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.

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Title: 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.
Author: A. S., Gent.
Publication: London :: Printed for Henry Nelme, at the Leg and Star, over against the royal Exchange in Cornhil,; 1697.
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Subject terms: Animal breeding -- Great Britain -- Early works to 1800.; Domestic animals -- Great Britain -- Early works to 1800.; Animal industry -- Great Britain -- Early works to 1800.; Veterinary medicine -- Early works to 1800.
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To prevent Cows casting their Calves untimely.

When you perceive the Calf is come to any perfection, that is, your Cow has well conceived, drive her often gent∣ly among Rushes, if such an opportunity can be had, and keep her there till she is disposed to lye down, which you may oblige her to by tickling and scratching; let her rest there till she is willing of her self to rise again▪ then take the Roots of those Rushes where she has lain, wash them clean, and boyl them in Vineger, with the tops of Nettles, and give it her warm to drink, sweetned with Sugar-candy; and, after this, half an ounce Oyl of Lavender, in half a pint of warm White-wine; and be assured, after this, unless occasioned by some violent straining in leaping, or great hurt, she will not cast her Calf before the pro∣per time.