This book contains a detailed guide on poultry, originally intended as a
practical resource suited to the use and application of the wives of the
farmers of Georgia. This text was not intended for the fancier, nor for
those who peruse the business on a large scale, but as a guide to those
with an interest in selecting and preparing poultry for culinary
purposes. The information contained here is timeless, and will be as
much use to modern readers as it was at the time of its original
publication. Full of helpful tips, the chapters of this book include:
Classification and Description of Breeds, Malays, Dorkings, Hamburgs,
The French Breeds, Barn-Yard Fowls, Bantams, General Management of the
Flock, Food Values of Different Materials, Diseases, Cholera, Bumble
Foot and Club Foot, The Pip, etcetera. This text was originally
published in 1883, and we are proud to be republishing it now complete
with a new introduction on the subject.