbird)

Description: Revision of 1857, published circa 1870. Original orange cloth boards pictorially stamped in black. Corners pushed and starting fraying; spine a bit toned; general wear. Some foxing to pages. 18 illustrations of the different cattle breeds. vii, 212, plus [6] pp. ads.

A Routledge "Book for the Country." Includes a review of the various breeds of cattle, their qualities, cost, expected volumes of production of milk and cheese, a bit of breed history, and some regional information. Features a chapter on dairying, including eight pages on the production of various cheeses. More than 130 pages are dedicated to the diseases and ailments of cattle as well as their treatment.

The rear cover shows an advertisement for Keating's Insect-Destroying Powder, sold by Thomas Keating, chemist, at 79, St. Paul's Churchyard, London, E.C. The estimated publication date of 1870 is based on the publisher's particular London address "The Broadway, Ludgate" (as stated on the title page), which they used between the years 1866 and 1878.

Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Good
Jacket Condition: None

Publisher: George Routledge and Sons
Place: London
Year: circa 1870

Language: English

ISBN: n/a

Keywords: cows, bulls, cattle, livestock, nineteenth century, 19th century, 1870s, England, Britain, UK, cheese production, dairy, milk production, husbandry,