Keeping One Cow

Author : Joann S. Grohman
Publisher : Chelsea Green Publishing
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2013-11-01
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781603584791

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Keeping a Family Cow by Joann S. Grohman Pdf

The cow is the most productive, efficient creature on earth. She will give you fresh milk, cream, butter, and cheese, build human health and happiness, and even turn a profit for homesteaders and small farmers who seek to offer her bounty to the local market or neighborhood. She will provide rich manure for your garden or land, and will enrich the quality of your life as you benefit from the resources of the natural world. Quite simply, the family that keeps a cow is a healthy family. Originally published in the early 1970s as The Cow Economy and reprinted many times over, Keeping a Family Cow has launched thousands of holistic small-scale dairy farmers and families raising healthy cows in accordance with their true nature. The book offers answers to frequently asked questions like, 'Should I get a cow?' and 'How Much Space do I need?' in addition to extensive information on: • The health benefits of untreated milk; • How to milk a cow effectively and with ease; • Choosing your dairy breed; • Drying off your cow; • Details on calving and breeding; • The importance of hay quality and how to properly feed your cow; • Fencing and pasture management; • Housing, water systems, and other supplies; • Treating milk fever and other diseases and disorders; • Making butter, yogurt, and cheese, and, of course . . . • . . . Everything else the conventional dairy industry doesn’t tell us! Now revised and updated to incorporate new information on the raw milk debate, the conversation about A1 vs. A2 milk, fully grassfed dairies, more practical advice for everyday chores, and updated procedures for cow emergencies. Keeping a Family Cow has not only stood the test of time, it still remains the go-to inspirational manual for raising a family milk cow nearly forty years after its first publication. Joann Grohman has a lifetime of practical experience that has been bound into this one volume and presented in the spirit of fun and learning.

Author : Sue Weaver
Publisher : Storey Publishing, LLC
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2012-03-22
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781603428279

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The Backyard Cow by Sue Weaver Pdf

You don’t need acres of land to keep a cow healthy, happy, and productive. You can raise one right in your own backyard, producing more than enough milk for a single family — up to six gallons per day! The Backyard Cow covers everything you need to know, from selecting the right breed to understanding your cow’s behavior. With helpful advice on daily maintenance, milking, and bovine health care, you’ll soon be enjoying the pleasures of fresh milk, yogurt, cheese, and much more.

Author : Philip Hasheider
Publisher : Voyageur Press (MN)
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2011-06-25
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780760340677

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The Family Cow Handbook by Philip Hasheider Pdf

Milking your family cow and experiencing the simple joys that comes with it are explained in this guidebook by veteran dairy farmer and cheesemaker Phil Hasheider.This book leads you through all the steps needed to make your dream a reality and the processes involved to make your own dairy products. You will learn the practical do’s and don’ts of buying a cow, milking, feeding, and assisting her when she gives birth to a calf. You may not have the experience yet, but time will take care of that as you learn. Your adventure starts here and this book will guide you along your journey with your family cow.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 1880
Category : Cows
ISBN : HARVARD:HN3S8T

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Keeping One Cow by Anonim Pdf

Author : Scott Royer,Nikki Royer
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 381 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2012-05-06
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781118089118

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Raising Beef Cattle For Dummies by Scott Royer,Nikki Royer Pdf

The tools you need to raise and care for beef cattle Beef cattle farming is a business that continues to grow in the United States and around the world, and it will only grow larger as the demand for beef continues to increase. Raising Beef Cattle For Dummies provides you with an introduction to all aspects of raising beef cattle. Packed with expert tips from experienced farmers, it gives any level of cattle-raiser the tools needed to increase the quantity and quality of your farm's output and maintain a healthy herd. Raising Beef Cattle For Dummies is the go-to resource for aspiring cattle farmers. With important information on health, handling, and breeding, and detailed coverage of equipment and supplies, it is teeming with useful information that anyone interested in raising cattle should have. Advice on which beef cattle breeds to rear The prevention and treatment of common diseases Caring for pregnant heifers and calving procedures Dietary specifications dependent on breed Guidance on humane management Creating an open and safe pasture habitat If you're an aspiring cattle farmer looking to begin raising cattle or an established raiser interested in expanding your herd, Raising Beef Cattle For Dummies has you covered.

Author : Jill Winger
Publisher : Flatiron Books
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2019-04-02
Category : Cooking
ISBN : 9781250305947

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The Prairie Homestead Cookbook by Jill Winger Pdf

Jill Winger, creator of the award-winning blog The Prairie Homestead, introduces her debut The Prairie Homestead Cookbook, including 100+ delicious, wholesome recipes made with fresh ingredients to bring the flavors and spirit of homestead cooking to any kitchen table. With a foreword by bestselling author Joel Salatin The Pioneer Woman Cooks meets 100 Days of Real Food, on the Wyoming prairie. While Jill produces much of her own food on her Wyoming ranch, you don’t have to grow all—or even any—of your own food to cook and eat like a homesteader. Jill teaches people how to make delicious traditional American comfort food recipes with whole ingredients and shows that you don’t have to use obscure items to enjoy this lifestyle. And as a busy mother of three, Jill knows how to make recipes easy and delicious for all ages. "Jill takes you on an insightful and delicious journey of becoming a homesteader. This book is packed with so much easy to follow, practical, hands-on information about steps you can take towards integrating homesteading into your life. It is packed full of exciting and mouth-watering recipes and heartwarming stories of her unique adventure into homesteading. These recipes are ones I know I will be using regularly in my kitchen." - Eve Kilcher These 109 recipes include her family’s favorites, with maple-glazed pork chops, butternut Alfredo pasta, and browned butter skillet corn. Jill also shares 17 bonus recipes for homemade sauces, salt rubs, sour cream, and the like—staples that many people are surprised to learn you can make yourself. Beyond these recipes, The Prairie Homestead Cookbook shares the tools and tips Jill has learned from life on the homestead, like how to churn your own butter, feed a family on a budget, and experience all the fulfilling satisfaction of a DIY lifestyle.

Author : Planpetal Designs
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 122 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2019-12-18
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1677003545

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Cattle Breeding & Calving Record Book by Planpetal Designs Pdf

Keeping records during breeding and calving seasons is what makes difference in your business. This logbook and record keeping will help you to tracking how much each cow produces and what cows to keep and what to sell as well as following up with the health of your herd. It also includes Cow Gestation Chart to make you more prepared during the calving season. It also has a dedicated section for livestock inventory. In addition to, expenses and income reports that will assist you in the calculations of profits and documenting your calving business growth for each season. Specifications Size 8 inches by 10 inches (less than A4) suitable for carrying and storing in the truck and specious enough to write in it. Cover Printed softcover glossy finishing and Paperback binding so that it easily carried and stored as well as easily cleaned if dirt falls on it. Pages count: 120 pages (60 sheets) divided into five sections. 1. Inventory sheets for the start of the year and the end of the year 2. Breeding and Calving log with Cow Gestation Chart. Breeding sheets has tables to document: Calving Season, Date Sire Turned In, Date Sire Removed, Length of Breeding Season, Start Calving, End Calving, Cows Exposed, Cows Pregnant, Expected Due Date, Actual Due Date, Cows Open, Abortions, Died At Birth, Died Between Birth & Weaning, Calves Weaned. Calving log sheets has tables to document: Calf ID, Dame ID, Sire ID, Date of Birth, Sex, Calving Ease, Calve vigor, Birth weight, Calf nursed, Weaning date, Weaning weight, Cow BCS, Notes 3. Individual Cow Records to document (if applicable) ID, Type (Heifer/Cow/Steer/Sire), Description, Purpose (meat/Milk/Other), Cow's Dam ID & Breed, Cow's Sire ID & Breed, Date of birth, Weaning weight Date & year of logging, Cow age, Cow weight, Body condition score, Purchase Date, Purchase Price, Date of sale or removal, Reason, Sale weight, Sale price 4. Medical log to document medical issues, Treatment given and any comments. 5. Expenses & Income log sheets to write the dates, items, category and expenses as well as total expenses for each category and overall expenses. The income log sheets have place to document sales and various income sources as well as total income and profit calculations. Keep track of your calving business by the help of this logbook. Scroll up and Buy your copy.

Author : Dirk Van Loon
Publisher : Storey Publishing
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2014-02-28
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781612123202

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The Family Cow by Dirk Van Loon Pdf

This is the essential guide for anyone who wants to keep a cow. Fully illustrated chapters provide comprehensive information on buying, handling, feeding, milking, calving, nutrition, health care, breeds, growing feed crops, and more.

Author : Shreve Stockton
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2020-09-29
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780593086698

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Meditations with Cows by Shreve Stockton Pdf

An intimate memoir on the work and wonder of ranch life, critiquing the inhumane and environmentally destructive factory farm system and offering sustainable alternatives for ethical omnivores. Although there are nearly 100 million cattle in the United States, these animals are often ignored or dismissed. In Meditations with Cows, Shreve Stockton inspires a more reverential attitude toward these affectionate and intelligent creatures as she shares captivating stories and photos of ranch life. At the center of the narrative is Daisy, the matriarch of the herd. Through the daily ritual of milking, Stockton forges a relationship with Daisy that deepens with each passing season: "When you have a milk cow, you are together every day, no matter the weather, no matter either of your moods. The hind leg of this twelve-hundred-pound animal towers over you as you crouch beside her... both of you aware of the fact that one well-aimed kick could kill you if she wished. Yet you are allowed to rest your cheek and forehead against her warm belly as you milk... her trust in you entwined with your trust in her, you become family." For anyone who loves animals or cares about the environmental impact of their food, Stockton explores conservation and the important role of cattle in local ecosystems, models the humane treatment of animals, and shows how pastured cattle can be our allies in averting climate crisis. Blending together narrative, science, and thoughtful reflection, Meditations with Cows offers a moving portrait of the rhythms of work, life, and hardship on the ranch.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 1888
Category : Cows
ISBN : OCLC:19424796

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Keeping One Cow by Anonim Pdf

Author : Various Authors
Publisher : Good Press
Page : 151 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2022-08-21
Category : Fiction
ISBN : EAN:4064066429300

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Keeping one cow by Various Authors Pdf

"Keeping one cow: Being the experience of a number of practical writers, in a clear and condensed form, upon the management of a single milch cow" by Various is a wonderful book if you like cows or dairying, or agricultural history. It consists of a series of essays in which people living in various parts of the country each describe how they kept their family milk cow: what sort of barn they had, what they fed the cow, and how they retrieved milk.

Author : Diana Rodgers,Robb Wolf
Publisher : BenBella Books
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2020-07-14
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9781950665112

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Sacred Cow by Diana Rodgers,Robb Wolf Pdf

We're told that if we care about our health—or our planet—eliminating red meat from our diets is crucial. That beef is bad for us and cattle farming is horrible for the environment. But science says otherwise. Beef is framed as the most environmentally destructive and least healthy of meats. We're often told that the only solution is to reduce or quit red meat entirely. But despite what anti-meat groups, vegan celebrities, and some health experts say, plant-based agriculture is far from a perfect solution. In Sacred Cow, registered dietitian Diana Rodgers and former research biochemist and New York Times bestselling author Robb Wolf explore the quandaries we face in raising and eating animals—focusing on the largest (and most maligned) of farmed animals, the cow. Taking a critical look at the assumptions and misinformation about meat, Sacred Cow points out the flaws in our current food system and in the proposed "solutions." Inside, Rodgers and Wolf reveal contrarian but science-based findings, such as: • Meat and animal fat are essential for our bodies. • A sustainable food system cannot exist without animals. • A vegan diet may destroy more life than sustainable cattle farming. • Regenerative cattle ranching is one of our best tools at mitigating climate change. You'll also find practical guidance on how to support sustainable farms and a 30-day challenge to help you transition to a healthful and conscientious diet. With scientific rigor, deep compassion, and wit, Rodgers and Wolf argue unequivocally that meat (done right) should have a place on the table. It's not the cow, it's the how!

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 1880
Category : Cows
ISBN : LCCN:2021770884

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Keeping One Cow by Anonim Pdf

Author : Rebecca Doyle,John Moran
Publisher : CSIRO PUBLISHING
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2015-02-03
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781486301621

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Cow Talk by Rebecca Doyle,John Moran Pdf

The aim of this manual is to improve the welfare of dairy cattle in tropical developing countries, and by doing so, optimise cow and herd performance. It gives the stockmen and farmers directly concerned with the cattle a better understanding of animal behaviour and the ways cattle communicate their comfort or distress. The book discusses normal cattle behaviour and shows how domestication and breeding can affect behaviour to achieve high levels of production of milk, live weight gain and fertility. Animal welfare is important for producers because it can affect the health, production and contentment of cows. Animal welfare practices which adversely affect cow and herd performance on tropical small holder dairy farms are identified. Advice is then given to change the animal's environment or modify a handler's technique to ensure cattle have the degree of comfort needed to achieve more profitable and sustainable systems of livestock farming. Cow Talk will be a beneficial resource for farmers who want to improve animal welfare, farm advisers who can assist farmers to improve their welfare practices, educators who develop training programs for farmers and dairy advisers, and other stakeholders in tropical dairy production such as local agribusiness, policy makers and research scientists.

Author : Mo Elka
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 150 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2021-02-08
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9798706601560

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Cattle Record Keeping Cow Calf Log Book by Mo Elka Pdf

Are you looking for a professional Cattle Recording Book! In this Cattle Keeping Log Book/Journal/Notebook you will find Everything you Need! What's Included: (Business Emergency Contacts) List Cow Production History: Cow ID, Description (Breed/color), Cow's Sire, Sire Breed, Cow's Dam, Dam Breed, Cow's Birth Date, Weaning Weight, Purchase Date, Purchase Price. Date of Sale or Removal, Sale Weight, Sale Price/lb, Total Value. Individual Cow Production Record: Calving: Year, Bull ID & Breed, Cow Age, Calf ID, Calf Birth Date, Calf Sex, Birth Weight, Calving Ease, Calving Interval Days. Weaning: Weaning Weight, 205 Adj Wt. Yearling: Weaning Weight, 365 Adj Wt. Pregnant Test: Pregnant (P) or (O) Open, BCS. Lined Pages for free journaling and notes. "At the back, you will find pages" Livestock Expense Record: Expense Item: Date, Description, Feed, Supplies, Medical, Other, Amount, Total project(s) Expenses, Net Profit or Loss. 150 pages. Size of (7.5"x 9.25" Inches), Perfect for your writing, and to take it with you! Perfect and very useful for keeping business Notes/Logs and track! Makes a great gift for any Farmers & Ranchers, Get your copy today!