The American Poulterer's Companion: A Practical Treatise on the Breeding, Rearing, and General Management of Various Species of Domestic Poultry (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from The American Poulterer's Companion: A Practical Treatise on the Breeding, Rearing, and General Management of Various Species of Domestic PoultryIn laying before the public this new, enlarged, and much improved edition of the "American Poulterer's Companion," the author deems it necessary and not out of place to offer a few remarks regarding the undertaking. The work was first commenced in consequence of the urgent solicitation of numerous friends, who professed to think that I was well qualified for the task, and an authority upon which reliance could be placed, from the fact that the main portion of my lifetime had been devoted to the subject of poultry; for from my earliest youth I have taken great delight in studying, comparing, and admiring our numerous varieties of domestic fowls, which tend so much to enliven and adorn our farm-yards.Impressed for a long time with the belief that poultry, under proper management, might be made as profitable, according to the capital invested, as any other branch of industry properly connected to farming; and with the view of satisfying myself on that point, I kept an accurate account of expenses and income, and found, on footing up the account, my previous opinion confirmed. From this register of results I have been enabled to draw such observations as I hope may be found correct and useful to such as seek information on the subject.It is a common saying, that if we would sit down and write that which we have practically learned upon almost any subject, the information imparted could scarcely fail of being useful. Just so far my ambition extends. Nor is the world entirely without need of advice on this subject, notwithstanding its antiquity and the multitude of counselors.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis 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.