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Publications of Interest to Agriculturists. 
only, likely to be taken up by those who desire to obtain information 
from its valuable and well-stored pages. 
The Complete Grazier , or Gentleman's and Farmer's Directory , 
was first issued in 1767, and printed by J. Almon, opposite Bur- 
lington House in Piccadilly, “written by a country gentleman, 
and originally designed for private use.” It is a small volume of 
252 pages, and contains forty-seven chapters. The first twelve 
relate “ to the bull, cow and ox, and kine,” with directions as to 
rearing calves, rules to be observed in buying cattle, feeding oxen, 
and remedies for distempers and accidents. Chapter XIII gives a 
particular account of the implements necessary to carry on the 
business of the dairy farm, with the prices of each ; also the wages 
of one man and three maids “ according to the rule of the north 
part of Essex, the man 4 1., the maids 31. each per annum.” Four 
chapters are given to cream, butter, cheese, and rennet, and six to 
grass lands and hay. Sheep receive eight chapters, pigs four, and 
poultry eight ; the last two chapters are of fish ponds, storing them 
and ordering the fish. The horse is not mentioned. The opening 
chapter states “that the best oxen and cows are bred in the counties 
of York, Derby, Lancaster, Stafford, Lincoln, Gloucester, and 
Somerset, both for largeness and neatness of shape. Those bred in 
Yorkshire, Derbyshire, Lancashire, and Staffordshire are generally 
black, with large well spread horns. Those bred in Lincolnshire 
are, for the most part, pyed, very tall and large, and most fit for 
labour. Those bred in Somersetshire and Gloucestershire are 
generally red, and for shape much like those of Lincolnshire. 
Wiltshire breeds large cattle, but ill-shaped horns and heads. In 
some parts of Surrey there is a white sort of cow that, it is reported, 
produces the richest milk, and the flesh more readily receives salt 
than any other. As the males of all creatures are the principal in 
the breed and generation, therefore great care ought to be taken in 
the choice of the bull.” This is followed by a quaint description of 
the bull and cow, “ both of which should be chosen of the same 
country, and as near as you can of the same colour.” No breeds of 
sheep are specified, but “ the best sort of sheep for fine wool are 
those bred in Herefordshire and Worcestershire, but they are small 
and blackfaced, and bear but a small quantity. Warwick, Leicester- 
shire, Buckingham, and Northamptonshire breed a large-boned 
sheep of the best shape and deepest wool. The marshes of Lincoln- 
shire breed a very large kind of sheep, but their wool is not good, and 
Wales bears a small hardy kind of sheep, which has the best tasted 
flesh but the worst wool of all.” Of swine there are three sorts, 
“ the large Hertfordshire or Lincolnshire breed, which is the 
quickest grower ; another sort called by some the Bantam or Guinea 
breed, or the African or black French hog ; the most profitable for 
breeding of pigs and sweetness of flesh are the crosskind bred 
between the two foregoing sorts. It is recommended to keep in 
large dairies one hog to each cow.” Various remedies for their 
diseases are given by gentlemen in Surrey, Hertfordshire, Warwick- 
shire, and Northamptonshire. 
