The country-man's guide or plain directions for ordering. Curing. Breeding choice, use, and feeding. Of horses, cows, sheep, hoggs, &c. Adorn'd with sculptuers, shewing the proper places in the bodies of the said several beasts, where the said distempers do usually happen. Published for the publick good, by W.W.

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Title: The country-man's guide or plain directions for ordering. Curing. Breeding choice, use, and feeding. Of horses, cows, sheep, hoggs, &c. Adorn'd with sculptuers, shewing the proper places in the bodies of the said several beasts, where the said distempers do usually happen. Published for the publick good, by W.W.
Author: Winstanley, William, 1628?-1698.
Publication: London :: printed for S. Lee, stationer, over against the post-office in Lombard-street,; 1679.
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Subject terms: Domestick animals -- Early works to 1800.; Horses -- Early works to 1800.; Swine -- Early works to 1800.; Sheep -- Early works to 1800.; Cows -- Early works to 1800.
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The way to have such Lambs as you please▪

If you would have your Yews bring forth Ram-Lambs, then you must put the Ram to the Yew in dry Wea∣ther, and observe to drive the Yew towards the blowing of the North Wind, that when they are feeding toward the North, they may take Ram; but if you will have Yew-Lambs, then you must let them feed towards the South Wind, and let them be co∣vered.