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Chapter Page 



XIII CuUing the Flock 222 



Object. — Culling the growing stock. — When to cull. — 

 Method: Sickness and lack of vigor, Molt, Shank color. 

 Beak color. Vent color, Comb, Pelvic and keel bones, 

 Flexibility of abdomen. — Kind to cull. — Kind to save. 



XrV Turkeys, Ducks, Geese, Guinea Fowls, and Pigeons 234 



Turkeys. — Varieties: Bronze, White Holland, Bourbon 

 Red, Black, Narragansett, Slate. — Management: Breed- 

 ing, Mortality, Marketing. — Ducks. — Management. — 

 Breeds: The Meat Class: Pekin, Aylesbury, Muscovy, 

 Rouen, Cayuga, Buff, Swedish. — The Egg Class: Indian 

 Runner. — The Ornamental Class. — Geese. — Breeds: 

 Toulouse, Emden, Chinese, African Wild, or Canadian, 

 Egyptian. — Guineas. — -Varieties : Pearl, White, Lavender. 

 — Pigeons. — Varieties: Runts, White Kings, Carneaux, 

 Homers, Maltese, Mondaine, Hungarians. 



XV Preparing the Birds for Exhibition 258 



Object and value of exhibiting poultry. — Kinds of poul- 

 try shows. — Preparing the birds for the show. — Select- 

 tion. General disqualifications. Comb, Face, Back, 

 Wings, Tail, Shanks and feet, Weight, Conditioning 

 birds. Washing, Drying, Cleaning the head, feet and 

 shanks. — Preparing ducks, geese, turkeys and pigeons 

 for exhibition: Geese, Ducks, Turkeys, Pigeons. — • 

 Shipping birds. — Show rules and regulations. 



XVI Marketing the Product 278 



Eggs. — Care and preparation for market: InfertiTe eggs. 

 Nests, Gathering eggs. Storing, Grading, Packing. — 

 Marketing: Precaution, By parcel post. By express. 

 Packing, Weights. Table Fowls. — Broilers: Market 

 classification. Time to market. Fattening. — Hens: 

 Time to market. How to market. — Capons: Killing, 

 Best method of killing. Dry picking. Scalding, Drawing, 

 Packing. — Turkeys. — Ducks. — Geese. — Guinea fowls. — 

 Squabs. — Shipping live poultry. 



XVn Organization 305 



Junior clubs: Object of organization. Suggested constitu- 

 tion and by-laws. Plans for starting the actual work, 

 Monthly meetings. Club exhibits. Awarding prizes on 

 poultry work. — Adult community clubs: Advantages of 

 such an organization. Selecting the community breed. 

 Organization, Meetings, Development, Exhibits. 



XVin Business Management 320 



Hatching and brooding record. — Monthly statement 

 sheet. — Yearly feed record. — ; Yearly egg record.— Yearly 

 summary. — Yearly inventory. — ^Yearly balance sheet. — 

 Poultry club record. — Advertising: What and when to ad- ' 

 vertise, Methods of advertising. Answering inquiries. 



Appendix 335 



Index 353 



