National Agricultural Library

Productive Poultry Husbandry: A Complete Text, Dealing With the Principles and Practices Involved in the Management of Poultry

J. B. Lippincott Company, Philadelphia, PA

The exceedingly large and ever-increasing demand for poultry and poultry products, at home and for export, has caused the poultry business to become so profitable, when conducted upon a scientific basis, that no breeder can afford to lack the latest knowledge of best methods in all its branches.

A number of poultry books have appeared during the past few years in response to an insistent demand, some dealing with special branches, others covering the entire subject in a general way. But the great need in poultry literature is for a work which covers the subject in a thoroughly scientific yet practical manner, treating each branch in sufficient detail to give entire clarity, and giving to the reader the results of research at the various experiment stations and the methods that are most successful in present-day practice.

Such a book has been the aim of the author. In its preparation there has been an earnest effort to help 'build the foundation for a systematic, scientific, and greater poultry industry.

The book contains in a systematic and abbreviated form the practices and experiences of the author as student, practical poultryman and teacher, together with the teachings of our leading colleges, experiment stations, and authorities on poultry husbandry.