A fascinating and highly practical volume on mid-century poultry farming, essential for collectors of agricultural history, homesteaders, and vintage book enthusiasts.
Title: The Scientific Feeding of Chickens
Author: Harry W. Titus, Ph.D.
Edition: Fourth Edition
Publication Date: Copyright 1961 (Based on the title page)
Publisher: The Interstate Printers & Publishers, Inc., Danville, Illinois
This book represents a key era in modern agriculture, detailing the advancements in nutrition and feed formulation that shaped the poultry industry in the mid-20th century. It offers technical, scientific data on essential nutrients, vitamins, minerals, and the practical application of feeding various breeds and stages of chickens.
Cover Art: Features a distinctive mid-century modern design with a lime green cloth cover and bold, dark green rooster illustrations. This design is highly appealing to vintage and mid-century aesthetic collectors.
Content: Contains detailed charts, graphs, and information that is still valuable for those interested in heritage breeds, historical farming methods, or serious poultry science.
Exterior: Hardcover is bright lime green, showing some minor wear consistent with a 60-year-old reference book (slight shelf wear, minor corner bumps).
Interior: Clean, bright pages. Binding is strong. Contains the title page, copyright page, and full text (as shown in photos).
An excellent addition to a collection of vintage agricultural texts, homesteading guides, or unique mid-century scientific books., Inc., Danville, Illinois
This book represents a key era in modern agriculture, detailing the advancements in nutrition and feed formulation that shaped the poultry industry in the mid-20th century. It offers technical, scientific data on essential nutrients, vitamins, minerals, and the practical application of feeding various breeds and stages of chickens.
Cover Art: Features a distinctive mid-century modern design with a lime green cloth cover and bold, dark green rooster illustrations. This design is highly appealing to vintage and mid-century aesthetic collectors.
Content: Contains detailed charts, graphs, and information that is still valuable for those interested in heritage breeds, historical farming methods, or serious poultry science.
Exterior: Hardcover is bright lime green, showing some minor wear consistent with a 60-year-old reference book (slight shelf wear, minor corner bumps).
Interior: Clean, bright pages. Binding is strong. Contains the title page, copyright page, and full text (as shown in photos).
An excellent addition to a collection of vintage agricultural texts, homesteading guides, or unique mid-century scientific books.