This special re-print edition of C.S. Valentine's book "How To Keep Hens For Profit" offers insights into the raising of laying hens for home or farm egg production, as well as insights into several old American breeds, now considered heritage varieties. Written in 1910, included are all the details one needs to know about raising chickens from eggs all the way up to maturity. Chapters include The Nation and the Poultry Industry, The Plymouth Rock - The Java and the Dominique, The Wyandotte, The Rhode Island Red and the Buckeye, Chief Competitors of the American Hen, Improving the American...

This special re-print edition of the C.S. Valentine's book -The Beginner In Poultry- is a guide to raising poultry of all types successfully, be it for use at home or for profit. Included are not only sections on Chickens, but also Turkeys, Ducks and Geese. The book is intended as a truly complete guide for the beginner and at over 450 pages, delivers on its promise as being a truly complete guide. Written in 1912, this classic text on poultry sheds light on the information that the start-up poultry fancier needs to learn if they wish to have success. Topics include What Makes a Poultryman?,...