n regular and
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+Profitable Dairying+
By C. L. PECK. A practical guide to successful dairy management.
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+Practical Dairy Bacteriology+
By Dr. H. W. CONN, of Wesleyan University. A complete exposition of
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+Modern Methods of Testing Milk and Milk Products+
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+Animal Breeding+
By THOMAS SHAW. This book is the most complete and comprehensive work
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