Opinions of the Press. 



this country, to expose current fallacies with regard to poultry keeping, and to show 

 the best manner in which to establish poultry farming on a rational and profitable 

 basis. Mr. Tegetmeier deals exhaustively with the whole subject, beginning with the 

 most important breeds of fowls as they now exist, and then passing on to the man- 

 agement of profitable agricultural and market stock, while he also discusses the 

 important questions of housing, feeciin^, hatching, cross breeding, and rearing, and 

 the hundred and one causes which determine whether or no poultry farming shall 

 be profitable. The book is well illustrated with drawings of typical birds, showing 

 the very marked difference between those grown for use and for show. 



Academy, April 30. 

 A more practical book on the subject was never written, it cannot be too widely 

 circulated in rural districts. 



The Zoologist. 

 Mr. Tegetmeier compares fowls as they were with fowls as they are, and shows 

 that for agricultural and economical purposes the modern fancy breeds are useless, as 

 contrasted with the older varieties. He considers that agricultural societies are doing 

 more harm than good by offering prizes for useless birds, and ignoring to a great 

 extent the birds which would be of more benefit to the farmer and to the nation at large. 



Saturday REviEVf, March 12. 

 Mr. Tegetmeier thinks it is much to be regretted that useful poultry is excluded 

 from our great agricultural exhibitions and fancy feather varieties favoured in their 

 stead. As to the evidence, Mr. Tegetmeier has produced enough to engage the 

 serious attention of farmers, and more than enough to stir the fancier to reply. 



Mark Lane Express, March 7. 

 Mr. Tegetmeier, in his wonderfully interesting work on "Table and Market 

 Poultry," has shown how exhibitions have injuriously produced fancy animals. 



Lloyd's Newspaper, May 15. 

 Mr. Tegetmeier's most useful handbook deserves the closest possible study. 



Midland Counties Herald, Aug. ii. 

 At the present time, when so much attention is being paid to agricultural matters 

 in the way of cottage allotments and small holdings, and the best means of developing 

 the minor resources of the farm, its publication is most opportune, and we can recom- 

 mend all who take an interest in such matters to obtain it. 



Echo, March 10. 

 Mr. Tegetmeier is unquestionably one of the highest authorities on poultry, but 

 he has no high opinion of the value of poultry shows in the production of marketable 

 and useful birds. 



Bazaar, March 16. 

 We cordially recommend this work, which not only teaches the poultry keeper all 

 he requires to know to enable him to succeed, but also how to avoid the mistakes 

 which are so commonly made. . . . The book, too, is a practical protest 

 agamst the miserable but too common idea that the fancier is an improver of breeds, 

 and that poultry farming can be made to pay. 



The World, March 2. 

 The small farmer and landed proprietor may learn much from the study of this 

 interesting volume. Mr. Tegetmeier proves conclusively that poultry as a source of 

 food has suffered materially by the attention bestowed on fancy poultry. 



