Tweed's Poultry-Keeping In India - A Practical Book On The Management Of Fowls, Including The Diagnosis And Treatment Of Disease, The Various Breeds Are Described And The Means Of Rendering Them Profitable Dealt With

A. Slater

ISBN 10: 1445519089 / ISBN 13: 9781445519081

Published by Read Books, GB, 2010

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• Title: Tweed's Poultry-Keeping In India - A Practical Book On The Management Of Fowls, Including The Diagnosis And Treatment Of Disease, The Various Breeds Are Described And The Means Of Rendering Them Profitable Dealt With
• Publisher: Read Books, GB
• Publication Date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1445519089
• ISBN 13: 9781445519081
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: New
• Dimensions: 13.97W x 2.31H x 21.59D centimeters 13.97 centimeters width by 2.31 centimeters height by 21.59 centimeters depth
• Weight: 509 grams

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Synopsis

This text is the seventh edition of a complete and detailed treatise on poultry-keeping in India. It is a practical book on the management of fowls, and includes information on the diagnosis and treatment of disease. The various breeds are described, and the means of rendering them profitable are also dealt with. A thorough exposition of the subject complete with interesting information and handy tips, this is a text that will be of much value to those with an interest in the subject, and is a text not to be missed by collectors of antiquarian poultry and farming literature. The chapters of this text include: 'Pleasure and Profit of Keeping and Breeding Poultry', 'The Fascination of Poultry-Breeding', 'Begin in a Small Way', 'Woman and Poultry-Keeping', 'The Ground Suited for Poultry Rearing', 'Soil', 'Shelter', 'Shade', 'Food', 'Quality of Food', 'Change of Food', 'Quantity of Food', 'Frequency and Regularity of Feeding', etcetera. We are proud to republish this antique book here complete with a new introduction on poultry farming.