Publisher's Synopsis
This special re-print edition of Rev. Sturges' book "The Poultry Manual" is one of the most complete guides to raising poultry on the small farm or at home. Written in 1909, this classic on poultry contains just about everything a person might need to know about raising poultry, be it for eggs, for meat purposes, for exhibition or even just for pleasure. Included are all the basic elements needed to succeed at breeding poultry of all types. Some of the topics covered include Housing and General Management of Poultry, Feeding Poultry, Egg Incubation by Artiicial and Natural Methods, Rearing Chickens, Culling, The Commercial Side of Poultry Keeping, Diseases of Poultry, Inheritance in Poultry, The Asiatic Breeds, British Breeds, American Breeds of Poultry, Medditeranean Breeds, French Breeds, Unclassified Breeds of Poultry, Bantams, Ducks, Geese, Turkeys and more. With over 600 pages of factual information, this is one of the most thorough books of its kind and includes a complete glossary of technical terms used by Poultry Breeders. Highly recommended. Note: This edition is a perfect facsimile of the original edition and is not set in a modern typeface. As a result, some type characters and images might suffer from slight imperfections or minor shadows in the page background.
