Excerpt from The American Poultry Yard: Comprising the Origin, History, and Description of the Different Breeds of Domestic Poultry The "American Poultry Yard" being now completed, the publisher has thought proper to offer a few preliminary remarks on its design and the manner in which it has been got up. Actuated by the most liberal motives, he has, in the first place, endeavored to keep pace with the improvements of the age, in obtaining the best information on the subject, that could be procured, suited to the general reader, and answering, at the same time, the purposes of practice and economy. Mr. Browne, the ostensible author of this work, was bred and brought up a practical farmer, and was favorably known as editor of "The Naturalist," a monthly periodical, published in Boston some twenty years ago, and more recently as a civil engineer on our public works, and as the writer of a treatise on American trees. He is an enthusiastic devotee to the natural and exact sciences, particularly to agriculture and rural economy, having travelled and resided for a considerable time in various parts of North and South America, the West Indies, Europe, and Western Africa, with the express object of practically investigating the agriculture and natural features of those countries. From his intimate knowledge of the history and habits of our domestic animals, having devoted, probably, more attention to the subject, as a whole, by reading and observation, than any other individual in the country, the task of preparing this work was assigned to him. Mr. Allen, who has very generously looked over the proof sheets, and favored the public with a valuable Appendix, is well known as the father and co-laborer of the editors of the "American Agriculturist," and as an experienced and successful breeder of stock, as well as or the choice varieties of domestic fowls. The publisher, therefore confidently presents the "American Poultry Yard" to the public with the full belief that it combines die utmost economy and utility, united, at the same time, with elegance and the facility of obtaining the desired end. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.