. Agricultural news. Agriculture -- West Indies; Plant diseases -- West Indies. Vol. XIII. Xo. 324. THE AGRICULTURAL NEWS. U:'.. DISEASES OF ANIMALS.^ Ry X. .s. Mmv,. 1)., Xew York; The Macmillan Co., 1913. This liook first issued under tlie titli- Can- ot Animals. It is stated in the prefaie tliat the name is now changed in order that tlie contents ot the book may lie better expressed. Tlie advisability of this alteration is open to (piestion. since the principal aim has been to give concise, jiractical directions that can be used by thcvse wlio have to f\i^ with the care of a
. Agricultural news. Agriculture -- West Indies; Plant diseases -- West Indies. Vol. XIII. Xo. 324. THE AGRICULTURAL NEWS. U:'.. DISEASES OF ANIMALS.^ Ry X. .s. Mmv,. 1)., Xew York; The Macmillan Co., 1913. This liook first issued under tlie titli- Can- ot Animals. It is stated in the prefaie tliat the name is now changed in order that tlie contents ot the book may lie better expressed. Tlie advisability of this alteration is open to (piestion. since the principal aim has been to give concise, jiractical directions that can be used by thcvse wlio have to f\i^ with the care of animals, and not to present infonnatiim for the use of those who make the f>f animals a special ,study. We think, in fact, that thc>se of the Avork which deal entirely with the care of animals, for exanii)le, the breaking in of animals, the transport of animals, and the nursing of animals are likely to prove just as useful, it not more .so, in the hands of the agriculturist than the account of infectious diseases like anthrax and Texas fever. How- ever, this is a minor ]K)int in forming a ju:lginent of a book which, as a whole, is undoubtedly one nf the most useful of its kind that has come under nur notice. The first chapter gives general advice as regards the care of animals, including reference to exercise and pmtec- tion. The care of animals is then cimsidered in regard t" their requirements in the .stables and the yards. This chapter includes gocxl sections on (juarantine and the impor- tance of bedding. A rather unexpected bmnch of the .subject of animal management is that which comes in Chapter III—the care of pets. In the course of this chapter the educational value i>f pets as a hobliy for children is very pioperly emphasized, and we might with advantage suggest that more attention be given to this matter in the West Indies. The section on the training of dogs is particularly good, though rather more space than is perhajis necessiuy i
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