Author: Ellen C. Davies

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Published: 2015-08-05

Total Pages: 288

ISBN-13: 9781332221899

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Excerpt from Utility Poultry-Keeping As its title denotes, this book is primarily intended for utility poultry-keepers, whether they look upon their fowls as a means of livelihood, or as a pleasant hobby only. I cannot lay claim to any special knowledge of exhibition poultry, and I have therefore made no attempt to deal with them other than to indicate such sane methods of culture as apply to all classes of stock. Indeed, there are so many standard works dealing either entirely or in part with "The Fancy," that any further matter seems superfluous. But I am hoping that this little work, unpretentious though it is, may be of some practical use to those who, like myself, believe that the possibilities of utility poultry-keeping in Great Britain are almost without limits. I have tried to steer clear of technicalities, so that the beginner may not be discouraged, and also, wherever possible, to give definite figures and methods of successful operations. I should like to make it clear, in regard to the position I have taken up with reference to "in-breeding" in Chapter I. and elsewhere in the book, that my strictures apply to the indiscriminate mating which is only too generally allowed in poultry on farms throughout the country, sternly as it would be repressed in the case of other stock. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Download or read book Utility Poultry-Keeping (Classic Reprint) written by Ellen C. Davies and published by . This book was released on 2015-08-05 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Utility Poultry-Keeping As its title denotes, this book is primarily intended for utility poultry-keepers, whether they look upon their fowls as a means of livelihood, or as a pleasant hobby only. I cannot lay claim to any special knowledge of exhibition poultry, and I have therefore made no attempt to deal with them other than to indicate such sane methods of culture as apply to all classes of stock. Indeed, there are so many standard works dealing either entirely or in part with "The Fancy," that any further matter seems superfluous. But I am hoping that this little work, unpretentious though it is, may be of some practical use to those who, like myself, believe that the possibilities of utility poultry-keeping in Great Britain are almost without limits. I have tried to steer clear of technicalities, so that the beginner may not be discouraged, and also, wherever possible, to give definite figures and methods of successful operations. I should like to make it clear, in regard to the position I have taken up with reference to "in-breeding" in Chapter I. and elsewhere in the book, that my strictures apply to the indiscriminate mating which is only too generally allowed in poultry on farms throughout the country, sternly as it would be repressed in the case of other stock. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.