The Mating and Breeding of Poultry by Rob Roy Slocum, first published in 1920, is a rare manuscript, the original residing in one of the great libraries of the world. This book is a reproduction of that original, which has been scanned and cleaned by state-of-the-art publishing tools for better readability and enhanced appreciation. Restoration Editors' mission is to bring long out of print manuscripts back to life. Some smudges, annotations or unclear text may still exist, due to permanent damage to the original work. We believe the literary significance of the text justifies offering this reproduction, allowing a new generation to appreciate it.

This handbook makes readily available for quick and practical use the essential statistical and other information relating to the poultry and egg industry. The aim has been to include the latest data in sufficient detail to give a comprehensive view of the industry with comparable data for earlier years.

"Cottage cheese can be made on the farm or in the home with little labor and expense -- It is a palatable, nourishing product that furnishes a means of utilizing skim milk to excellent advantage. Direction given in this bulletin are for manufacturing cottage cheese either for home use or for marketing on a small scale."--Page [2]

The bean crop of the Southwest suffers severe injury from the bean ladybird, which sometimes ruins entire crops. It is restricted to beans for food and attacks all kinds. Both beetles and their larvæ devour all parts of the plant -- leaves, flowers and pods -- but the chief injury is to the foliage. The pest can be controlled in small areas by hand-picking the overwintered beetles and by brushing the larvæ or young from the plants during hot, dry weather. On a larger scale it may be controlled by spraying with arsenite of zinc, arsenate of lead, or arsenate of lime. Clean cultivation should be practiced and early and late planting."--[2]