Description
When Jacob Biggle first published his book on the management of poultry, there were more than 300 million chickens and 30 million other domesticated fowl in the United States. Today, the trend continues with thousands if not millions of chickens and other fowl being raised in suburban and urban backyards across America. Biggle's aim was to "help farmers and villagers conduct the poultry business with pleasure and profit." To that end, this handy little volume contains all the information the reader needs to know, such as:
Written for the practical farmer who raises poultry and eggs for market,The Biggle Poultry Book will also appeal to collectors of farm ephemera and anyone else who is nostalgic for a simpler way of doing things. Illustrated with sixteen color plates by Louis P. Graham, and hundreds of black-and-white photographs and illustrations throughout, The Biggle Poultry Book is as beautiful as it is useful and a treasure for the home library.
This delightful volume, originally published in 1895, extols the virtues of keeping a few chickens, ducks, or geese in the backyard.
About the Author
Jacob Biggle was the author of a series of books known as the Biggle Farm Library published at the turn of the twentieth century. "What this country needs is less hog and hominy and more chicken and celery." -Jacob Biggle
Book Information
ISBN 9781626361478
Author Jacob Biggle
Format Hardback
Page Count 160
Imprint Skyhorse Publishing
Publisher Skyhorse Publishing
Weight(grams) 324g
Dimensions(mm) 178mm * 127mm * 18mm
- The various breeds of chickens, turkeys, guinea fowl, ducks, geese, and pigeons
- The most common diseases and enemies that threaten our feathered friends
- Raising hens expressly for eggs rather than meat
- The farmer's flock versus the village hennery
- The art of hatching eggs and caring for chicks
Written for the practical farmer who raises poultry and eggs for market,The Biggle Poultry Book will also appeal to collectors of farm ephemera and anyone else who is nostalgic for a simpler way of doing things. Illustrated with sixteen color plates by Louis P. Graham, and hundreds of black-and-white photographs and illustrations throughout, The Biggle Poultry Book is as beautiful as it is useful and a treasure for the home library.
This delightful volume, originally published in 1895, extols the virtues of keeping a few chickens, ducks, or geese in the backyard.
About the Author
Jacob Biggle was the author of a series of books known as the Biggle Farm Library published at the turn of the twentieth century. "What this country needs is less hog and hominy and more chicken and celery." -Jacob Biggle
Book Information
ISBN 9781626361478
Author Jacob Biggle
Format Hardback
Page Count 160
Imprint Skyhorse Publishing
Publisher Skyhorse Publishing
Weight(grams) 324g
Dimensions(mm) 178mm * 127mm * 18mm
