Books in Traditional series

Traditional American Farming Techniques remains as valuable today as when it was first published in 1916. More than a thousand pages brim with information - everything from the science behind crop rotation to the specifics of breeding better hogs; from raising perfect celery to maximizing yields in subtropical citrus groves; from growing and curing the best tobacco to making the best butter; from the care and management of draft animals to the details of replacing them with trucks and tractors; from improving farm soils to dealing with insect infestations and diseases of crops and livestock using methods today's organic farmers would recognize and approve.

First published in 1915, TRADITIONAL FEEDING OF FARM ANIMALS covers everything anyone would ever need to know about feeding farm animals and poultry to achieve maximum production of meat, milk, or eggs from livestock and poultry, and maximum health and work output for horses and mules. Topics covered include the principles of feeds; digestion in different animals; the relative nutritional value of various feeds; green forage and hay; roots and tubers; silos and silage; cereal mill feeds; oil meal feeds; feeds for pigs, dairy cattle, beef cattle, sheep and goats, horses and mules, poultry, and much more. Profusely illustrated with black-and-white photographs, line drawings, and tables, TRADITIONAL FEEDING OF FARM ANIMALSis a classic, timeless volume of great value to anyone raising livestock or poultry.