Dairy Farming

Dairy Farming (208 pages, 1st edition, copyright 1907, public domain) is an introduction to dairy farming for students, and a general handbook for farmers, written by John Michels, an experienced dairyman, and Professor of Animal Husbandry and Dairying in the State Agricultural College of South Carolina.

This non-technical book covers all aspects of the dairy, from choosing a breed, care and feeding, rearing calves, and recognizing and treating ailments, to handling manure, milking practices, farm buildings, milk and cream testing, butter and cheese making. The images of dairy equipment provides the reader with an interesting look into the "modern" dairy farm of the early 1900's.

This fully digital work was carefully produced by Small Farm Enterprise, Blairstown, Missouri, and contains all of the text of the original 1st edition, including 60 photographs and line drawings. All tables have been re-mastered for easier reading. A scanned copy can be viewed at Internet Archive (archive.org).