THE 



AMERICAN POULTRY YARD; 



COMPRISING THE 



ORIGIN, HISTORY, AND DESCRIPTION OF THE DIFFERENT 

 BREEDS OF 



WomtBtic Poultry; 



WITH 



Complete Directions for their Breediiig, Crossing, Rearing^ 



Fattening, and Preparation for Market ; 



Inclvding Specific Directions for Caponising Fowls, and for the 



Treatment of the Principal Diseases to which they are subject. 



DRAWN FROM AUTHENTIC SOURCES AND PERSONAL OBSERVATION. 

 Illustrated by Numerous Engravings 



By D. J. BROWNE. 



With an Appendix, embracing the Comparative Merits of 

 Different Breed of Fowls. 



Br SAMUEL ALLEN. 



Price $1, in cloth — 75 cts. with paper covers. 



Published by C. M. SAXTON, 121 Fultoii Street, N. Y. 



OPINIONS OF THE PRESS. 



Mr. Browne was bred and brought up a practical farmer. Fi'om bis intimate know- 

 ledge of the histoiy and habits of om- domestic animals, having devoted, probably, 

 more attention to the subject, as a whole, by reading and observation, than any other 

 individual in the country, the task of prepaiing this work was assigned to him. — 

 Salem Register. 



The style of the engi-avings and the mechanical execution of the work ai-e excellent. 

 — Maine Farmer. 



An extensive work on poultrj^, embracing eveiy information desii-ed.— JV. H. Tele- 

 graph. 



We commend the book and the subject to the thoughts of fanners.— Ff. Watchman. 



Every one who may pui-chase a copy, upon a perusal of the same, will be fully satis- 

 fied that their money was well s^eni.— Bristol Phcenix. 



It is one of the best treatises on the Domestic Fowl ever published. — J^eic-Haven 

 Palladium. 



The details into which this book enters, on all the subjects connected with the pro- 

 fitable raising of fowls, are precisely of that minute and practical character which is 

 needed.— JSa Y. Evangelist. 



We ai-e glad to see that the evident demand for information on the subject of 

 reai-ing Domestic Fowls has called out so valuable a work as the one before us. — JV. Y. 

 Daily Tribune. 



It contains matter to interest and instruct upon almost everything that concerns the 

 poultry yai-d, and bears the impress in its pages that its editor was well qualified to 

 fulfill the task he undertook.— .iz/tcrzcaji Farmer. 



It is the most complete book of its class ever published, and quite indispensable to 

 all who are interested in raising poultry.— C/taWeston, S. C, Weekly Gazette. 



No fanner among us would remain a day longer without the work, did he but know 

 its value. — Rahicay Register. 



It is unquestionably the cheapest and best work of the kind extant, and should have 

 ft place iji every farmer's VthvuTH.—OermanLown, Oldo, Gazette. 



The volume is enriched by an Appendix from the the pen of Mr. Samuel Allen, an 

 experienced breeder of fowls, who has taken much pains to improve the stock in this 

 country.— JV. }'. Weekly Tribune. 



