Excerpt from The Practical Poultry Keeper: A Complete and Standard Guide to the Management of Poultry, Whether for Domestic Use, the Markets, or Exhibition The first edition of this work was published in 1867, its Object being to give practical details in such a practical way that it might be put into the hands of a person totally ignorant of poultry-keeping, with the reasonable certainty that its instructions would be understood by him, and if followed would command success. The writer does not think now, any more than then, that such a work previously existed and such an implied Opinion may possibly account for the singular hostility with which his own efforts were then received and reviewed by some who claimed to be the leading authorities in the poultry world. Time proves all things, however and the constant demand for rapidly succeeding editions has proved that the practical poultry keeper did fulfil its intended purpose, and supply some real Want, and was both understood by, and welcome to, the people for whom it was written. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This 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.