How to Keep Hens for Profit 



By C. S. VALENTINE 



Cloth, illustrated, i2mo, $i.jjo net ; postpaid, $1.63 



The wealth that is sure to come from chickens has long been a 

 delusion to the credulous and a subject for cynical jesting to those 

 who have learned that figures can lie. But although much real harm 

 has been done by the calculators who insisted on demonstrating the 

 inevitableness of riches if one only started to keep hens, there is an 

 enormous amount of sound information which is certain to be of the 

 greatest assistance to all who have the opportunity to raise poultry. 

 Mr. Valentine is a well-known authority upon the subject. He is 

 not a victim of extravagant optimism, nor has he been driven by the 

 wild statements of others to the opposite extreme. His knowledge 

 of the whole field is both extensive and accurate ; the information 

 that he gives will be of service, not only to the amateur who keeps 

 poultry for his own pleasure, but to the man who wishes to derive 

 from it a considerable portion of his income. 



"The Plymouth Rock, Java, Dominique, Wyandotte, Rhode Island Red, 

 and Buckeye breeds are discussed in the first few chapters. Considerable 

 attention is given to other breeds later on. Eighteen beautiful half-tone engrav- 

 ings adorn the book. From the standpoint of the practical farmer and poultry 

 grower, we consider this book as one of the very best of its kind. The author 

 is evidently an experienced poultryman. It is a book that should be of special 

 help to beginners in poultry, while at the same time it contains much informa- 

 tion for the expert." Farmers' Tribune. 



"A practical book that will be welcomed by the professional hen keeper as 

 well as by the amateur who desires to make the most of his opportunities." 



Farm Press. 



" The subject is treated very thoroughly and correctly." Farmers' Guide. 



"A most excellent book on poultry raising." Illinois Farmer. 



"A valuable addition to any poultryman's library." Industrious Hen. 



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