TABLE OF CONTENTS. XXVIl 



CHAPTER VII 



BREEDING AND MANAGEMENT OF POULTRY. 



PAGE 



I. A Study of Points Necessary. — II. Explanation of Points. — III. Points of the 

 Head. — IV. Ttie Plumage Illustrated and Explained. — V. Ideal Shape of 

 Fowls.— VI. Breed to a Fixed Type.— VII. Number of Hens to Each Cock. 

 — ^VIII. How to Mate. — IX. Breeding Upon a Mixed Flock. — X. Incuba- 

 tion of Various Fowls. — ^XI. General Management of Fowls. — XII. Proper 

 Food for Fowls. — XIII. Poultry Houses and Coops. — XIV. Feed Boxes and 

 Drinking Fountains. — XV. Breeds for Market. — XVI. Breeds for Eggs. — 

 XVII. How to Fatten.— XVIII. Killing and Dressing Fowls.— XIX. Pack- 

 ing and Shipping to Market. — XX. Glossary of Terms Used by Poultry 

 Fanciers 1157 



CHAPTER VIII. 



THE TURKEY, AND ITS VARIETIES. 



I. Varieties of the Domestic Turkey. — II. The Bronzed-Black Turkey. — III. The 

 Common Turkey,— IV. The Ocellated Turkey.— V. English Turkeys.— VI. 

 Rare Varieties.— VII. The Care of Turkeys 1173 



CHAPTER IX. 



GEESE AND THEIR VARIETIES. 



I. The Management of Geese. — II. Embden or Bremen Geese. — III. Toulouse 

 Geese. — IV. White Chinese Geese. — V. Hong Kong Geese, — VI. The 

 African Goose.— VII. The Canada or Wild Goose.— VIII. Egyptian Geese. .1186 



CHAPTER X. 



VARIETIES OF DOMESTIC DUCKS. 



I. Ducks on the Farm. — II. Varieties Best Adapted to the Farm. — III. Alyes- 

 bury Ducks. — ^IV. Rouen Ducks. — V. The Common White Duck. — VI. 

 Cayuga Black Ducks. — VII. Muscovy Ducks. — VIII. Black East India Ducks. 

 —IX, Call Ducks.— X. Pekin Ducks.— XI. Other and Rare Ducks 1193 



BOOK V— PART II. 



DISEASES OF POULTRY.— HOW TO KNOW THEM, THEIR 

 CAUSES, PREVENTION AND CURE. 



CHAPTER I. 



THE CARE AND TREATMENT OF SICK FOWLS. 



I. Division of Diseases into Groups. — II. Apoplexy. — III. Vertigo. — IV. Paraly- 

 sis.— V. Crop-Bound.— VI. Diarrhoea,- VII, Catarrh.— VIII, Bronchitis. 

 —IX. Roup.— X. Gapes.— XI. Pip.— XII. Consumption.— XIII. Inflam- 

 mation of the Egg Passage. — ^XIV. Leg Weakness. — ^XV. Rheumatism. — 

 XVI. Poultry Lousiness.— XVII. Chicken Cholera 1205 



