AGRIC. 

 LIBRARY 



PREFACE. 



THIRTY years ago, to recruit his health, the author 

 removed from professional labor in the city to a farm 

 in the country. Having a liking for stock, he naturally 

 turned his attention early to this branch of farming. 

 And not being able to find much printed instruction 

 upon the subject of feeding any class of stock, he 

 began early to experiment for himself and to keep a 

 record of his experiments. 



And as these materials grew upon his hands, the 

 author conceived the idea of writing and publishing 

 a book upon subjects discussed in this, unless some 

 one should anticipate him in this needed service to the 

 great live stock interest. It will thus be seen that the 

 author has taken leisurely to his work ; and it would 

 give him great pleasure if he could believe that his 

 work is as ripe and complete as the years it has been 

 growing upon his hands. 



The first methodical preparation of this work began 

 in January, 1877, in a series of articles published in the 

 National Live Stock Journal under the general title to 

 this book FEEDING ANIMALS, signed, Alimentation. 



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