LIBRARY 



ADVERTISEMENT. 



IN presenting the POULTRY BOOK to the public, the publishers 

 take occasion to introduce the volume by a few preliminary re- 

 marks. 



Dr. Bennett is favorably and extensively known as a practical 

 breeder of fowls. To him is due the credit of originating the 

 interest which is now felt in respect to poultry ; and fanciers 

 and breeders are already greatly indebted to his labors. Col. 

 Jaques testifies that he was " the first to set in motion this laud- 

 able excitement ;" and Dr. Eben "Wight speaks of him as " a 

 pioneer in the cause." A treatise on Poultry, from such a source, 

 we can, therefore, confidently commend to public favor, as 

 adapted to the present state of information on the subject, and 

 to practical and economical use. 



No pains or expense has been spared in order to secure great 

 accuracy, and to produce a beautiful volume. The engravings 

 have been executed in the first style, by the best artists, and, in 

 most cases, from original drawings. In no other work can be 

 found so numerous and reliable portraits of fowls ; and in ac- 

 complishing this, such an expense has been incurred as to cause 

 the proprietors to copyright them. We are persuaded that the 

 public patronage will show that we have accomplished our aim, 

 in issuing a work which will be from henceforth of standard 

 authority and permanent value. 



PHILLIPS. SAMPSON & COMPANY, 



PUBLISHERS. 



Boston, March, 1850. 



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