CONTENTS 



CHAPTER I 



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POULTRY-RAISING AS A BUSINESS 1-12 



Extent of business 2 



Capital and land required 3 



Business suitable for many persons 9 



A variety of products 10 



Products easy to market 11 



CHAPTER II 



EGG BREEDS OF THE DOMESTIC HEN 13-40 



Classification as to utility 13 



General characteristics of egg breeds 16 



Leghorn 25 



Minorca 33 



Andalusian 35 



Spanish 36 



Hamburg 37 



Red Cap 40 



CHAPTER III 



MEAT BREEDS 41-56 



General characteristics 42 



Brahma 47 



Cochin 51 



Langshan 53 



Faverolle 54 



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