586 



INDEX 



Olive oil, 488 



Onions, 229 



Operation for caponizing, 364 



for crop bound, 486 

 Organs, digestive, 392 



reproductive, female, 390 

 Ornamental breeds, 70 

 Orpingtons, 61 

 Out-breeding, 373 

 Ovary, 39 1 



Over-crowding chicks, 326 

 Overfeeding chicks, 313 

 Oviduct, 391 

 Oyster shells, 234 



Packages, shipping, 93 



Painting perches, 514 



Parasites, 483, 509 



Parcel post shipments, eggs, 433 



Pasting-up in chicks, 483, 504 



Pearl guineas, 556 



Peas, feeding, 223 



Pekin ducks, 519 



Pelvic bones, 378 



Pens, types of, 114 



Perches, 132 



Permanganate of potash, 476 



Petaluma district, 2 



Pigeons, 562 



Plucking methods, 354 



Plumping, 355 



Plymouth Rocks, 53 



Polish fowls, 76 



Potatoes, 231 



Poultry, aim of, 17 



appliances, 144 



breeds of, i 



business principles, 82 



census 19 10, 3 



chart of production, 4 



diseases, 471 



distribution areas, 7 



divisions, I 



egg breeds, 23 



export trade, 6 



general discussion on, 16 



general-purpose breeds, 53 



house construction, 109 



meat breeds, 46 



ornamental breeds, 70 



pasture, 126 



place in animal kingdom, I 



Poultry remedies, 471 



scope of industry, 3 

 Standard of Perfection, 11 

 standard varieties, 11 

 value of products, 5 

 weights of, 20 



Poults, care of, 551 



Preparing birds for exhibitions, 457 



Prepotency, breeding, 384 



Preserving eggs, 436 



fence posts, 131 



Prices on eggs and poultry, 6 



Primary fjight feathers, 470 



Principles of breeding, 372 



Printed matter, 88 



Protein, 187 



Publicity, 94 



Pullets, growth of, 330 

 maturity, 331 



Pure-bred fowls, 374 



Qualifications of poultryman, 82 

 Quarters, roosting, 134 

 Quicklime, 333 

 Quinine, 475 



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Range, 325 



Rape, 228 



Rations, feeding for chicks, 312 



for mature stock, 175 

 Rats, protection against, 158 

 Records, 95 

 Redcaps, 44 

 Red mites, 509 

 Remedies, poultry, 471 

 Reproductive organs, 390 

 Reputation, importance of, 91 

 Rhode Island Reds, 58 



Whites, 60 

 Rice feed, 200 

 Road dust, 518 

 Rochelle salts, 474 

 Roofs, poultry buildings, 1 16 

 Roosting compartments, 132 



curtains, 137 

 Rouen ducks, 525 

 Roup, 483 

 Runner ducks, 523 

 Running water, 144 



