This antique book contains a non-technical manual for the successful breeding, care and management of farm animals, dairy herd, and the essentials of dairy production. Written for the amateur as well as professional livestock and dairy farmer, this text comes complete with helpful tips, easy-to-digest information, and detailed illustrations. The chapters of this book include: 'Advantages and Disadvantages of Keeping Live Stock'; 'Breeding, Care and Management of Farm Animals'; 'Feed and Feeding'; 'Horses and Mules'; 'Beef Cattle'; 'Swine'; 'Sheep and Goats'; 'The Farm Flock'; 'Bees'; 'The Dairy Herd - Its selection and Improvement'; and many more. This text has been chosen for modern republication due to the timeless nature of the information contained herein, and we are proud to republish it now complete with new introductions on farming and cattle management.