Excerpt from What's a Capon and Why Up to the present time Capons have been enjoyed only by the wealthy and well-to-do classes, with the possible exception. Perhaps, of a very few expert poultrymen that had mastered the art and learned to perform the operation with the old style tools. Modern invention and ingenuity have placed the capon within the reach of every one with energy and ambition enough to feed and care for a chicken. In order to have some capons. All that is necessary is to remove the young cockerel's reproducing organs. These organs are not exposed on the outside of the body as they are in the larger animals, but are carried on the inside. You will find them just under the backbone. One on each side. And in line between the last two ribs. In order to remove these organs it is absolutely necessary to use some kind of instrument. The success of the operation will depend upon the character of the tools used. 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.