12 CONTENTS. 



Bird's-Eye View and Section of a Poultry-Breeding Estab- 

 lishment. 60 



The Patent Vermin Attraction Trap 66 



ESTIMATE OF REVENUE AND EXPENSES FOR A POULTRY- 

 BREEDING ESTABLISHMENT OF 3000 STOCK FOWLS. 68-70 

 THE LAWS OF NATURE IN RELATION TO POULTRY KEEPING. 71 



Egg Preserving. 71 



Patent Pneumatic Self-indicating Air-tight Jars. 75 



Packing the Eggs. 76 



Why Eggs should be packed with the Small End upwards. . 77 



Warming Poultry Homes. 77 



Our System of selling Poultry 78 



EXTRACTS FROM THE "JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND 



COTTAGE GARDENER." 83 



Home Supply of Poultry and Eggs. 83 



Poultry and Egg-preserving Company. .... 85 

 Home Supply of Eggs and Poultry. . . . .86 



Poultry Keeping from a Commercial Point of View. . . 88 



Poultry and Egg Company 91 



Poultry Keeping from a Commercial Point of View. . . 93 



REPORT OF MR. GEYELIN, MAY 17, 1865 96 



Poultry Breeding 97 



Vegetable Growing or Market Gardening 98 



Poultry Breeding and Vegetable Growing 99 



Estimate of Revenue and Expenses 99 



Proposed Stock. . 100 



Working 101 



REPORT OF MR. GEYELIN ON THE POULTRY ESTABLISH- 

 MENTS IN FRANCE, JULY 10, 1865 103 



The Object of the Voyage 104 



Natural and Artificial Incubation. ...... 107 



The Rearing of Poultry. 1 1 1 



Feeding and Fattening 113 



Killing and Dressing 116 



Utilizing the Waste Products 118 



The System of Selling 119 



The Distinct Breeds . . .121 



Caponage and Virgin Cocks. 124 



Opinions on my System of Poultry Breeding and Rural 



Economy. 124 



Analysis of my Observations 125 



