This antique text contains a detailed guide on dairy farming, including information on the breeds, breeding, and management, in health and disease, of dairy and other varieties of cattle. This text also includes information on the selection of milk cows, the production of milk, butter and cheese, and a detailed treatise on Dutch dairy husbandry. The chapters of this book include: 'The Various Races of Pure-Bred Cattle in the United States'; 'American Grade or Native Cattle'; 'The Principles of Breeding'; 'The Selection of Milk Cows'; 'Feeding and Management of Dairy Cows'; 'The Raising of Calves'; and much more. This text was originally published in 1859, and we are proud to republish it now complete with introductions on farming and dairy farming.