There need be no apologies for new poultry books. The industry is important, the poultry constituency large, and one poultry book representing the finding of one author would hardly be presumed to meet all demands. In these days of progress in the science, if it may be so called, of poultry husbandry, it is imperative that new compilations be made and new books published at frequent intervals, that the poultry keeper may receive the benefit of early knowledge of new discoveries.