PREFACE. 



contained in the book is practical, and if any readers should 

 find it differ from some work that has come under their 

 notice prior to its appearance, let me ask them to 

 compare results, and then' give their verdict ' as to which 

 system — the one I advocate, or the one they had previously 

 believed in — is that which is likely to make their birds 

 healthy, and themselves more wealthy ; as in stock breeding 

 and rearing, that desideratum is only to be achieved by 

 the most careful attention to little things, and the avoidance 

 of any conditions which are likely to hinder the well- 

 being of the stock. 



My thanks are due to the public for the kind 

 way in which they have received all my books and 

 articles, and I trust this further contribution may 

 add to my readers' benefit, and better still, to my 

 readers' fund of knowledge, which shall help them the 

 better to manage their stock, so that much profit may be 

 gained. I would still re-echo my old watchword, and 

 show "How to make Poultry Pay," and, in this case, 

 Pheasants too. 



W. COOK. 



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