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The Book of the Hamburgs

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The Book of the Hamburgs

Lyman Frank Baum

59 pages~1 hr 10 min read13 chapters$4.99
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Before he dreamed up Oz, L. Frank Baum was an expert on a spangled breed of chicken. This slim manual covers the history and varieties of the Hamburg fowl, from the black to the silver-spangled and golden-penciled, with a breeder's practical eye. A charming curiosity from a beloved author's early life. Meet the elegant birds that first won Baum's heart.

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13 chapters

  1. 1THE Book of the Hamburgs, A BRIEF TREATISE UPON THE MATING, REARING AND MANAGEMENT OF THE DIFFERENT VARIETIES OF HAMBURGS.
  2. 2The Book of the Hamburgs.
  3. 3EARLY HISTORY.
  4. 4CHARACTERISTICS OF HAMBURGS.
  5. 5BLACK HAMBURGS.
  6. 6THE SILVER-SPANGLED HAMBURG.
  7. 7GOLDEN-SPANGLED HAMBURGS.
  8. 8SILVER-PENCILED HAMBURGS.
  9. 9GOLDEN-PENCILED HAMBURGS.
  10. 10WHITE HAMBURGS.
  11. 11CARE OF YOUNG CHICKS.
  12. 12PREPARING HAMBURGS FOR EXHIBITION.
  13. 13HINTS TO JUDGES.
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