A COMMERCIAL POINT OF VIEW. lOj 



REPORT OF MR. GEYELIN 



ON 



THE POULTRY ESTABLISHMENTS IN FRANCE. 



July io, 1865. 



Gentlemen : 



Having at your request undertaken a journey to 

 France with a view to promote the interest of our 

 Company, I now beg to lay before 'you my observa- 

 tions on the subject, and which for more conciseness 

 I have arranged under the following headings : — 



1. The Object of the Voyage. 



2. Natural and Ai'tificial Incubation. 



3. Rearing Poultry in France. 



4. Fattening and Feeding. 



5. Killing and Dressing. 



6. Utilizing the Waste Products. 



7. The System of Selling. 



8. The Distinct Breeds. 



9. Caponage and Virgin Cocks. 



10. Opinions on my System of Poultry Breeding and 



Rural Economy. 



11. Analysis of my Observations. 



