Description--Origin of the fowl--Appearance of the original wild species--Distribution of fowls in ancient times--Development of principal races of fowls--How fowls were kept in old times--Modern conditions and methods--Native fowls in America--Old European races of fowls--Italian fowls--English races of fowls--German and Dutch races--French races--Spanish races--Asiatic races of fowls--Chinese races--Japanese races--The "hen-fever" period--How the American breeds arose--The modern Barred Plymouth Rock--Other varieties of the Plymouth Rock--The Wyandottes--The Rhode Island Red--The American idea in England; the Orpington--Present distribution of improved races--Deformed and dwarf races--Silky fowls--Frizzled fowls--Rumpless fowls--Bantams--Origin of Bantams--Varieties of bantams V. MANAGEMENT OF FOWLS 72 Small flocks on town lots: Numbers in flocks--Houses and yards--Feeding--Growing chickens. Small flocks on ordinary farms: Numbers in flocks--Single houses for farm flocks--Feeding--Reproducing the flock--The hatching season--Broody hens--Setting the hens--Care of sitting hens--Attention at hatching time--Coops for broods--Feeding young chickens--Management of growing chicks. Large stocks on general farms: The colony system--Numbers of hens kept--Feeding, care, and results--How the chickens are grown--Adaptability of the colony system. Intensive poultry farms: Reasons for concentration--Concentration not profitable--Common type of intensive poultry farm. Broiler growing: The "broiler craze"--Present condition of broiler growing. Roaster growing: Description of a good roaster--General and special supplies--Large roaster plants. Intensive egg farming--Poultry fanciers' farms VI. DUCKS 124 Description; Origin--The common duck--Improved races--Ornamental ducks--Place of ducks in domestication VII. MANAGEMENT OF DUCKS 137 Small flocks on town lots: Numbers--Houses and yards--Feeding--Laying habits. Growing ducklings. Small flocks on farms: General conditions--Feeding. Market duck farms: History--Description--Duck fanciers' methods VIII. GEESE 157 Description--Origin--Common geese--Improved races--Ornamental varieties--The Canada Goose, or American Wild Goose--Place of geese in domestication IX. MANAGEMENT OF GEESE 168 Small farm flocks: Size of flock--Houses and yards--Feeding--Laying season and habits--Hatching and rearing goslings--Large flocks of geese on farms--Goose-fattening farms--Growing thoroughbred geese for exhibition--Growing a few geese on a town lot--Growing wild geese in captivity