An Egg Farm - The Management of Poultry in Large Numbers

This text contains a comprehensive treatise on the setting up and management of an egg farm including all the fundamental information required for such an endeavor - as well as supplementary information for existing egg farmers. A book of timeless informative value this antique volume contains much information that will be of value to the modern reader and it makes for a great addition to collections of antique farming literature. The chapters of this book include: Artificial Incubation and Brooding; Breeding Stock Arrangements For; Breeding Stock Management Of; Building for Stocking and Cooking Food - Buildings Additional; Chickens Management of Young; Coops for Chickens; Crops on the Farm; Dry Earth Collecting and Storing; etcetera. This text was originally published in 1886 and we are proud to republish it now complete with a new introduction on the subject.