FOREWORD 



A WISE man once said, " Of the making of many 

 books there is no end ; " but no excuse is offered 

 for bringing out this work, for there is apparently 

 much need of an up-to-date South African Dairy 

 book. The aim of this work is to place before the 

 small dairy farmers in general information which is 

 quite modern and thoroughly practical, in as lucid 

 and comprehensive a manner as the limits of a work 

 of this nature will allow. 



It is intended to show how and where, why and 

 when, the farmer may benefit by paying attention 

 to the points set out in this book. No theories are 

 expounded, but facts are dealt with, and all the 

 subject-matter is the outcome of the results pro- 

 duced by practical men, and proved and applied 

 by persons of experience in South Africa. 



Dairying is not an easy thing, as the writer well 

 knows from personal work on the farm, in the dairy 

 school, and in the creamery ; yet each in his ap- 

 pointed occupation in the dairy industry, whether 

 he be the breeder, the farmer, or the creamery 

 operator, must work with energy and persistence if 

 the best results are to be obtained. 



The greater part of this book is based on actual 

 work on the farm and in the factory, but the 

 chapter on " Ailments of Dairy Cows at Calving 



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