Keeping a family cow / by Joann S. Grohman ; foreword by Jack Lazor.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Machine generated contents note: 1.A Brief History of Dairying -- 2.What Makes Cows So Important? -- 3.Milking Your Cow -- 4.Making Butter, Yogurt, and Cheese -- 5.Drying Off and Milk Fever Prevention Diet -- 6.Calving -- 7.The Calf -- 8.Breeding -- 9.Feeding Your Cow -- 10.Your Organic Cow -- 11.Fencing -- 12.Making Hay -- 13.Pasture Management -- 14.Housing, Water Systems, and Supplies -- 15.Treating Milk Fever -- 16.Diseases and Disorders -- 17.Safety around Your Cow -- 18.Cattle Breeds -- 19.Your Cow Economy.

The cow is the most productive, efficient creature on earth. She will give you fresh milk, cream, butter, and cheese, build human health and happiness, and even turn a profit for homesteaders and small farmers who seek to offer her bounty to the local market or neighborhood. She will provide rich manure for your garden or land, and will enrich the quality of your life as you benefit from the resources of the natural world. Quite simply, the family that keeps a cow is a healthy family.