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Title:
The domestic animals friend, or, The Complete Virginia and Maryland farrier : being a copious selection from the best treaties on farriery now extant in the United States : to which is added a number of receipts, know to be efficacious in the cure of many complaints incident to the domestic quadrupeds of America, that have never yet appeared in print.
Alternate Title(s):
Complete Virginia and Maryland farrier
Published / Created:
Winchester, Va. : Printed and published by J. Foster. 1818.
Physical Description:
[2], ix, [1], 11-436 pages, [4] leaves of plates (2 folded) : illustrations ; 22 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Books
Notes:
"Introductry remarks" refer to the publisher and compiler as to one person.
Contents:
Advice to the purchasers of horses -- Directions and receipts for the cure of most distempers in oxen, cows and calves -- Observations and receipts for the cure and prevention of most distempers incident to sheep and lambs -- Receipts and directions for the cure of most distempers in hogs -- Receipts and directions to cure distempers in dogs.
Subject Terms:
Horses -- Diseases. | Veterinary medicine. | Domestic animals. | Veterinary therapeutics.
Form/Genre:
Woodcuts -- 1818.
Contributors:
Foster, Jonathan, 1766–1829, publisher, compiler.