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b. 1888
A longtime agricultural writer and livestock specialist, he focused on the practical side of cattle raising in the American South and Midwest. His books and bulletins helped explain beef production, breeding, and farm management to working farmers and students.
Frank Webster Farley was an American agricultural author born in 1888. His early known work includes History of the Beef Cattle Industry in Illinois, a 1915 University of Illinois agriculture thesis that was later circulated more widely through Project Gutenberg and library collections.
Farley also wrote a number of practical publications on cattle husbandry, including Dehorning and Castrating Cattle, Growing Beef on the Farm, The Cut-over Pine Lands of the South for Beef-Cattle Production, and Hereford Husbandry. These works show a steady interest in beef production, breeding, feeding, and day-to-day livestock management.
Records connected with U.S. Department of Agriculture publications identify him as Frank W. Farley and link him with animal husbandry work in the early 20th century. Some archival and memorial records list his lifespan as 1888–1967, but where details could not be firmly confirmed from stronger biographical sources, they are best treated with caution.