CONTENTS 



Chapter Page 



I. American Poultry Industry i 



II. Analyzing the Different Breeds II 



III. Egg Breeds 23 



IV. Meat Breeds 46 



V. Dual-Purpose Breeds S3 



VI. Ornamental Fowls, Games and Bantams 70 



VII. A Business Enterprise 82 



VIII. Keeping Records 95 



IX. Principles of Poultry House Construction 109 



X. Interior Arrangement of Buildings 132 



XI. Poultry House Appliances 144 



XII.. Devices for Doors and Gates 153 



XIII. Trap Nests 166 



XIV. Feeding 175 



XV. Available Grains and Meals 193 



XVI. Animal and Green Foods 215 



XVII. Artificial Incubation 235 



XVIII. Selecting Hatching Eggs 256 



XIX. Testing Eggs During Incubation 263 



XX. Day-Old-Chick Industry 270 



XXI. Natural Incubation 283 



XXII. Artificial Brooding 295 



XXIII. Feeds for Baby Chicks 312 



XXIV. Care of Young Stock 325 



XXV. Breaking Up Broodiness 339 



XXVI. Surplus Cockerels 347 . 



XXVII. Caponizing 358 



XXVIII. Breeding Principles 372 



XXIX. Development of the Egg 390 



XXX. Market Eggs 400 



XXXI. Selling Eggs Advantageously 426 



XXXII. Preserving Eggs 436 



XXXIII. By-Products of Poultry 445 



XXXIV. Preparing Birds for the Show 457 



XXXV. Ailments and Diseases 471 



XXXVI. Crop Bound 486 



XXXVII. Worms 495 



XXXVIII. White Diarrhea 502 



XXXIX. Parasites and Pests 509 



XL. Ducks 519 



XLI. Geese 528 



XLII. Turkeys 538 



XLIII. Guinea Fowls 554 



XLIV. Pigeons 562 



Index 573 



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