Stuart Press: Pigs, Goats and Poultry 1580-1660

Pigs, Goats and Poultry 1580-1660 –by Rob Stuart. Published by Stuart Press as part of the English Agriculture 1580-1660 First Series. First Edition 1995 Historical Management Associates Ltd. 1995. ISBN 1 85804 066 3

24 page A5 booklet with one or two, contemporary black and white illustrations. This booklet is one of a series produced primarily as a guide for living history interpreters and historians and also to provide an indication of the nature of the raw materials used in cookery while providing a limited study of period management systems and landscapes. It should also be remembered that any dates quoted are from the Julian Calendar and the climate in England in this period was considerably cooler than today. Contents:

Section 1 Pigs

• Swineherds
• Pigs (Breeds)
• Housing
• Feeding
• Reproduction, Slaughtering and Castration
• Disease

Section 2 Goats

• Goats, also includes feeding and disease

Section 3 Poultry

• Housing
• Hens, Cocks, Capons and Chickens
• Geese
• Ducks
• Turkeys
• Swans

Abbreviations

New and unused.