Bantams—Varieties of bantam

V. Management of Fowls 72 Small flocks on town lots: Numbers in flocks—Houses and yards—Feeding—Growing chickens. Small flocks on ordinary farms: Numbers in flocks—Single houses for farm flocks—Feeding—Reproducing the flock—The hatching season—Broody hens—Setting the hens—Care of sitting hens—Attention at hatching time—Coops for broods—Feeding young chickens—Management of growing chicks. Large stocks on general farms: The colony system—Numbers of hens kept—Feeding, care, and results—How the chickens are grown—Adaptability of the colony system. Intensive poultry farms: Reasons for concentration—Concentration not profitable—Common type of intensive poultry farm. Broiler growing: The "broiler craze"—Present condition of broiler growing. Roaster growing: Description of a good roaster—General and special supplies—Large roaster plants. Intensive egg farming—Poultry fanciers' farms VI. Ducks 124 Description; Origin—The common duck—Improved races—Ornamental ducks—Place of ducks in domestication VII. Management of Ducks 137 Small flocks on town lots: Numbers—Houses and yards—Feeding—Laying habits. Growing ducklings. Small flocks on farms: General conditions—Feeding. Market duck farms: History—Description—Duck fanciers' methods VIII. Geese 157 Description—Origin—Common geese—Improved races—Ornamental varieties—The Canada Goose, or American Wild Goose—Place of geese in domestication IX. Management of Geese 168 Small farm flocks: Size of flock—Houses and yards—Feeding—Laying season and habits—Hatching and rearing goslings—Large flocks of geese on farms—Goose-fattening farms—Growing thoroughbred geese for exhibition—Growing a few geese on a town lot—Growing wild geese in captivity X. Turkeys 179 Description—Origin—Common turkeys—Improved varieties—Bronze Turkeys—Influence of the Bronze Turkey on other varieties—Other varieties of the turkey—Place of the turkey in domestication XI. Management of Turkeys 190 Size of flocks—Shelters and yards—Feeding—Breeding season and laying habits—Hatching and rearing XII. Guineas 201 Description—Origin—Varieties—Place in domestication—Management of domestic guineas XIII. Peafowls 206 Description—Origin—Place in domestication—Management XIV. Pheasants 211 Description—Origin—History in America—Species and varieties—Place in domestication—Management of pheasants in confinement XV. Swans 222 Description—Origin and history in domestication—Place in domestication—Management XVI. Ostriches 230 Description—Origin and history in domestication—Place in domestication—Management