Second Edition, greatly enlarged and Illustrated by WO Phototypes, 

 Maps, dc. Price 7s. 6d. 



FARM LIVE STOCK OF GREAT BRITAIN. 



BY 



ROBERT WALLACE, F.L.S., F.R.S.E., &c. 



PROFESSOR OF AGRICULTURE AND RURAL ECONOMY IN THE UNIVERSITY" 

 OF EDINBURGH; AUTHOR OF ''INDIA IN 1887." 



SOME OPINIONS OF THE PRESS. 



" Few country gentlemen who take up this book will care to put it down again 

 until they have looked at its hundred phototypes of prize cattle, sheep, pigs, and! 

 horses, . . . the very best collection of pictures of prize stock that we have ever seen. 

 Nor must we forget to say a word in praise of the four maps, showing the OrographicaL 

 Features, the Distribution of Cattle, the Distribution of .Sheep, and the Distribution 

 of Agricultural Population in the British Isles. It must not be supposed that the 

 illustrations are the only things of value in Mr Wallace's book. It contains useful 

 chapters on the principles of breeding in general, the breeding, management, and 

 grazing of cattle, the house-feeding of cattle, dairying, horse-breeding, horse-break- 

 ing, the management of farm horses, the management of sheep and pigs, and the 

 stocking of farms. But to our mind the best and most typical chapters of the work 

 are those which describe the origin and leading characteristics of the various breeds. 

 Those who wish to learn all about the various breeds, and improved breeds, 

 must read for themselves in this capital book." Saturday Review. 



"The second edition of this work by Professor Wallace lies before us, and, alike 

 in fulness of detail, in scientific accuracy, clearness and lucidity of style, copiousness 

 of illustration, and carefulness of finish and get-up, leaves nothing to be desired. 

 . . . The illustrations alone are of such a character as to render the work a 

 valuable, if not an indispensable, addition to every agricultural library worthy of the 

 name, and an excellent gift-book to all who are, or are likely to become, concerned 

 in the care and management of live stock in any position. . . . Altogether, this- 

 work is deserving of high commendation." The Agricultural Economist. 



"It is a decided improvement upon the first edition, and is a substantial, well- 

 brought-out volume." The Farming World. 



"This new edition is as different from the first as the finished linen is from the 

 unscutched flax. It is thoroughly revised, the information being brought well up to 

 date. ' North British Agriculturist. 



'* The work is already in high repute as a text-book, and the improvements and 

 additions in the new edition will doubtless add much to its reputation, as they cer- 

 tainly add to its usefulness." Scotsman. 



" To the stock-keeper not the least important part of the book deals with the 

 origin and treatment of disease." Newcastle Courant. 



"Almost all imaginable information about ' Farm Live Stock of Great Britain ' 

 is to be found in Professor Wallace's exhaustive book. He is a thorough guide not 

 only to the various breeds and their relative excellences, but also to matters of diet 

 and physic, and to the pests (the warble fly, for instance) which so often thwart the 

 breeder." The Graphic. 



"This is not only an eminently practical work, but even an entertaining one." 

 The Westmorland Gazette. 



" We cannot suppose anything better in the way of a text-book for students and a 

 practical guide." The Liverpool Mercury. 



" Of great interest and value, . . . It is so well written that the reader who 

 knows practically nothing of the subject can understand and enjoy it." Bristol 

 Mercury. 



" Mr Wallace has done his work with great care. . . . The book cannot fail 

 to be interesting and helpful to the practical agriculturist. To the student it will be 

 an invaluable text-book." Dumfries and Gallcnvay Standard. 



" It ought to be in the hands of every farmer, and there are few agriculturists 

 probably who would not find in it some useful hint or some fresh information." 

 Peterhead Sentinel. 



" Professor Wallace has succeeded in cramming a vast amount of valuable infor- 

 mation into his book." Literary World. 



EDINBURGH : OLIVER & BOYD. LONDON : SIMPKIN, MARSHALL, & Co, 



