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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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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A. S., Gent.
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London :: Printed for Henry Nelme, at the Leg and Star, over against the royal Exchange in Cornhil,
1697.
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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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"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." In the digital collection Early English Books Online 2. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A94232.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 16, 2024.

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For the Lasks or Ray in Calves, or Cough in young Bullocks.

This appears in their want of Appetite, and bad thri∣ving

To remedy it, take a quart of New Milk, Curdle it, though not very thick, with a little Runnet, and heat this over the Fire for a Cal, and in twice or thrice giving of it 'twill ease him of his troublesome Distemper; but, for the Cold taken by a Bullock, if it be newly done, boyl a pint of Barly, a handful of Rasins in a pint of Cnry; or,

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for want of it sweet Ale; then having very well strained it out, beat up two Yolks of Eggs in it, and give it him hot; after this make him a Mash of Wheat-flower, Beans and Lintil Meal. For the Cough in young Calves, give them Centory bruised to powder, in White-wine.

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