| Author |
Roberts, James Russel |
| LoC No. |
21011036
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| Title |
Stock and stalks : A book for the dairy farmer
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| Original Publication |
United States: J. R. Roberts, 1921.
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| Note |
Reading ease score: 77.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
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| Credits |
The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
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| Summary |
"Stock and Stalks: A Book for the Dairy Farmer" by J. R. Roberts is a practical guidebook written in the early 20th century. The book focuses on essential information for dairy farmers, prioritizing actionable advice over complex scientific details. The likely topic centers around effective dairy farming practices, including cow care, feeding strategies, and the economics of dairy production. The opening of the work establishes the author's intent to provide straightforward and essential information necessary for the average dairy farmer. In this introduction, Roberts acknowledges the evolution of agricultural science and the varying ideas around dairying systems. He shares his experiences and observations, highlighting the transition from intensive dairy farming to more cost-effective by-product dairying methods. The discourse sets the stage for discussing the fundamentals of dairy farming that the author intends to explore, emphasizing practicality and relevance to the modern dairy industry. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Language |
English |
| LoC Class |
SF: Agriculture: Animal culture
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| Subject |
Dairying
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| Category |
Text |
| EBook-No. |
69991 |
| Release Date |
Feb 8, 2023 |
| Copyright Status |
Public domain in the USA. |
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