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    How To Raise Cattle: Everything You Need To Know

    How To Raise Cattle: Everything You Need To Know

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    by Philip Hasheider


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      ISBN-13: 9781616731915
    • Publisher: Voyageur Press
    • Publication date: 03/15/2007
    • Sold by: Barnes & Noble
    • Format: eBook
    • File size: 64 MB
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    Philip Hasheider has combined his interests in agriculture, cattle, and history to write seven books, including his two most recent in this series, How to Raise Cattle and now How to Raise Pigs. He has written numerous articles for national and international dairy breed publications and was the recipient of the 2005 Book of Merit Award presented by the Wisconsin Historical Society and Wisconsin State Genealogical Society for The Ancestry and Descendants of Alpheus & Sally (Copeland) Bass. His diverse work has appeared in the Wisconsin Academy of Review, The Capital Times, Wisconsin State Journal, Sickle & Sheaf, Old Sauk Trails, Sauk Prairie Area Historical Society Newsletter, Sauk Prairie Eagle, and Holstein World. He currently farms near Sauk City, Wisconsin, with his wife and two children.

    Table of Contents


    Acknowledgments     4
    An Introduction to Raising Cattle     6
    Humans and Cattle-A Historical Perspective     14
    Getting Started-Farm and Cattle     20
    Facilities for Beef-What is Needed, What is Not     28
    Enclosures-Good Fences Make for a Good Neighbor     38
    Cattle Types-Choosing a Beef Breed     54
    Beef Production Systems-What's Your Plan?     68
    Beef Production Systems-Organic, Sustainable, and Conventional     76
    Stocking Guidelines and Start-Up Economics for Your Beef Operation     82
    Feeding-Beef Cattle Nutritional Requirements     90
    Reproduction-Replenishing Your Beef Herd     98
    Nutrient Management-Handling Manure     110
    Husbandry-General Daily Beef Cattle Care     118
    Marketing the Meat-Saying Goodbye     136
    Milk-Nature's Most Perfect Food     144
    Dairy Production-Basic Considerations and Facilities     152
    Dairy Cattle-Choosing a Breed     162
    Cow Care-Managing Dairy Cattle     168
    Exit Strategies-How to End a Beef or Dairy Enterprise     178
    Country Living-Realities of Rural Residency     182
    Help and Advice-Resources Available to You     186
    Breed and AssociationAddresses     188
    Index     190

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    Midwest Book Review, July 2007

    “Rural library holdings or college-level collections strong in agricultural sciences will find it a top primer introducing the topic.”

    ANIMAL PEOPLE, animalpeoplenews.org, Oct. 29, 2007

    “The utilitarian titles and the Future Farmers of America logo on the covers of How To Raise Chickens, How To Raise Cattle, and How To Raise Horses conceal and camouflage a wealth of indications inside about how profoundly animal advocacy is beginning to influence animal agriculture.”

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    A few head of cattle or a large herd, a small farm or vast ranch, dairy cows or beef: Whatever your circumstances or objective, if you want to raise cattle, this book tells you all you need to know. A primer for the new farmer and a refresher for the veteran, How to Raise Cattle guides readers through beef and dairy operations from beginning to end--from choosing the right breed to providing proper feed and shelter, and from the concerns of health care to the finer points of breeding and marketing.

    Clearly written and illustrated with helpful examples, the book covers beef and dairy enterprises large and small, conventional and organic. It will prove the essential resource for todays cattle farmer.

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    From the Publisher
    Midwest Book Review, July 2007

    “Rural library holdings or college-level collections strong in agricultural sciences will find it a top primer introducing the topic.”

    ANIMAL PEOPLE,

    animalpeoplenews.org

    ,

    Oct. 29, 2007

    “The utilitarian titles and the Future Farmers of America logo on the covers of How To Raise Chickens, How To Raise Cattle, and How To Raise Horses conceal and camouflage a wealth of indications inside about how profoundly animal advocacy is beginning to influence animal agriculture.

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