Profitable Poultry Farming

Boyer, Michael K., 1893

"It is customary, in writing a book, to have a preface, and that is the only excuse I have for giving one. I have written this work for the purpose of assisting the novice who has taken on the "hen fever," and would like practical advice with the enthusiasm left off. If I succeed in my mission I am satisfied. I oppose gigantic ventures, as I see no money in the "thousand-hen farms." Some have succeeded, hut many failed. I see no profit in a business that must depend upon hired help. This little work is written with the intention of showing how money can be made by small farms, and the advantages in making poultry an adjunct with some other income. I give a number of experiences and plans, and let the reader do the selecting. To more properly conduct the work, I have visited large duck farms on Long Island, and prominent poultry establishments in different parts of the country; so that the instructions as given in the book are those from my own personal experience, coupled with what I have seen in my rounds."

Profits in Poultry: Useful and Ornamental Breeds, and Their Profitable Management

Ferris, T. M, Weld, Mason Cogswell, and Jacobs, P. H, 1886

"The experience of poultry-raisers is multifarious. No one person's knowledge covers the whole range of experiences. The present volume is intended to supply a want in poultry literature which can only be compassed by the comparison of the views of many. The results have in some cases been previously chronicled; in others they are now presented for the first time to the public. Through the entire range of this country, extending from the polar circle to the tropics, poultry are now raised with profit. The Publishers believe that no poultry-raiser, whatever his country or latitude, can peruse this volume without both profit and pleasure, while for the novice in poultry-raising it will form a useful and convenient handbook."

Poultry as Food

Atwater, Helen W., 1903

"Poultry has for many centuries supplied a large proportion of the food of civilized man, and in almost every country of the world the poultry industry is an important branch of agriculture. According to the returns of the census for 1900, the total number of chickens, including guinea fowls, on farms in the United States was 233,598,085; the total number of turkeys, 6,599,367; geese, 5,676,863, and ducks, 4,807,358. From the statistics gathered it appeared that poultry was kept on 88.8 per cent of the farms in this country, and that the total value of the poultry raised on farms in 1899 was $136,891,877. Although many chickens are kept for eggs rather than for their flesh, a good proportion of them finally appear in the meat market, and almost all of the other varieties of poultry are bred primarily for the table. It is safe to say that 250,000,000 chickens and other kinds of poultry are consumed in this country each year."

How to Make Poultry Pay: Trustworthy Money-Making Information Covering the Experience of Many Recognized Authorities and Successful Breeders

Inland Poultry Journal Company, 1906

"The breeding of domestic poultry has reached a point in this country where the most down-to- date methods must be applied if the results sought for are to be attained. Every year there are thousands of new recruits added to the rank of poultry enthusiasts. They come from all walks of life and are interested alike in making a success of their venture and are looking for the most reliable poultry information that can be found that will teach them how to start right."

A Chance for the Hen in Northern New England. A Presentation of Testimony Showing What Has Been Done, As Well As What Can Be Done, In the Poultry Industry in Massachusetts and New Hampshire

Boston and Maine Railroad. Industrial Department. Concord, NH, 1910

"What the Poultry Industry in Massachusetts and New Hampshire Offers to Men and Women of Energy and Ability

The hen deserves a better chance in Northern New England. It may be a cantankerous creature and it is insistent on following its own ways and methods, but rightfully controlled and carefully manipulated, it offers splendid profit-making probabilities, which arc worthy of investigation by all who appreciate that opportunity flings wide open its doors in those who are ready to enter the field of production.

Massachusetts and New Hampshire offer unusually attractive openings for raising poultry. In the first place, suitable land areas and very satisfactory buildings are to be secured at low prices; second, markets are readily accessible and shipping facilities are ample, with low rates; third, the demand for the products far in excess of the supply and is likely to so continue for many years."

Profits in Poultry Keeping Solved

Briggs, Edgar and Trafford, Henry, 1913

"In the way of introduction to those who have never heard of me or of my new methods, it is perhaps advisable that I should say something about myself. I was born a poultryman ; my father before me bred fancy stock all his life and from a small boy I gathered eggs, took charge of the poultry, exhibited them at the country fairs and had birds of my own. I have bred fancy stock all my life and tried the winter broiler business with fatal results, as hundreds of others have done. This led me to experimenting and also studying nature's methods to see if there was not some way in which they could be raised on a large scale without such great loss. The result is, after fifteen years of careful experimenting, I have solved the problem and am now able to put any poultry plant on a paying-basis, regardless of location or other obstacles. Plants that went out of business on account of using the ordinary methods have started up under my new methods and have had wonderful success. The first edition of my book which was put on the market seven years ago has all been sold, as well as the second edition of 3,000 copies in 1907; and the third edition of 5,000 copies in 1908, and the fourth edition of 10,000 copies in 1910, and now the fifth edition of 10,000 copies becomes necessary."

Success With Poultry: A Book on Successful and Profitable Poultry Raising, Containing Valuable Information for Persons Who Think of Engaging in Any Branch of The Poultry Business for Profit. Seventh Edition

Myers, J. W. Editor, 1914

"This book is to be compiled in dead earnest. Poultry keeping may be a fad with a limited few, but in a vast majority of cases it is a serious matter, a question of bread and butter, of a livelihood, and any book written or compiled on the subject of Success with Poultry should view the poultry business in this light. We shall not put into this book a single statement nor a bit of advice in which we have not full confidence. We do not wish to misrepresent in the least, or to deceive anybody. We do hope that this book may be the means of helping a large number of people who wish to better their condition in life and are in a position to handle poultry with both pleasure and profit. We shall put into this book therefore, only the best information and best advice at our command, doing so with a full understanding of our responsibility."