The compleat farmer : or, the whole art of husbandry. Containing I. Instructions for stocking a Farm to advantage. II. Of the Breeding and Management of Horses, Mares, Colts, &c. and the most approved Receipts in Farriery for all Manner of Diseases they are subject to. III. Of Bulls, Cows, Calves, Oxen: How to make the greatest Advantage of them, how to know when they are ill, and Receipts to cure all their Disorders. IV. Of breeding Sheep, and Receipts for their Diseases. V. Of Goats. VI. Of Swine, and how so make whom turn out very advantageous. Of feeding them and fattening them for Bacon. Receipts to cure the Gargut, Measles, and all their other Disorders. VII. Of wild and tame Rabbits. Of Dogs. VIII. Of Fowls. Of curing their Maladies. To fatten Chickens. IX. The best Method of managing Geese, Ducks, Turkies, Pigeons, Bees, &c. X. Of making Hay. XI. Of the several Sorts of Grass, Seeds; &c. By Mr. Robert Brown, Of Hill-Farm, in Somersetshire.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Brown, Robert, of Hill Farm, Somersetshire.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Animal culture--Early works to 1800.

Animal culture.

Horses--Breeding--Early works to 1800.

Horses.

Physical Description:

1 online resource ([2],119,[3]p.,plate )

Other Title:

Compleat farmer

Place of Publication:

London : printed for J. Coote, at the King's-Arms, in Pater-Noster-Row, [1759]

Notes:

With a final advertisement leaf.

Braces in imprint.

Price from imprint: price One Shilling No Country Gentleman or Husbandman would be without this useful little Book if they knew the Advantage that might accrue to them from perusing it.

Reproduction of original from British Library.

Cited in:

English Short Title Catalog, T122191.

OCLC:

642331159