This antiquarian book constitutes a practical manual and reliable handbook on producing eggs and poultry for market as a profitable business enterprise, either by itself or connected with other branches of agriculture. The management of poultry on a large scale for commercial purposes is dealt with extensively in this book, making it an invaluable resource for the poultry farmer and a great addition to collections of allied literature. The chapters of this book include: Location, The Colony System, Supplying Their Needs, Houses for Layers, Houses for Breeders, Houses for Sitters, Houses for Sitter in Mild Climate, Management in Mild Climate, Coops for Chickens, Fowls for Layers and Sitters, The Kinds of Food, etcetera. We are proud to republish this vintage text, now complete with a new and specially commissioned introduction on poultry farming.