If you have any interest in having your own dairy cow, this is the go to book. You will have to endure a bit of proselytizing for the concept of humans drinking cow milk up front. By the way, I don't drink milk. Mostly because I stopped nursing a very long time ago and continuing to do so, even with another species' milk -- or especially with another species' milk -- would at best make no sense and at worst be just gross.
But I am interested in homesteading and in the general topic of having a household cow. For that, this book is superb. It covers everything from nutrition to behavior, and the author just drips with credibility from her personal experiences.
Certainly if you do drink cow's milk, and you want to avoid steroids, chemicals and who knows what sort of living conditions your source experiences, having your own dairy cow seems a great alternative.
You will, however, have to wake up to milk every single morning. Even if it is raining, you had a bit to drink the night before, and you just want to stay in bed. That laziness, that lack of discipline, is perhaps the most significant reason for me to forgo home grown dairy products.
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