The Family Cow Handbook
A Guide to Keeping a Milk Cow
Published on 25. June 2011
Book
Paperback/Softback
224 pages
978-0-7603-4067-7 (ISBN)
Description
Milking your family cow and experiencing the simple joys that comes with it are explained in this guidebook by veteran dairy farmer and cheesemaker Phil Hasheider.This book leads you through all the steps needed to make your dream a reality and the processes involved to make your own dairy products. You will learn the practical dos and donts of buying a cow, milking, feeding, and assisting her when she gives birth to a calf. You may not have the experience yet, but time will take care of that as you learn. Your adventure starts here and this book will guide you along your journey with your family cow.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Quarto Publishing Group USA Inc
Dimensions
Height: 153 mm
Width: 229 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-7603-4067-7 (9780760340677)
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E-Book
07/2011
Voyageur Press
€19.49
Available for download
Persons
Philip Hasheideris a fifth-generation farmer raising pasture-grazed beef with his wife and two children in south central Wisconsin. He wrote Voyageur Press' How to Raise Cattle; How to Raise Pigs; The Complete Book of Butchering, Smoking, Curing, and Sausage Making; and The Hunter's Guide to Butchering, Smoking, and Curing Wild Game and Fish.Daniel Johnson is a professional photographer who specializes in imagery of farm life. He is the author of the 4-H Guide to Digital Photography and the coauthor of The Field Guide to Horses. He lives on a family-owned horse farm in Phelps, Wisconsin, called Fox Hill Farm (www.foxhillphoto.com).