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Richard W. (Richard West) Hickman
1852–1926
A veterinary writer for the U.S. Department of Agriculture, he wrote practical guides on cattle disease at a time when livestock health was a major national concern. His surviving works focus on clear, usable advice for farmers and stock owners, especially on controlling scabies in cattle.
1 Audiobook
Special report on diseases of cattle
by United States. Bureau of Animal Industry, V. T. (Vickers T.) Atkinson, Dr. (William) Dickson, A. (Adolph) Eichhorn, Richard W. (Richard West) Hickman, James Law, (Dr.) (William Herbert) Lowe, C. Dwight (Charles Dwight) Marsh, John R. (John Robbins) Mohler, A. J. (Alexander James) Murray, Leonard Pearson, Brayton Howard Ransom, M. R. (Milton R.) Trumbower, Dr. (Benjamin Tilghman) Woodward
About the author
Born in 1852 and dying in 1926, Richard W. Hickman is identified in library and archival records as Richard West Hickman. He is best known today for veterinary and agricultural publications rather than for literary fiction.
His work was closely tied to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Bureau of Animal Industry. In Scabies in Cattle and related bulletins, he is credited as a V.M.D. and as chief of the Miscellaneous Division, writing practical material about diagnosis, treatment, and control of livestock disease.
Hickman also contributed to broader reference works on animal health, including Special Report on Diseases of Cattle. What stands out in the surviving record is the usefulness of his writing: direct, technical, and meant to help readers deal with real problems in the field.