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besides those on which his name appears, the removal of 

 the artist's name having been necessary for uniformity of 

 engraving. 



The text embodies the modem teachings and practices 

 prevailing at our leading Experiment Stations and on suc- 

 cessful poultry farms. These facts have been specially con- 

 densed and made to apply to small flock management. 

 Incorporated in the text are the results of findings from recent 

 investigations in poultry management at our Agricultural 

 Experiment Stations. The poultry departments of Cornell 

 University, of the New Jersey Agricultural College, of the 

 Connecticut Agricultural College, of Perdue University and 

 of the Massachusetts Agricultural College have published 

 valuable data from experimental findings, facts from which 

 have been used in the text. 



It is hoped that the text will meet the needs of rural and 

 graded schools and that the pupils will find in it the infor- 

 mation necessary to successfully manage the home flock and 

 that the amateur poultry keeper will find in it elementary 

 information pertaining to poultry keeping which is funda- 

 mental to success. 



The author will be pleased to receive suggestions and cor- 

 rections. 



Harry R. Lewis. 



New Brunswick, N. J., January, 1915. 



