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by Willard C. Thompson (Author)
This antique volume contains a comprehensive and reliable manual on producing eggs and poultry for the market, and as a profitable business. The information offered within these pages constitutes the author's personal philosophy concerning egg farming as a business, which is the culmination of many years experience within the poultry industries of England, Canada, and the United States. Much of the information contained herein is timeless, making this text of much appeal to modern readers, with an interest in keeping poultry as a means of making money. The chapters of this book include: 'The Modern Industry of Egg Farming in the U.S.A.', 'The Economically Useful Types and Breeds of Poultry', 'Poultry Laying Flock Improvement', 'Maintaining the Health and Productivity of Poultry Stock', 'Methods and Practices of Chick Production and Rearing', 'Economical and Efficient Housing of Young and Adult Poultry', etcetera. This text was originally published in 1946, and is proudly republished now complete with a new introduction on poultry farming.
