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J. D. Koogle

A mid-19th-century writer on practical animal care, this author is best known for a handbook meant to help farmers recognize and treat illnesses in horses and cattle. The book reflects a hands-on, everyday approach to veterinary knowledge in rural America.

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The Farmer's Own Book: A treatise on the numerous diseases of the horse with an explanation of their symptoms, and the course of treatment to be pursued; also a treatise on the diseases of horned cattle

The Farmer's Own Book: A treatise on the numerous diseases of the horse with an explanation of their symptoms, and the course of treatment to be pursued; also a treatise on the diseases of horned cattle

by J. D. Koogle

About the author

Published in Middletown, Maryland, The Farmer's Own Book appeared in 1858 and was presented as a practical guide to the diseases of horses, along with advice on the treatment of horned cattle. The work was intended for farmers and animal owners who needed clear, usable information rather than technical theory.

What survives publicly about J. D. Koogle is quite limited, and the book itself is the clearest source for understanding the author. It shows an interest in common livestock ailments, their symptoms, and the treatments that ordinary readers of the time were expected to carry out themselves.

Because reliable biographical records are scarce, not much more can be confirmed with confidence about Koogle's life beyond authorship and publication details connected to this book. Even so, the work offers a small but vivid glimpse into agricultural life and animal care in 1850s America.