The American Reformed Cattle Doctor Containing the necessary information for preserving the health and curing the diseases of oxen, cows, sheep, and swine, with a great variety of original recipes, and valuable information in reference to farm and dairy management

"The American Reformed Cattle Doctor" by George H. Dadd is a manual for farmers in the 1800's. It teaches them how to keep their animals healthy and cure common diseases of cows, oxen, pigs, and sheep. The book also shares many homemade recipes for medicine, and offers advice about how to run a farm and dairy. It makes the case that old and painful ways of treating animals, like cutting them and giving too much medicine, should be replaced by kinder, smarter methods based on science and being nice to the animals. According to this book, farmers who learn about animal health will have healthier animals and more success.