National Agricultural Library

The Poultry Yard: How To Furnish And Manage It. A Treatise For The Amateur Poultry Breeder And Farmer On The Management of Poultry And The Merits of The Different Breeds

W.A. Burpee. Philadelphia, PA

In presenting this edition of the Poultry Yard to our patrons and readers we have endeavored to make a number of valuable additions, especially in the art of caponizing, which is becoming so popular in this country. We have endeavored to discard theory, and present facts derived from the experience of those thoroughly posted. We lay no claims to entire originality in this work. All breeders meet with much the same experience, and it has been our aim to compile from all reliable sources a concise treatise, at a low price, giving instructions to beginners. We have not attempted an elaborate description of the breeds of poultry, only endeavoring to state their respective merits and demerits, and thus enable every amateur to answer for himself the oft-repeated question, "Which breed pays the best?" We would express our indebtedness for valuable hints, especially to The Poultry World, Wright' s Illustrated Book of Poultry, Mr. W. H. Wigmore, and Fancier' 's Journal. We have also introduced in this edition more illustrations and fuller descriptions of the new breeds, information much sought for by hosts of farmers and new fanciers, whose attention is constantly being awakened to the value of improved fowls.