PREFACE. 



THE wonderful growth of dairying in Canada dur- 

 ing the past ten years made it seem advisable for the 

 Author to prepare a simple work on dairying, which 

 would be helpful in the class-room and also be 

 beneficial to all classes of dairymen. The book con- 

 tains chiefly the experience of the writer, gathered 

 during the past fifteen years as Professor of Dairy 

 Husbandry in the Ontario Agricultural College. He 

 has in addition to his own experience imbibed much 

 dairy knowledge, which he has taken neither the 

 time nor space to acknowledge. In many cases he 

 could not do so, if he would, as the source of inform- 

 ation has been crowded from his memory the fact 

 only remaining. 



The Author wishes to acknowledge the kind 

 assistance of the Ontario and Dominion Departments 

 of Agriculture, The Farmers Advocate^ Mr. T. B. 

 Macaulay, Hon. Mr. Fisher, Messrs. A. W. Smith 

 and R. Hunter & Sons, and to thank them for loan of 

 electrotypes, blueprints, and photos, to illustrate the 



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