""Twenty Lessons On Poultry Keeping"" is an educational book on raising and caring for poultry, written by Charley Thoman Patterson and published in 1916. The book was prepared under the direction of the American Poultry Association and aims to provide an elementary treatise on the subject for both beginners and experienced poultry keepers. The book is divided into twenty chapters, each covering a different aspect of poultry keeping such as breeds, housing, feeding, breeding, incubation, and disease prevention. The author provides detailed information on selecting and caring for different breeds of chickens, ducks, geese, and turkeys, as well as practical advice on constructing and maintaining coops, runs, and other housing structures. The book also includes information on feeding and nutrition, covering topics such as what to feed poultry, how to provide a balanced diet, and how to prevent and treat common nutritional deficiencies. The author also provides guidance on breeding and incubation, including how to select breeding stock, how to manage the incubation process, and how to care for chicks after hatching. In addition to practical advice, the book also covers the history and development of poultry keeping, as well as the economic and social importance of the industry. The author emphasizes the value of poultry keeping as a source of food, income, and recreation, and encourages readers to take an active role in promoting and advancing the industry. Overall, ""Twenty Lessons On Poultry Keeping"" is a comprehensive guide to raising and caring for poultry, written in a clear and accessible style for both novice and experienced poultry keepers.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.