Keeping a Family Cow: The Complete Guide for Home-Scale, Holistic Dairy Producers Paperback – Illustrated, September 30, 2013

Recommend to anyone thinking of having a milk cow or already with one. A valuable comprehensive resource for the family

This woman Joann S. Grohman took what she knew about keeping the family cow not only to feed her children and herself ,but helped others to do the same ,so she was learning and shared with other's to be able to be provide for their family also . I thank you for your knowledge .

If you are even thinking about getting into dairy cows this is the book to start with. There's so much good sound information and good to have incase power is out of internet is down.

The book starts with a very thorough and convincing case supporting the consumption of raw milk. The rest of the book goes through every step of owning, breeding, and milking a cow, plus calf raising and troubleshooting illness. It also has a section in the back with information on the anatomy of a cow and the various breeds. Very well-rounded book, and probably something for everyone whether beginner or not. Highly recommend!

If you are thinking about buying a dairy cow or new to owning one this is the book for you. It sums up everything you need to know to get started. So many books are geared towards large operations or go into overwhelming detail on subjects that should be their own book. It’s been 4 years since I bought my first diary cow and I have read countless books since, but this is still my go to recommendation.

This is a great book. The chapter addressing how to prevent and treat milk fever alone is worth the price of this book. The best book on dairy cattle that I have read.

ThisWas a great book it was a little more specifically towards just the Jersey breed. She continually references the Jersey breed and at times I thought it would have been beneficial if she had perhaps use more general references for all breeds or a greater variety of breeds.

I bought this book to begin my journey of learning about cows for our homestead. I love the way this book is written, it’s very easy to understand and not boring. Lots of good nuggets of wisdom. I especially appreciated the history about how cows came to be a part of families for centuries and the thorough explanation of the cow industry today (appalling). Very much so would recommend this book to anyone looking for more education on having a family cow. Love this book.