532 



INDEX 



Muslin curtains, frames, 121 



proper size, 120 



use of, 108 



weight cloth, 122 

 Mutation defined, 238 

 example, 239 



N 



Nest construction, 146 

 design, 146 

 eggs, use, 279 

 location, 148 

 materials, 147, 317 

 rules for making, 317 

 special trap nests, 148 

 types, 147 



New Jersey rations outlined, 215 

 Nomenclature of fowl, 515 

 Noted centres of production, Hunterdon 



County, N. J., 16 

 Little Compton, R. I., 17 

 Petaluma, Cal., 12 

 South Shore, Mass., 18 

 Vineland, N. J., 15 

 Notochord defined, 307 

 Nutrients, classified, 171 

 defined, 171 

 in feeding stuffs, 518 

 right proportion, 208 

 sources of, 184 

 sufficient, 207 

 uses of, in the body, 172 

 Nutrition defined, 171 



process of, 171 

 Nutritive ratio defined, 208 

 example, 209 



O 



Oatmeal, composition of, 193 



usage, 188 

 Oats, composition, 193 



sprouted, usage, 189 



value, 188 

 Oil meal, 192 

 Olive oil, 506 

 Onions, 200 



Organic feeds, classification, 185 

 Organization, American Poultry Associa- 

 tion, 26 



breed associations, 26 



for education, 4 



growth of, 20 



in European countries, 40 

 Organs, uses of, 295 



Orientals, origin, 76 

 Orpingtons, origin, 75 

 Out-crossing defined, 249 



object, 250 



Ovary, location and function, 300 

 Oviduct, location and function, 300 

 Oyster shell, 185, 201 



Packages for dressed poultry, 444 

 Parasites, 507 



on young chicks, 324 

 Peas and oats, 197 

 Pedigree, value of, 283 

 Pelvic arch, 294 

 Pen record, 455 

 Perches, construction, 144 



location and design, 143 

 Personality, importance of, 56, 61 

 Petaluma, California, 12, 13, 14 

 Phosphate rock, composition, 202 



uses and sources, 185 



Physiological organization of the fowl, 294 

 Physiology, 292 

 Planning records, 453 

 Plans multiple-unit house, 129 

 Plucking methods, 413 

 Plumping, 417 

 Plymouth Rocks, 89 

 Polish class, 75 

 Poor hatches, causes, 322 

 Pork scrap, value, 195, 196 

 Portable laying house, materials, 141 

 plans, 140 

 specifications, 139 

 Post-mortem examinations, 502 

 Posts, bracing, 163 



materials for, 161 



setting, 162 

 Potatoes, usage, 199 

 Potential energy defined, 209 

 Poultry, breeds of, 63 



diseases, 496, 503 



economics, land, labor and capital, 58 



exhibitions, 475 



farming defined, 7 



feeds, 184 



fixtures, 143 



house, standard-unit, 113 



in cities, 8 



in the United States, 8, 9, 10 



journals, list, 520 



keeping, advantages, 28 

 disadvantages, 31 

 how to learn, 57 



