INDEX. 



245 



Incubation, 32 

 Incubator, Boyle's, 71 



, Christy's Hydro-, 73 



, Hearson's, 87 



, Management of, 77 



, Tomlinson's, 78, 79 



Indian Corn and Meal, 22, 48, 132 



Game Fowl, 159 



Influence of the Sexes, 121 

 Insect Vermin, Cure for, 100 



Japanese Bantams, 210 



Long-tailed Fowls, 205 



Javan Tea-fowl, 223 



Judging of Poultry, 136 

 Jungle Fowls, 111 



K 

 Killing Fowls for Table, 56 



La Bresse, Description of, 194 



, Merits of, 194 



La Fleche described, 187 



, Merits of, 189 



Laced Bantams, 115, 207 

 Lamps for Incubators, 82 

 Lancashire Mooneys, 176 

 Lane's, Mr., Poultry Yard, 103 

 Langshans as Breeding Fowls, 15, 16 



, Defects of, 146 



, Merits of, 146 



, Points of, 144 



Laying Breeds for Farmers, 63 

 Le .Mans, Description of, 193 

 Leg Weakness, Treatment for, 98 

 Leghorns as Layers, 14, 172 



, Merits of, 197, 198 



laght Brahmas, Description of, 148, 

 149 



-, as Mothers, 35, 149, 



150 



149 



, Difficult in Breeding, 



-, Merits of, 152 



, Points of, 148 



, Weight of, 148 



lame for Fowls, 28 



Lining and Covering Houses, 3 

 Linseed, Use of, 135 



Linton Park, Fowls at, 105, 137 

 Liver Disease, How tn Treat, 96 



M 



Maize as Food, 23, 48 

 Making New Varieties, 115 

 Malays, 153, 154 



as Feather-eaters, 154 



, Chief Merit, 154 



, Description of, 153 



, Great Drawback, 154 



, Weight of, 153 



Management of Incubators, 77 

 Mandarin Duck, The, 237 

 Manure, Value of, 29, 61 

 Marking Eggs, 38 

 Matching a Pen of Fowls for Exhibi 



tion, 131 



Meals per Day,' 20 

 Midday Meal, The, 25 

 Middlings as Food, 23 

 Minorcas as Layers, 15, 18, 171 



, Description of, 171 



Mistakes in Feeding, 19 

 Moisture for Sitting Hens, 41 

 " Mooney " Hamburghs, 176 

 Moulting, Bad, 94 

 Muscovy, or Musk Duck, The, 237 

 Mute Swan, The, 240 



N 



Nankin Bantams, 209 



Nervous Debility, How to Treat, 98 



Nest, Making the, 37 



Nests, Various Kinds of, 29 



, Ground, 36 



New Breeds of Fowls, 111 

 , Process of Development, 



Norfolk Turkeys, 220 



Old Fowls for Home Use, 59 

 Origin of the Domestic Fowl, 111 



112 



Ornamental Poultry, 213224 

 Orpingtons, 205 

 Over-feeding, Evils of, 16, 19, 26, 93 



Partridge Cochin, The, 144 

 Pea-fowl, The, 222224 

 . Javan, 223- 



