This special re-print edition of A.M. Lang's book "25 Years in the Poultry Yard" is a complete guide to How To Successfully Rear and Care For Poultry. Written in 1882, this classic text on poultry contains all basics about rearing poultry, especially chickens, from the author's long experience raising them for pleasure, and especially in the egg laying business. Topics include the care of sitting hens, the care of chickens, how to house laying hens and much more. Also included are insights into fattening poultry for meat purposes, details on raising turkeys, geese, ducks and how to combat common diseases of poultry. A truly fascinating read that contains numerous "tricks of the trade" that were hard won by the author's long experience. Note: This edition is a perfect facsimile of the original edition and is not set in a modern typeface. As a result, some type characters and images might suffer from slight imperfections or minor shadows in the page background.