INDEX. 
417 
I'AGE 
Eruptions ... ... ... ■•• ••• 115 
Evils of breeding from unhealthy stock ... ... 12 
forcing Pullets to lay too early ... .. 13 
„ too early development of cockerels .. SO 
Exhibition, washing birds for ... ... ... 98 
„ preparing birds for ... ... ... 97 
Export of dead Poultry ... ... ... ... 59 
,, Poultry, approximate charges for ... ... *)1 
,, ,, best time to breed ... ... 59 
,, ,, crosses suitable for .. 59, 74 
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Face ... .. ... ... ■•• ■•• l'-^'-^ 
Failures in Poultry farming, reasons for ... ... 44 
Falcated Ducks ... ... ... ... 388 
Fanciers efforts laudable ... ... ... 103 
,, reasons for supporting shows ... ... 103 
Fancy points, examples of in-breeding for .. ... 89 
„ ,, objections to ... .. ... 83 
Farmers, opportunities of Poultry ... ... 68 
Fattening coops, disinfection of ... ... ... 76 
,, ,, pattern of ... ... .• 74 
,, ,, position of ... ... 74, 76 
,, Poultry for export ... ... ... 74 
,, ,, by hand feeding ... ... 76 
,, ,, by machine feeding ... ... 77 
,, necessity for regular feeding, when 76 
,, „ scrupulous cleanliness necessary in 75 
the best foods for ... ... 76 
„ ,, the French system of ... ... 75 
FaveroUe Fowls (French) ... ... .. 337 
Feather eating... ... ... ... .. 115 
Feeding, advantages of systematic ... ... 41 
,, a science ... ... ... ... 47 
,, Chickens, notes on ... .. ... 53 
,, „ Mr. D. F. Laurie on ... ... 56 
,, Fowls and Ducks separately ... ... 43 
,, ,, while moulting ... ... 43 
Felch, Mr. I. K., on Leghorns ... ... ... 312 
Flights 122 
Floor of house, composition of the ... ... 3 
Fluff .. 122 
Food, mixing of soft ... ... ... ... 41 
Foods, economic values of various ... ... 42 
Forster, Mr. W. C, on Brahmas ... ... 132 
,, ,, Cochins ... .. .. 143 
Foster mothers ... ... ... ... 50 
,, ,, description of the Excelsior ... 32 
Fowls, Cross-bred, the best for export ... ... 60 
,, classification of, as to comparative values ... 10 
,, should be kept tame ... ... ... 45 
French breeds of Poultry other than the Houdan . . . 343 
,, system of fattening Poultry ... ... 75 
Fresh blood, advantages of using . . ... 69 
Frizzled Fowls ... ... ... 337 
,, Bantams ... ... ... .. 356 
Fruit trees for Poultry yards ... ... ... 4 
Furnished ... ... ... ... ... 122 
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Gallus Bankiva ... ... ... ... 408 
Furcatus .. ... ... ... 410 
,, Giganteus ... ... ... ... 408 
Stanleyii ... ... ... ... 409 
Soneratii ... .. ... ... 409 
Game Bantams ... ... ... ... 371 
,, ,, schedule for judging ... ... 377 
„ Fowls, Aseel .-. 279 
,, ,, ,, standard for judging ... ... 280 
„ Modern British ... ... ... 228 
,, ,, ,, ,, Black-Breasted lied .. 
228, 230, 234, 240 
„ Black ... 228,243 
Duckwing 229, 231, 235, 241 
,, ,, ,, „ Laced-Breasted Brown- 
Bed 229, 230, 236, 240 . 
„ Modern British Red-Pile 229, 231, 235, 242 
,, ,, ,, ,, Silver-Grey or Silver- 
Birchen ... ... 232, 237, 241 
Modern British White .. ... 243 
,, ,, ,, ,, feeding and rearing of 
the Chickens ... ' ... .. 237 
,, ,, Modern British, feeding for exhibition 238 
,, ' ,, ,, ,, schedule for judging ... 239 
„ Old Style British ... ... ... 245 
,, ,, ,, ,, conjecture as to origin of 245 
,, ,, ,, ,, importance of pedigree in 245 
,, ,, ,, ,, change in appearance of 246 
,, ,, ,, ,, a valuable variety ... 246 
,, ,, ,, ,,' general characteristics of 249 
„ ,, ,, ,, colours of ... .. 249 
„ Black-Breasted Bed ... 249 
„ Black 250 
„ Brown-Breasted Bed ... 249 
„ Cuckoo ... ... 250 
„ Dun ... ,. 2.50 
,, ,, ,, ,, Grey and Duckwing .. 249 
„ Henfeather ... . . 2.52 
„ Muffed 252 
„ Eed-Pile 2.51 
„ Tassell ... ... 252 
„ White 2.52 
The Old English Game Fowl Club's 
standard of perfection ... ... 252 
The Old English Game Fowl Club's 
schedule for judging ... ... 253 
,, ,, excellent for crossing purposes ... 60 
,, ,, Cornish-Indian ... ... ... 260 
,, ,, ,, breeding to feather points 261 
,, ,, ,, first importation of, to 
Australia ... ... ... 260 
,, „ Cornish-Indian, for crossing ... 261 
,, ,, ,, general characteristics of 
200, 263 
origin of ... ... 260 
,, ,, ,, preparing for exhibition 262 
,, ,, ,, rearing the Chickens of 261 
,, „ „ schedule for judging ... 263 
