Project Gutenberg 2012-03-19 Public domain in the USA. 112 Jennings, Robert 1824 1893 12023283 Sheep, Swine, and Poultry Embracing the History and Varieties of Each; The Best Modes of Breeding; Their Feeding and Management; Together with etc. Produced by Steven Giacomelli, Harry Lamé and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images produced by Core Historical Literature in Agriculture (CHLA), Cornell University) "Sheep, Swine, and Poultry" by Robert Jennings is a comprehensive agricultural manual written in the mid-19th century. This work serves as a practical guide that covers the history, varieties, breeding, feeding, management, diseases, and remedies related to sheep, swine, and poultry. It is aimed at amateur stock-raisers and farmers, providing them with valuable insights grounded in the author's experience as a veterinary surgeon. The opening of the book establishes its intentions and focus, detailing the author’s motivations for writing it as a resource for farmers seeking accessible information on livestock. Jennings notes the importance of livestock in agriculture, particularly sheep for wool and swine for commerce, while emphasizing the need for practical and concise management advice. He conveys a deep familiarity with the subject, promising to share essential knowledge based on both historical context and personal experience within the farming community. This introductory portion sets the stage for a detailed exploration of each animal type, starting with sheep, as the author lays out the necessary groundwork to inform and aid those engaged in livestock management. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Poultry Swine Sheep SF Text Animals-Domestic Browsing: Nature/Gardening/Animals Browsing: Science - Earth/Agricultural/Farming 937819 937832 2024-09-16T12:43:28.535957 2023-09-17T07:24:50.335223 text/html text/html 939427 2012-03-19T14:31:54 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 4690681 2012-03-19T14:31:58 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 4344740 2024-09-16T12:43:46.358895 application/epub+zip 4355837 2024-09-16T12:43:33.227922 application/epub+zip 402587 2024-09-16T12:43:29.941972 application/epub+zip 3819994 2024-09-16T12:43:54.243838 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 3759328 2024-09-16T12:43:43.243875 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 585137 2022-09-18T04:14:22.229878 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 825701 825463 2024-09-16T12:43:26.356953 2023-09-17T07:24:48.265206 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 825645 2012-03-19T14:31:54 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 299977 2012-03-19T14:31:58 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 825684 2012-03-19T14:31:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 299919 2012-03-19T14:31:58 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20664 2024-09-16T12:43:54.402803 application/rdf+xml 15068 2024-09-16T12:43:30.356935 image/jpeg 4349 2024-09-16T12:43:30.148925 image/jpeg 4328330 2024-09-16T12:43:28.783946 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog