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.

Of the Swan, her ordering, feeding and fatning.

The Swan is another Domestick Fowle, yet give their owners no trouble; as to their breeding, taking Rules for it themselves, better than can be directed; therefore where they place their Nest, let them remain undisturb∣e••, and they will very kindly produce their young, and bring them up: Their Down is exceedingly beneficial, as also their Skins for many uses; and if you you will have them fat for the Kitching, take the young Swans, called Cygnets, and feed them in every poynt as directed for the Geese, but they will not fat so soon; taking up for that purpose about seven or eight weeks, because their Flesh in harder and dryer; either coop them up, or put them into a close walk, where they may have a Pond or some other Water to trim themselves in, for nastyness makes them sick, and loath themselves; set them Barly and Wa∣ter, if abroad, as also dryed Malt, on which they may seed as they list, and then they will be sooner fat.