CONTENTS 



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1. Geographical Distribution of America's Poultry Industry 11 



2. Locating and Planning the Poultry Farm Lay-out 14 



3. Distributing the Poultryman's Capital 17 



4. Fowl Nomenclature 20 



5. Factors Determining the Classification of Fowls 25 



6. Selecting the Foundation Stock 28 



7. Types of Poultry House Construction 31 



8. Materials and Methods of Poultry House Construction 34 



9. Laying out and Leveling the Poultry House Foundation 37 



10. A Study of Poultry House Fixtures 40 



11. A Study of Poultry Yards and Fences 43 



12. Identification of Feed Stuffs 46 



13. Determination of Quality in Ready-mixed Rations 49 



14. Efficiency of Standard Laying Rations 53 



15. Graphic Representation of Modes of Inheritance 57 



16. Selection of Breeding Cockerels 61 



17. The Care of the Laying Pen 64 



18. Sanitation in the Poultry House 67 



19. Anatomical Study op the Fowl 70 



20. The Reproductive System of the Hen 74 



21. The Development of a Chick Embryo 78 



22. The Selection and Care op Hens for Hatching 81 



23. The Incubator — Location, Construction, and Operation 84 



24. The Brooder — Location, Construction, and Operation 87 



25. A Visit to Young Stock Ranges 90 



26. Market Types of Live Poultry 92 



27. The Operation of Caponizing 95 



28. Preparing Dressed Poultry for Market 98 



29. Preparing Dressed Poultry for Market (Continued) 100 



30. Dressing and Trussing Market Poultry 102 



31. Grading and Packing Market Poultry 104 



