THE 



AMERICAN POULTERER'S COMPANION. 



21 ^Practical 



ON THE 



BREEDING, REARING, AND GENERAL MANAGEMENT OF 

 VARIOUS SPECIES OF 



DOMESTIC POULTRY. 



ILLUSTRATED WITH PORTRAITS OF FOWLS, MOSTLY TAKEN FROM LIFE : 



POULTRY-HOUSES, COOPS, NESTS, FEEDING-HOPPERS. 



&c., &c., &c. 



A NEW EDITION, ENLARGED AND IMPROVED. 



BY C. N. BEMENT. 



M 



WITH 120 ILLUSTRATIONS ON WOOD AND 8TONK. 



NEW YORK: 

 HARPER & BROTHERS, PUBLISHERS, 



FRANKLIN SQUARE. 



1856. 



