The Family Milk Cow: One Cow, Two Gallons a Day, and What That Really Means (The Homestead Starter, Band 41) - Couverture souple

Briggs, Hudson

Couverture souple

ISBN 13 : 9798182819466

Editeur : Jessy Spruell, 2026

Synopsis

The Family Milk Cow is a practical, clear-eyed guide to choosing, housing, feeding, breeding, calving, and milking one cow at home. It explains the real numbers behind daily milk production, pasture, winter hay, water, infrastructure, and the twice-daily schedule before a family makes the commitment. Readers learn how to choose a suitable cow, evaluate health and temperament, build dependable fencing and handling facilities, plan pasture and stored feed, use artificial insemination instead of keeping a dangerous dairy bull, prepare for calving, and establish a clean milking routine. The book also covers calf sharing, once-a-day milking, mastitis, milk fever, surplus milk, and realistic first-year expenses. Written for beginners, this guide replaces the romance with useful facts so families can decide whether a milk cow fits their land, budget, schedule, and food plans.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Jessy Spruell
• Date d'édition: 2026
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 13: 9798182819466
• Reliure: Taschenbuch
• Nombre de pages: 64
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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