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M**Y
Great Book for New Cattle Farmers!
This is a great beginners' guide to dairy cattle farming. It basically gives an overview of the many varied subjects surrounding dairy farming. First, the author start with the natural foundation- the land on which you will build and run your farm on. This is o=important because you will want t be sure that your land is healthy and rich, You will want to be sure that you will be able to withstand the dry summers and the wet stormy fall and winter. You will want to know the average amount of rainfall, as well as the overall climate year round. Next the author goes into the actual types of farming that you will be doing. This includes whether or not you will want to make cheese or just milk. If you will pasteurize yourself, an if you will choose to sell your products for profit. There is a section describing the many different types of dairy cattle, and a lot of information on how to take care of your cattle. There is even a section describing the cuts of beef, should you want to butcher your own cow. Great Book for New Cattle Farmers!
K**R
Great first look into owning dairy cattle
This book offers a lot of very helpful information that can help in the early decision making of owning a dairy cow. It even has to cheese recipes! For as many questions as this book answered, after reading this book I have many more questions that I hope can be answered through books on specific aspects of owning cattle. Particularly, this book answered some questions here and there about the cost of various things and the solutions to various problems that may arise but not to everything.I'm not sure if the paperback version is different, but in the Kindle version there were a lot of typos and an entirely incomplete sentence near the end. Don't let this stop you though because the book is a very good and affordable first step into the world of owning dairy cows if you are considering it. The information covers a lot and spares no gruesome details of what might be the most challenging parts for some people.
K**R
Everything you need to know!
I strongly recommend this book to anyone who intends to build a small farm or is interested in becoming more self-sufficient! The book will teach you pretty much everything you need to know about raising healthy dairy cattle which will produce your own milk. The author does a great job at explaining in good detail how to select your breed, house, feed, mil them and even how to recognize when they’re ill.
A**V
Informative book
My aunt has a small farm and I bought this book for her. This is a great guide for beginners. This book gives you the information that you need to know in order to raise happy , healthy dairy cattle that can continue to produce milk for a long time before they eventually need to be put down. This book is well written and easy to understand. All information is clear and useful. Author's recommendations and instructions are very detailed and helpful. My aunt liked this book very much. And I recommend this book for those in need of this type of information. It is worth reading.
A**E
Unless you are under 10 yrs of age, dont bother.
Not a book for serious homesteading. It reads like a child's book. The spelling errors are ridiculous. I read this pamphlet in 10 mins. Seriously, just needs pictures to be a kids book.
J**E
Great guide!
This book is a great guide for anyone considering to venture into the process of raising dairy cattle. The author is obviously very knowledgeable in this area and provides pretty much all the information necessary including the different types of breeds, the equipment you'll need etc. The images also add to the book and it's nice easy read.
C**E
Written like a 5th grader
The text was a mess. Misspellings and missing words, etc. The information was basic at best and more like some project a 5th grader threw together in a couple hours. No signs of proofreading and just a jumbled mess. I would highly recommend avoiding this. Not worth the 3 bucks I wasted on it.
A**R
Not bad but spell check.
Good information for anyone who is not familiar with dairy animal care. However there are many spelling and grammatical errors making ita little difficult to understand what is trying to be articulated.
T**.
One Star
Very basic aimed at children
Á**O
Good guide about raising dairy cattle
I was looking for a guide about raising healthy dairy cattle and i found this book very useful. It covers all of the info for begginers I needed to get started. Thank you!
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