Product Description
by Jackson Chambers (Introduction by), Theo Hewes (Author)
This special re-print edition of "Turkeys, All Varieties" by Theo Hewes is one of the most authorative books ever written on the subject of breeding and raising turkeys in the backyard. Written in 1901, this volume sheds much light on the management of flocks of turkeys for home meat and egg production, as well as for profit. Article subjects include Turkeys Domesticated, Standard Bred Bronze Turkeys, Turkeys Their Care and Management, Successful Turkey Raising, Unsuccessful Turkey Breeding: Frequent Cases, Turkeys and Pin-Money, More on Care and Management of Turkeys, Points on Turkey Breeding, Turkeys Raised Without Housing, The Farmer's Best Friend, Easy Turkey Raising, Twelve Years With Bronze Turkeys, The Watchword of Success With Turkeys, Turkeys in New England, Raising Turkeys, Advice on Raising Turkeys, Feeding and Caring For Poults, Turkeys For Profit, White Holland Turkeys, The Great Market Turkey, Black Turkeys, Catching and Handling Turkeys, Killing Plucking and Marketing Turkeys and more. Lavishly illustrated with rare turn of the century photos and packed full of practical old fashioned know how. Note: This edition is a perfect facsimile of the original edition and is not set in a modern typeface. As a result, some type characters and images might suffer from slight imperfections or minor shadows in the page background.
