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.

To find whether a Beast be Sound, Healthy, or the contrary.

To be satisfied in this, gripe or pinch him with your hand on the Back or Weathers, behind the fore Shoulder and if sound and healthy, he will stand to it and n〈…〉〈…〉 shrink, but if the contrary, he will not only shrink, 〈◊〉〈◊〉 he ready to fall; you may guess at their healt•• likew〈…〉〈…〉 by the sprightliness of their Eyes, and the motion of the〈…〉〈…〉 Ears, for if these be heavy and dull, the Beast is 〈◊〉〈◊〉 and out of order; also feel of the Claws if they be 〈◊〉〈◊〉 seem crusty and burning hot, then is he inclinable to Feavers, and Pestilential Diseases: If a Cow, you may know by the Milk changing colour, if a little Vinegar be sprinkled