588 



Atongrel Fowls not Better than Pure Breeds 

 Mooney Fowls . 

 Mothers, Artificial . 

 Moulting, Treatment during 



N. 



Index. 



PACE 



iS, 114 



362, 371. 372 



. 74, 428 

 32 



Nankin Bantams 

 National Food, Poultry as . 

 National Poultry Company, The 

 Nature, on Following 

 Negro Fowls .... 

 Nest-eggs, Various 

 Nests for Egg-eating Hens 

 ,, Hatching 



,, Laying Hens 



,, Materials for 

 Nevile, Mr. G., on Sonnerat Jungle Fowls 

 New Breeds for the Poultry-yard 

 Norfolk, Turkey-raising in . . . 

 Nostrils of Polish Fowls .... 

 Number of Fowls in One Flock, how Limited 



,, of Hens to One Cock . . . 



,, of Meals for Adult Fowls . 



„ ,, Chickens . . 



O. 



473 

 SS 



95 

 24 

 454 

 41 

 41 

 46 



3 



33 



492 



575 

 514 

 395 

 99 

 44, 306 

 25 

 72, 137 



Oatmeal as Food ........ 26 



Oats ,, 29 



,, Ground ,, 26, 27 



Oliver, Mr. , Fattening Establishment of, in Sussex . 320 



Origin of the Domestic Fowl ...... 494 



„ „ Ducks 535 



„ ,, Geese 557 



,, ,, Guinea Fowls ...... 5°2 



,, ,, Turkeys ........ 50^ 



Ornamental Water-fowl, Treatment and Breeding of . 554 



Ovary of a Fowl ........ 36 



Over-fattening, Evils of . . . 25, 14S, 328, 479, 539 



Over-showing, Results of 134, 155 



Oviduct of a Fowl 37 



P. 



Packing Eggs for Setting 

 Pallas on Skulls of Polish Fowls . . 

 Paralysis in Fowls ..... 

 Parr, Mr. J. C. , on Sonnerat Jungle Fowls 

 Parrish's Chemical Food . . 14: 



Payment of Judges .... 

 Pea-comb in Erahmas .... 



,, ,, Described . 



,, in Indian Game Fowls 



,, in other Breeds . 

 Pea-fowl, The 



,, Imported by Solomon . 



,, Shooting in India 



,, Various Kinds of . 



iSS, 



190, 197, 



Peacock Pheasant, The 

 Pekin Bantams .... 

 Pencilled Hamburghs .... 

 Penning Poultry at Shows 



,, ,, Before Exhibition 



Pens, Proper Sizes for . . 

 Perches for Fowls .... 



,, Large or Small . 

 Pheasant Fowls, Yorkshire . 

 Pheasant, Hybrids between, and Common Fowl 

 Pip in Fowls ..... 

 Plymouth Rocks, American Standard for 



„ ,, Dr. Bennett's Old . 



,, „ Modern Breed 



„ ,. Origin of 



,, ,, Schedule for Judging 



Polish Fo 



524- 



42 



393 

 1S5 

 492 

 417 

 175 

 247 

 249 

 276 

 247 

 523 

 524 

 526 

 -526 



,vls 



Black'. 



Black with White Crests 

 Blue or Grey 

 Chamois 

 Cuckoo 

 Feathers of . 

 Gold-spangled . 

 Judging, and Schedule 

 Nostrils of the . 

 Pencilled 

 Qualities of 

 Silver-spangled 

 Skull of the 

 Trimming Crests of 

 Poulardes ..... 

 Poultry as Food .... 



,, Breeds of {see Names of Breeds) 

 ,, Estimates for Large Establishments of 

 ,, for Family Supply 

 ,, Imports of, from France . 

 ,, Increasing the Production of 

 ,, Large Establishments for 

 ,, on the Farm 

 ,, Remunerative 

 Poultry-farms, Schemes for 

 Poultry-houses, Aspect for . 

 ,, Floors of 



,, Various Plans of 



Poultry-keeping, Essentials of Success in 

 ,, in France . 



„ on a Large Scale . 



,, Reasons of Failure in 



PouUry-shows . . . ■ 



,, Catalogues of 



,, Entry Forms for 



, , Feeding at . 



Judging . 



,, Management of . 



Prizes at . 



530 

 465 



378 

 159 

 12, 15, 149 



• 159 

 3, 16 



• 144 



z^i< 372 



• 376 

 198 



. 43S 

 435 



■ 436 

 436 



• 440 

 393 



• 407 

 403 



• 407 

 406 



■ 407 

 400, 401 



• 397 

 408 



■ 395 

 407 



, 407 

 396 



■ 393 

 403 



. 85 

 88 



97- 



100 

 27 

 89 

 . 90 

 91, 95, 99, 103 



• 91 



• 94. "7, 177 



95, 97. 103 



3 



3 



2 — 16 



I, 5, 20, 25, 30 



• 89, 93, 410 



• 95 

 21, 34, 100 



. 155 

 161 



• 157 

 160 



. 163 



-172 



156 



18, 



159- 



