Table of Contents 



CHAPTERS 



Preface . . ■ • -vii 



I. The Farm Flock ..... 1 



II. The Factory and Workmen . 7 



III. The Raw Material . . . 20 



IV. Feeding ... . . ... . .34 



V. The Finished Product . ...... . .54 



VI. Eggs and By-Products . .... . . 70 



VII. The Puzzle of the Breeds 78 



VIII. The Breeding Problem .... 95 



IX. Mating' and Culling . 107 



X. The Poultry House . 122 



XI. Incubation and Brooding .' 137 



XII. From Producer to Consumer , 153 



XIII. Poultry Sanitation — Pests and Parasites . 163 



XIV. Diseases and Remedies . . ,.175 

 XV. The Poultry Account . ... . 194 



XVI. Sundry Topics ...... 205 



Appendix 218 



Index ... . 247 



