Farms, Farming 

From the back cover:

Do you know that an average flock of 15 hens and 50 baby chicks will produce over 150 pounds of meat and over 3,500 eggs in a year? Chickens provide more profit — in food and dollars — for the work and investment required than any other animal. But they also require a sound knowledge of how to raise them properly, and this book is probably the finest guide available for successfully raising a small flock of chickens. For the person who wants to raise chickens in the backyard, garage, or basement, and for the established farmer who needs help in making his poultry raising profitable, this book explains exactly what to do and how to do it.

Using many photographs, diagrams, and charts in addition to simple, non-technical instructions, the author explains every detail of chicken raising: how to get started, equipment needed, brooding, and rearing chicks, managing the laying flock, controlling diseases and parasites, breeding for improvement, preparation of poultry and eggs for use, and expanding the size of your poultry raising operations. The author takes different geographical areas and different sizes of flocks into considerations in his instructions, and he also includes plans for several sizes of chicken houses, each with a precise list of materials needed.

The author, J. H. Florea, was for many years one of America's foremost poultry experts, and as managing editor of the Poultry Tribune he answered thousands of poultrymen's questions annually. He has written this book for the person who has an interest in poultry and wants to raise a small flock, and for the backyard or farmer who already is raising chickens, but needs help in making his activities profitable. Even if you are just looking for an inexpensive and nutritious "hobby," you will find this book to be a resourceful and helpful guide.