Dairy Cattle and Milk Production 



Prepared for the Use of Agricultural College Students and 

 Dairy Farmers 



BY CLARENCE H. ECKLES, B.S.A, M.Sc. 



Professor of Dairy Husbandry, University of Missouri 



$1.60 



Dairy cattle and dairy farming are assuming a position 

 of great importance in the agriculture of America, and in- 

 struction in these subjects is an important part of all courses 

 in agricultural schools and colleges. Professor Eckles's 

 book is prepared primarily for the use of students in agricul- 

 ture, but the material is so thoroughly practical that farmers 

 and dairymen who wish the most recent knowledge regard- 

 ing the dairy cow will profit by a reading of it. 



The author has brought together from widely scattered 

 sources all the information necessary to acquaint the student 

 or farmer with the principles he must understand and prac- 

 tice in order to be successful with dairy cattle. He takes up 

 ail of the dairy breeds, their characteristics and adaptations. 

 The selection of the individual cow, calf-raising, manage- 

 ment of the cow, breeding, stable construction, as well as a 

 consideration of the ailments of cattle, likewise come in for 

 detailed treatment. 



The book will render great assistance to the practical 

 farmer interested in dairy cattle, who will find the material 

 presented here in such a way that it will assist him to care 

 properly for his animals and to produce milk economically. 

 For fifteen years Professor Eckles has had charge of a herd 

 of from thirty to fifty cows, including all the leading dairy 

 breeds. For the past ten years he has been teaching in the 

 University of Missouri where he is Professor of Dairy Hus- 

 bandry. His combined experiences have well fitted him for 

 the task of writing the book on dairy cattle and milk produc- 

 tion. 



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