Keeping a Family Cow

First published as The Cow Economy in 1975 with Merril Grohman (Coburn Farm Press) and as Keeping a Family Cow, by Joann S. Grohman, in 1981 (Charles Scribner’s Sons), in 1984 (Ballantine Books), and in 1999, 2001, 2003, 2007, and 2008 (Coburn Press, 434 Carthage Road, Carthage, ME 04224).

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Printed in the United States of America.
First printing September, 2013.

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Grohman, Joann S.
Keeping a family cow / by Joann S. Grohman ; foreword by Jack Lazor.—Rev. and updated ed.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-1-60358-478-4 (pbk.)—ISBN 978-1-60358-479-1 (ebook)
1. Dairy farming. 2. Cows. 3. Dairying. I. Title.

SF239.G76 2013
636.2’142—dc23

2013022230

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