Excerpt from Wright's Book of Poultry: Revised and Edited in Accordance With the Latest Poultry Club Standards The task of an Editor called upon to undertake a new edition of such a work as Lewis Wright's Book of Poultry is simplified by the fact that in its many successive editions its author kept it so well abreast of the times that the reviser's task consists chiefly of additions concerning new varieties introduced since the book was last published in 1904. Certain statements in the text, it is true, had to be modified in the light of later experiences, and especially was this the case in connection with the references to American poultry plants, for many of those described in the last edition are now defunct, and the space devoted to them has been made use of in other directions. Still, as far as possible, Lewis Wright's text has been supplemented rather than altered. Specialists in each variety have rendered me, as Editor, the same kindly help that they did the author in supplying notes on the different varieties where alterations or additions were necessary, and my friend, Mr. F. J. Broomhead, has assisted me in the book's general revision, and especially in connection with the incorporation in the work of The Poultry Club's new and revised standards of perfection issued in 1910. The addition of these latest standards of perfection, amplified and thoroughly revised as they have been by Mr. W. W. Broomhead since Mr. Lewis Wright's death, mark an important advance in the usefulness of The Book of Poultry. It is right to state here that, except as regards this work and the volume of the Poultry Club, the copyright in these standards is reserved. 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.