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.

The well ordering Plgeons and Dove-houses.

Pigeons are another Commodity, gainful to the own∣ers, but injurious to the Neighbours, by devouring abund∣ance of Corn; they are great breeders, and put those that keep them to little charge; for by flying abroad, they procure their own meat; they bring two at a time, once a Month, if they be well fed, and well paired; they will not of themselves divide: The Cock is not only loving to the Hen, but to the young ones, and will sit content∣edly one the Eggs, whilst she goes off to feed; he will also feed the young, with as much diligence as the Hen: P••as and Tares they much delight in, and to keep them to your house, set a salt Pot up, where they may peck at it; that is, Bay-salt bruised small, with Anni-seeds, Cum∣min-feeds, Ca••raway-feed, well mingled with it, baked in an Oven, in an earthen Pot, like a Sugar-loaf, for at this they take great delight to peck; and be careful to make the Wires and Holes where the young are, that the Pigeons may enter, but not Birds of pray; for though the Owl seems large in the Feathers, she will slip in at a little hole, and destroy them.