. Biggle poultry book; a concise and practical treatise on the management of farm poultry. A CONCISE AND PRACTICAL Treatise ON THE Management of Farm Poultry BY JACOB BIGGLE ILLUSTRATED What this country needs is less hog and hominy and morichicken and celery. Philadelphia Wilmer Atkinson Co. 1909 «i Copyright, 1895, Atkinson Co. Seventh Edition,seventieth thousand. ?-•• d Prom t OfficeIUh 16 191U CONTENTS. PAGB List of Colored Plates 6 Chapter I. Introduction 7 Parts of the Chicken 10 Heads and Combs i<? Chapter II. The Egg 13 Chapter III. Eggs for Hatching 21 Chapter IV. Ha
. Biggle poultry book; a concise and practical treatise on the management of farm poultry. A CONCISE AND PRACTICAL Treatise ON THE Management of Farm Poultry BY JACOB BIGGLE ILLUSTRATED What this country needs is less hog and hominy and morichicken and celery. Philadelphia Wilmer Atkinson Co. 1909 «i Copyright, 1895, Atkinson Co. Seventh Edition,seventieth thousand. ?-•• d Prom t OfficeIUh 16 191U CONTENTS. PAGB List of Colored Plates 6 Chapter I. Introduction 7 Parts of the Chicken 10 Heads and Combs i<? Chapter II. The Egg 13 Chapter III. Eggs for Hatching 21 Chapter IV. Hatching the Eggs 27 Chapter V. Chicks with Hens 35 Chapter VI. Chicks with Brooders 43 Chapter VII. Early Broilers 49 Chapter VIII. Hens Expressly for Eggs 57 Chapter IX. The Farmers Flock 67 Chapter X. The Village Hennery 75 Chapter XI. Breeds of Chickens 81 Chapter XII. Turkeys and Guinea-Fowls 95 Chapter XIII. Ducks 107 Chapter XIV. Geese 119 Chapter XV. Pigeons ? 127 Chapter XVI. Fattening and Marketing 137 Chapter XVII. Diseases and Enemies . 147. LIST OF COLORED PLATES. PIRATE I. Barred Plymouth Rocks. PLATE) II. Silver Laced Wyandottes. PLATE) HI. LIGHT Brahmas. PLATE) IV. Dark Brahmas. PLATE) V. Buff Cochins. PLATE) VI. Partridge Cochins. PLATE) VII. Langshans. PLATE) VIII. Single Comb Brown Leghorns. PLATE) IX. Silver Polish and Golden Penciled Ham- BURGS. PLATE) X. Houdans. PLATE) XL Silver Gray Dorkings. PLATE) XII. Indian Games. PLATE) XIII. Representative Breeds of Bantams PLATE) XIV. Bronze Turkeys. PLATE) XV. Rouen and Muscovy Ducks PLATE) XVI. Totjlouse and Brown China Geese. Chapter I. PRELIMINARY PARLEY.
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