PREFACE TO THIRD EDITION. 



In the preparation of this work, the endeavor has been 

 to arrange in a concise and systematic form the essential 

 facts relating to the science and practice of dairy farm- 

 ing. It embodies the Author's twenty years' experience, 

 both as a practical dairyman and as a student and teacher 

 of dairy husbandry. Technical terms have been avoided 

 as far as possible, in order that the book may not only 

 meet the needs of the class-room, but also serve as a 

 convenient and useful handbook for farmers not versed 

 in the sciences. 



In preparing the third edition of Dairy Farming, a 

 thorough revision has been made of the entire book and 

 about one hundred pages of new matter added. The addi- 

 tion of the large amount of important new matter should 

 materially increase the usefulness of the book. 



The general adoption of the book as a text and refer- 

 ence book in American Dairy Schools and the warm re- 

 ception that has been generally accorded it, naturally has 

 been a source of much satisfaction to the author and has 

 prompted him more than ever to leave nothing undone 

 in the present revision to make the book worthy of the 

 confidence in which it is being held. 



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