CONTENTS 



CHAPTER I 



PAGES 



POULTRY -RAISING AS A BUSINESS 1-11 



Extent of business 2 



Capital and land required 5 



A variety of products 9 



Products easy to market 10 



CHAPTER II 



EGG BREEDS OF THE DOMESTIC HEN 12-38 



Classification as to utility 12 



General characteristics of egg breeds 15 



Leghorn 23 



Minorca 31 



Andalusian 33 



Spanish 34 



Hamburg 35 



Red Cap 38 



CHAPTER III 



MEAT BREEDS . 39-53 



General characteristics 39 



Brahma 45 



Cochin 49 



Langshan 51 



Faverolle 52 



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