The husbandman, farmer and grasier's compleat instructor. Containing choice and approved rules, and directions for breeding, feeding, chusing, buying, selling, well ordering and fatning bulls, cows, calves, rams, ews, lambs, swine, goats, asses, mules, &c. : How to know the several diseases incident to them, by their signs and symptoms, with proper remedies to cure them; : as likewise all griefs, and sorrances what-ever. : Also, a treatise of dogs, and conies, in their breeding, ordering, and curing the distempers they are subject to. : To which is added, The experienced vermine-killer, in particular directions, for taking and destroying all sorts of vermine in houses, out-houses, fields, garden, graneries, and other places. / By A.S. Gent.

General Rules to know a good Beast.

Observe if he be well quartered with large and big Members, his Horns strong, big, and somewhat black; his Brows wrinkled, a broad Forehead, the Hair wi••hin his Ears rough and soft; his Eyes lively and large; bla••k Muzled, Crook Nostrils, wide and open; his Neck∣〈…〉〈…〉ine thick, long and fleshy, large Dewlaps, almost to his 〈…〉〈…〉ies; his Breast big and round, large and deep Shoul∣〈…〉〈…〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Bellied, falling deep in compass; Ribs wid•• 〈◊〉〈◊〉 or 〈◊〉〈◊〉, his Reins and Back strait, and large bending to∣w••••ds the Rump; Thighs round, Legs strait and well se••, full Knees, his Claws large and broad, his Tail well 〈…〉〈…〉ed ••nd long, his Colour mostly black, or red, easy to be handled, and a good feeder.