PUBLISHERS' PREFACE. 



THE experience of poultry -raisers is multifarious. No 

 one person's knowledge covers the whole range of ex- 

 periences. The present volume is intended to supply a 

 want in poultry literature which can only be compassed 

 by the comparison of the views of many. The results 

 have in some cases been previously chronicled; in others 

 they are now presented for the first time to the public. 

 Through the entire range of this country, extending 

 from the polar circle to the tropics, poultry are now 

 raised with profit. The Publishers believe that no 

 poultry-raiser, whatever his country or latitude, can pe- 

 ruse this volume without both profit and pleasure, 

 while for the novice in poultry-raising it will form a 

 useful and convenient handbook. Among those who 

 have assisted the Publishers in its preparation are T. M. 

 Ferris and M. 0. Weld. P. H. Jacobs contributes the 

 chapter on artificial incubation. 

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