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Hardcover reprint of the original 1869 edition - beautifully bound in brown cloth covers featuring titles stamped in gold, 8vo - 6x9. No adjustments have been made to the original text, giving readers the full antiquarian experience. For quality purposes, all text and images are printed as black and white. This item is printed on demand. Book Information: Cooper, J. W. Games Fowls, Their Origin And History; With A Description Of The Breeds, Strains, And Crosses. The American And English Modes Of Feeding, Training, And Heeling; How To Breed And Cross, Improving Quality And Preserving Feather, Together With A Description And Treatment Of All Diseases Incident To Game Fowls. Indiana: Repressed Publishing LLC, 2012. Original Publishing: Cooper, J. W. Games Fowls, Their Origin And History; With A Description Of The Breeds, Strains, And Crosses. The American And English Modes Of Feeding, Training, And Heeling; How To Breed And Cross, Improving Quality And Preserving Feather, Together With A Description And Treatment Of All Diseases Incident To Game Fowls, . West Chester, Pa, 1869. Subject: Cockfighting
Game Fowls Their Origin and History with a Description of the Breeds Strains and Crosses the American and English Modes of Feeding Training and Heeling is a comprehensive guide to the world of game fowl. Written by John W. Cooper, an expert in the field, this book provides a detailed look at the different breeds of game fowl, their history, and the techniques used for training and caring for them. This book is a valuable resource for anyone interested in game fowl or poultry farming. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Excerpt from Game Fowls, Their Origin and History, With a Description of the Breeds, Strains, and Crosses: The American and English Modes of Feeding, Training, and Heeling; How to Breed and Cross, Improving Quality and Preserving Feather, Together With a Description and Treatment of All Diseases Incident to Game Fowls Jersey nab-combs, Irish Piles, Irish Steel Grays, Irish Reds, Baker White Legs, Irish Black-breasted Reds, Bowman Stock, Irish Blue Grays, Cook Blue Reds, Wild Irish, 160 Cook Grays, Marksman. 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.
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1869 edition. Excerpt: ... breeds and strains. the counterfeits. In briefly describing this strain, we will speak of the manTier in which it gained its name. A battle was fought in Baltimore county, one cock being matched against a more noted one, the one of less celebrity winning with apparent ease. The man who lost the battle claimed the conquering cock as his own, and charged that it was stolen from his yard; but it being shown to his satisfaction that this was not the case, he replied, "Then he is the best counterfeit I ever saw." In this way the winning cock and his progeny were christened Counterfeit, and after the battle alluded to he came into the possession of a man named Goss, who besides breeding with him, fought several battles, until finally he was conquered by a Gray Eagle cock. The Counterfeit has been styled the champion strain of Baltimore for many years. The strain was first derived from a dark red cock, weighing five and a half pounds, with fine rosy comb. The colors run into black reds, reds with blue breasts, and dark legs. They are proud in bearing, well feathered, and have generally rose, with occasionally a single comb. There are spurious counterfeits (by the way. not a repetition in meaning) in the market, having been so named because they well answer the general description, especially in having rose combs. Such are at best but three-quarters game, and have generally been obtained by crossing with half-games. Genuine Counterfeits are good and rapid fighters, strong in leg, well built, good for pit purposes; and, where the oddity of: a rose comb is not objected to, excellent for breeding purposes. the sergeant strain. The following is a brief history of the Sergeant strain of game fowls, and the cause of their celebrity as fighters: --Some...
This special re-print edition of J.W. Coopers' book "Game Fowls, their Origin and History: With a Description of the Breeds, Strains and Crosses. The American and English Modes of Feeding, Training and Heeling" is a historical guide to the breeding and keeping of Game Fowl Chickens. Written in 1869 during a period when the breeding and fighting of Game Fowls were a popular sport, this classic text on Game Fowl provides a complete history on the sport of cock fighting and on the breeding off Game Fowl. Chapters include details on The Origin and History of Game Fowl, Cocks and Cocking in England, Cocks and Cocking in Ireland, Peculiarities of Game Fowl, Rules of the Pit, Directions for Keeping Game Cocks, Breeds and Strains, Remarks on Breeding and Crossing, Breeding in and in, The Pleasure of Raising Games, Dubbing Game Fowl, Rules for Gafting, Breeding Cocks, Breeding Hens, Hatching Eggs, Care of Chicks, Diseases and much more. Also included are rare details about the historic strains and bloodlines of game fowl including Counterfeits, Sergeants, Virginia Grays, Clippers, Tartars, Thompson Whites, Claibornes, Old Nicks, Baltimore Top Knots, Rattlers, Earl Derbys, White Hackles, Lord Seftons, Bob Mace Shufflers, Billy Beards, Eslin, Red Strychnines, Tilthammers, Irish Reds, Gad Muffs, Kentucky Games, Rigdons and dozens of others. Note: This edition is a perfect facsimile of the original edition and is not set in a modern typeface. As a result, some type characters and images might suffer from slight imperfections or minor shadows in the page background. This book is presented as part of large series of educational material on the history and raising of numerous chicken breeds. The material presented herein contains information on the sport of cock fighting and is intended to be strictly for educational purposes with the purpose of enlightening Game Fowl breeders about the history of their breed. Publication of the material is neither an endorsement, nor a criticism of its contents.
